Chef Manager - Heathcote School & Science College - Chingford

Olive Dining Ltd; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-Friendly Hours

Weekends Off

Supportive Team Culture

Free Meals on Duty

Wellbeing First

Employee Assistance Programme

Room to Grow

Job summary

Olive Dining Ltd. is seeking a Chef Manager to lead daily kitchen operations serving 700 students across multiple schools. You will manage a team of nine, ensuring high standards of food quality, safety, and teamwork within a family-run business.

The role focuses on fresh, nutritious meals in a supportive environment, with term-time hours (7am–3pm) and a commitment to staff development and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience as Sous chef or Chef Manager within an education setting (preferred)
• Understanding of good food hygiene and health and safety requirements
• Ability to lead a team (e.g., 9 staff) and manage day-to-day kitchen operations
• Passion for fresh, quality food and building rapport with children, staff and parents

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen to serve 700 students daily
• Lead and motivate a team of 9 in a fast-paced environment
• Build rapport with children, staff and parents to support school meals
• Oversee allergens, stock, ordering, and kitchen hygiene

Job description

Responsibilities

• Chef Manager to core feed 700 students a day.
• Chef Manager to lead and motivate a team of 9
• Chef Manager to build rapport with children, staff and parents.
• Chef Manager to manage the day to day of the kitchen, including allergens, stock and ordering.
  If you're passionate about food, love working in a team, and thrive in a fast-paced environment with purpose, this could be the perfect role for you., Hands on approach.
• Understanding of good food hygiene and health and safety.
• Sous chef or Chef Manager previous experience within education. ( preferred not essential )

This Role Is Perfect If You

• Love working with fresh, quality food
• Enjoy being part of a family-run business
• Take pride in what you do.
• Are a positive, reliable person who enjoys working as part of a team.
• Like a role where every day is a little different.
• Want to work somewhere that values its people.
• Career progression, development and training plans - Grow with us.

At Olive Dining, we believe great food brings people together and there's no better place to do that than in schools, where young minds are growing every day. We're a dedicated school catering company serving fresh, nutritious meals to students across London, Kent, Surrey, and Essex. Now, we're on the lookout for a Chef Manager to help us create delicious dishes and keep our kitchens running smoothly, with plenty of smiles along the way in the kitchen.

Benefits

• Family-Friendly Hours
• Weekends Off (Yes, really)
• Supportive Team Culture
• You're never just a number here.
• Free Meals on Duty, Because Chefs should never work hungry!
• Wellbeing First
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme including free CBT, health, and financial support.
• Room to Grow, We believe in promoting from within and helping our people thrive.

Job Details

• Monday to Friday
• 7am - 3pm (40 hours )
• Term time only (42 Weeks )
• Salary: 39,500