Chef Manager

Compass Group UK; St Helens; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal Development and Training

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Healthcare Support App and health &amp

Eye care

Wellbeing strategy and Employee Assist

Job summary

Compass Group UK in Booker, Haydock is seeking a Chef Manager. The role offers £40,126 per annum, with predominantly Monday–Friday shifts and occasional weekends. You will lead a team and oversee a high-volume catering operation serving around 400 covers per day, while ensuring excellent food and service standards.

The position requires hands-on kitchen leadership, menu planning, cost control, and strong client relations to continually enhance the food offer and workplace experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of 10 in a high-volume catering operation.
• Oversee a busy operation serving ~400 covers daily with high standards of food and service.
• Manage day-to-day kitchen operations: food prep, service delivery, stock control and ordering.
• Plan and develop menus that suit a high-volume workplace catering environment.
• Own financial performance: food costs, budgets, wastage and profitability.
• Manage rotas and staffing for smooth busy service periods.
• Maintain food safety, hygiene and health & safety standards.
• Build strong client/customer relationships and respond to feedback for continuous improvement.
• Coach and develop the team, leading from the front to keep staff engaged.

Job description

Great food in the workplace isn’t simply about fuel.It’s about increasing productivity and improving performance; it’s about happy, motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do – we live to bring food and people together.

We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional.

Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more, love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday.Come and join our award-winning teams – we are currently recruiting for a Chef Manager to join our team.

Location: Booker, Haydock, WA119WD

Salary:£40,126 per annum

Shift Pattern: Predominantly Monday-Friday with occasional weekends

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and motivate a team of 10, creating a positive, hands-on working environment.


• Oversee a busy catering operation serving approximately 400 covers per day, ensuring consistently high standards of food and service.


• Manage the day-to-day kitchen operation, including food preparation, service delivery, stock control and ordering.


• Plan and develop menus that are appealing, practical and suited to a high-volume workplace catering environment.


• Take ownership of the financial performance of the operation, including food costs, budgets, wastage and overall profitability.


• Manage rotas and staffing levels effectively to ensure the operation runs smoothly during busy service periods.


• Maintain excellent standards of food safety, hygiene, health & safety and compliance.


• Build strong relationships with the client and customers, responding to feedback and continually improving the food offer.


• Coach, develop and support the team, leading from the front and creating an engaged and motivated workforce.

Ideal Candidate

• Must have experience within high-volume catering, ideally within a busy blue-collar or similar workplace environment.


• A strong people person who enjoys leading, motivating and developing a team.


• Commercially and financially strong, with a good understanding of food costs, budgets, labour and profitability.


• Hands-on, organised and comfortable managing a fast-paced operation serving around 400 covers per day.


• A confident Chef Manager who can balance great food, strong finances and excellent people management.

What's in it for you?

Working with G&G has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities


• Life assurance scheme


• Pension scheme


• Holiday allowance


• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion


• Eye care


• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance


• Family friendly support


• Regular social events and communication with our leaders

• A holiday purchase scheme


• Volunteering days


• Professional subscriptions


• Recognition schemes and people awards


• Long service awards


• Access to some great high street discount vouchers

About Us

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!