Chef Manager - Greenwich

Chartwells; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading catering provider in the UK is seeking a Mobile Chef Manager to oversee food services on a part-time basis. Key responsibilities include preparing high-quality meals, managing teams, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate should possess culinary qualifications, excellent communication skills, and a passion for customer service. This role offers an opportunity for career growth and a commitment to fostering a diverse workplace.

Qualifications

• Hold a City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent.
• Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service.
• Have experience managing teams in a similar role.
• Be a brilliant communicator and easily build relationships.
• Strive for excellence in an enthusiastic and motivated manner.
• Be an ambitious and motivated individual who is always looking to upskill.
• Possess the ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliability.
• Have a safety-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients.
• Identifying opportunities to improve our food service.
• Supporting and training teams, leading from the front.
• Delivering tasty food concepts to customers.
• Ordering food and controlling stock.
• Overseeing efficiency of catering operations.
• Managing budgets and meeting financial targets.
• Implementing Health & Safety standards.

Skills

Great-tasting food passion

Exceptional customer service

Team management

Brilliant communication

Ability to work under pressure

Timekeeping

Safety-first mindset

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent

Job description

We're currently recruiting a dedicated Mobile Chef Manager to help ensure the smooth running of the operations in Chartwells on a part time basis, contracted to 32.5 hours per week.

As a Mobile Chef Manager, you will use your skills to maintain a high standard of quality work. In return, you will have the chance to progress your career with a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate.

Please note: This role is contracted to 43.6 weeks per year

Key responsibilities

• Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers
• Identifying opportunities to improve our food service
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role
• Delivering our tasty food concepts to our customers
• Ordering food, looking after stock control and controlling food waste
• Overseeing the efficiency of all catering operations, including managing inventories and implementing action plans
• Managing budgets and successfully meeting financial targets
• Implementing and reviewing Health & Safety standards to ensure compliance across all catering and service teams

Qualifications

• Hold a City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent
• Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service
• Have experience managing teams in a similar role
• Be a brilliant communicator and easily build relationships
• Strive for excellence in an enthusiastic and motivated manner
• Be an ambitious and motivated individual who is always looking to upskill
• Possess the ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliability
• Have a safety-first mindset

Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children’s Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

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!