Chef Manager

Aramark Ltd; Worthing; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on shift

Free parking

MyStaffShop discounts

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Holiday entitlement

Apprenticeship schemes

Training and development

Job summary

Aramark UK in Worthing is recruiting an experienced Chef Manager to oversee the day-to-day running of the college’s catering unit at Worthing College, Worthing, BN14 9FD. You will lead a team, delegate tasks and ensure consistent service across retail, coffee units and restaurant outlets.

The role is full-time (40 hours, Mon-Fri 7am-5pm) with a salary of £28,000–£31,000, dependent on experience. Benefits include free meals on shift, free parking, pension contributions and career development

Qualifications

• Must have relevant culinary/cookery qualification or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of financial processing and an understanding of P&L and stocktaking.
• A confident leader with experience of people management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee retail, coffee units and restaurant outlets; lead the team to ensure tasks are allocated and service delivered.
• Hot and cold food production for deli grab & go and hot counter service for breakfast and lunch.
• Organise and coordinate hospitality; ensure food preparation follows standard recipes and Aramark brand standards.
• Accountable for stock flow and rotation; placing orders and carrying out stock takes and back-office paperwork.
• Handle customer complaints as required; direct and coach team members to learn procedures and standards.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Food preparation

Stock control

Budgeting / P&L understanding

Education

Culinary/cookery qualification

Tools

Stock rotation procedures

Job description

Your Aramark journey starts here Aramark UK are currently recruiting an experienced Chef Manager to join their team at Worthing College, Worthing, BN14 9FD. You will be responsible for overseeing the day to day running of the unit, preparing meals, delegating tasks to your team and leading your team to success. Aramark UK are making a work life balance achievable whilst still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world leading organisation. Aramark provides world-class contract catering services to our extensive list of clients across the UK, including Defence and Judicial, private industry and Education. We are very lucky to have some of the best Culinary and Catering talent that the UK has to offer working within our teams.

What we offer:

This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday between 7am - 5pm leaving your evenings and weekends free - a rarity when you work within culinary. We are offering a salary of between £28,000 - £31,000 d.o.e Free meals on shift, free parking and local transport links nearby. You will have access to MyStaffShop - which includes 100's of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats. We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more perks. You will also be joining a talented team, with fabulous career prospects that could lead to all sorts of opportunities - we LOVE to promote from within. We are passionate about developing our people from within; great training and development is available. We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so that your learning journey can continue.

A day in the life of a Chef Manager:

Oversee the retail, coffee units and restaurant outlets whilst leading your team to success, ensuring all tasks are appropriately allocated and service is delivered. Hot and cold food production for the deli grab & go and hot counter food service for both breakfast and lunchtime. You will be organising and coordinating hospitality - alongside leading the team to ensure tasks are appropriately allocated and food preparation activities are delivered using standard recipes and in line with Aramark brand standards Accountable for stock flow and rotation of products Placing orders and stock rotation, carrying out regular stock takes and completing the relevant back office paperwork. Handle customer complaints as required Direct and coach team members to learn procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks, ensuring all training and development needs are met.

You will be set up for success if you have:

• Must be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks
• Relevant culinary/cookery qualification or previous experience operating as a Chef.
• Knowledge of financial processing and an understanding of P&L and stocktaking
• A confident leader with experience of people management.

If this role appeals to you