Chef Manager

ISS Facility Services UK; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facility management company seeks a hands-on Chef Manager in London to oversee high-quality catering for healthcare settings. This role demands effective team leadership and compliance with food hygiene standards, making a substantial impact in a meaningful environment focused on quality and care.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing teams in a busy environment.
• Healthcare sector experience desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Plans, prepares and delivers food services in line with specification.
• Maintains clean and hygienic kitchens and catering areas.
• Leads and supports kitchen staff to meet service standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Management

Education

Valid Food Hygiene Qualification

Job description

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Recruitment Partner on behalf of ISS Facility Services UK at Omni RMS | Workplace, Soft Services and Hospitality/ Catering / Food Management

Location: London, N15 3TH

Hours of work: 37.5

Contract Type: Permanent

We’re looking for a hands-on Chef Manager to lead a high-quality catering service for patients, staff, and visitors within a healthcare environment—one of ISS’s flagship contract areas.

Job Description

In this role, you'll take ownership of meal planning, ordering, preparation, and delivery, ensuring all food hygiene standards and safety regulations are met.

You’ll also be responsible for maintaining a clean and compliant kitchen environment and providing day-to-day leadership to the catering team.

This is a great opportunity to make a real impact in a meaningful setting, where quality, care, and teamwork are at the heart of what we do.

Key Responsibilities

• Plans, prepares and delivers food services in line with specification
• Maintains clean and hygienic kitchens and catering areas
• Leads and supports kitchen staff to meet service standards
• Responds quickly to service needs and seeks improvements
• Contributes to menu development to support sales
• Works in line with health, safety, and infection control policies
• Comfortable working in sensitive and challenging environments

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications

• Proven experience managing teams in a busy environment
• Healthcare sector experience desirable but not essential
• Holds a valid Food Hygiene Qualification
• Strong leadership and communication skills

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  General Business

• Industries

  Facilities Services and Food and Beverage Services

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