Chef Manager

Surrey County Council; Salfords; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Salfords is seeking a passionate Kitchen Manager to lead a team in providing nutritious meals for school children. The role requires strong communication skills, experience in food production, and qualifications in food safety and health. If you have a flair for cooking and enjoy working in a vibrant kitchen environment, we encourage you to apply. This position offers a competitive salary and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Final salary pension

Health and wellbeing support

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven understanding of health and safety in a kitchen environment.
• Experience supervising staff and managing a kitchen.
• Ability to deliver high levels of meals in a food production environment.

Responsibilities

• Inspire a team to produce an outstanding menu using fresh ingredients.
• Record meal transactions and control stock.
• Manage the day-to-day running of a smooth kitchen.

Skills

Cooking skills

Excellent communication

Team leadership

Customer service

Time management

Education

NVQ Level 2 in food preparation and cooking

Level 2 Food Safety Certificate

Health and Safety Certificate Level 1

Job description

Our Offer to You

• Competitive salary
• Final salary pension
• Discounts on various services including food shopping
• Health and wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Full induction
• Term time only hours that allow for good work / life balance
• Training and development opportunities, including a Level 3 Food Hygiene Qualification

About the Role

Using your passion, creativity and enthusiasm, you will inspire a team to produce an outstanding menu using fresh ingredients. In addition to using your flair and passion to create great dishes, you will record meal transactions, control and administer stock, order food and sundry supplies, and take responsibility for the day-to-day running of a smooth kitchen. Your main goal will be to provide school children with tasty, nutritious meals that help them develop healthy bodies and minds.

Customer service is at the front and centre of our Vision and Mission. You will be a fantastic communicator with an ability to work with our school clients and customers to promote the benefits of the services we offer.

Your Application

Your application should evidence the following skills and align with:

• A passion and skill for cooking with an ability to deliver high levels of meals in a food production environment
• Health and Safety Certificate Level 1, and proven understanding of health and safety in a kitchen environment
• Level 2 Food Safety Certificate
• NVQ Level 2 in food preparation and cooking or equivalent
• IT and administrative skills
• Excellent communication skills (including teamwork, leadership, and customer service)
• Experience supervising staff and managing a kitchen
• Experience using catering equipment and the ability to train others
• Excellent time keeping and flexibility around locations

We would also love to hear about any other relevant skills, interests, or knowledge that you could bring to the table. Perhaps you have detailed knowledge about allergies, or a particular interest in nutrition. Additionally, if you don’t hold these qualifications but have a significant amount of experience catering for large groups of people in a management role, please don’t hesitate to apply!

To apply, we request that you submit a CV and you will be asked the following four questions:

• Why do you think eating healthily is so important for children and what is the impact of a healthy school meal for children?
• Please tell us about your experience of working in a kitchen, including the part you played in the production of food.
• What experience do you have supervising / managing staff responsible for producing large quantities of food?
• Please list any skills and qualifications you have that are relevant to this role.

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.