Chef Manager Monday-Friday

Chartwells Independent; Aston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Healthcare Support App

Eye care

Wellbeing strategy

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Job summary

Gather & Gather is recruiting a Chef Manager to lead the day-to-day food operation at GL20 8GA. The role involves delivering high-quality breakfast, lunch, hospitality and vending services, while managing a small team and ensuring excellent customer service.

You will oversee food delivery to around 40 covers in the restaurant and 20–35 lunch covers daily, with a focus on maintaining high standards, cost control and food safety within a compact kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Must oversee day-to-day kitchen operation and maintain high standards of service.
• Experience leading a catering team and front-of-house coordination.
• Knowledge of food safety, health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily food operation for breakfast, lunch, hospitality and vending services.
• Lead a catering assistant and ensure excellent customer service.
• Oversee food delivery, timing and quality across the operation.
• Maintain stock, ordering, food costs and waste management.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and company procedures.
• Drive service standards and customer satisfaction.
• Handle daily kitchen administration and records.
• Support growth of breakfast and lunch uptake with engaging menus.

Skills

Staff supervision

Food safety

Customer service

Stock management

Cost control

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.

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 at IDEMIA.

Location: GL20 8GA (Free parking on site)

Salary:£35,000 per annum

Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, 7:00-15:30

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day food operation, delivering high-quality breakfast, lunch, hospitality, and vending services.
• Prepare and serve fresh food for a restaurant seating approximately 40 covers, with lunch volumes of 20–35 covers daily.
• Lead and support a Catering Assistant, ensuring excellent customer service and smooth front-of-house operations.
• Oversee hospitality requests, ensuring food is delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Maintain stock control, ordering, food costs, and waste management within a compact kitchen environment.
• Ensure full compliance with food safety, health & safety, and company procedures.
• Drive service standards, presentation, and customer satisfaction across all catering provisions.
• Manage daily kitchen administration, including due diligence and compliance records.
• Support the growth of breakfast and lunch uptake through engaging menus and consistent food quality.

What's in it for you?

Working with Gather & Gather 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!

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