Chef Manager Monday-Friday

Gather + Gather; Leeds; On-site; GBP 33,750 - 41,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal Development

Life Assurance

Pension

Holiday Allowance

Healthcare App access

Eye care

Wellbeing programme

Salary finance

Family support

Regular social events

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Recognition schemes

Long service awards

Discount vouchers

Job summary

Gather & Gather in Leeds is hiring a Chef Manager to lead the kitchen during busy service, ensuring exceptional food quality, timing, and presentation of high-end plated dishes. You will manage a large-scale operation and mentor the team.

The role focuses on delivering premium menus within budget, driving culinary innovation, and collaborating with clients to meet expectations and commercial targets. The position is based at LS10 1AB with regular weekday hours.

Qualifications

• Strong background in high-end restaurants and/or high-quality contract catering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen during high-volume service, managing up to 800 covers at peak periods, ensuring consistent quality, timing, and presentation of high-end plated dishes, including the daily main course offer.
• Deliver a high-quality, budget-controlled menu with a focus on premium plated meals and a consistent “dish of the day” that meets both client expectations and commercial targets.
• Oversee production for the 24-hour micro market and ensure it is fully stocked before close, alongside preparing hot locker pre-order meals for 6pm collection, maintaining freshness, availability, and presentation.
• Manage, train, and support kitchen staff, ensuring strong performance, food safety compliance, and efficient service during peak periods.
• Drive culinary innovation and sales growth by delivering exceptional food standards, pushing boundaries, and leading from the front—collaborating closely with the team to showcase and maximise the use of seasonal and client-led products.

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 in Leeds.

Salary

£37,500 per annum

Shift Pattern

Monday-Friday, 6:30-15:00, 40 hours per week

Location

LS10 1AB

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen during high-volume service, managing up to 800 covers at peak periods, ensuring consistent quality, timing, and presentation of high-end plated dishes, including the daily main course offer.
• Deliver a high-quality, budget-controlled menu with a focus on premium plated meals and a consistent “dish of the day” that meets both client expectations and commercial targets.
• Oversee production for the 24-hour micro market and ensure it is fully stocked before close, alongside preparing hot locker pre-order meals for 6pm collection, maintaining freshness, availability, and presentation.
• Manage, train, and support kitchen staff, ensuring strong performance, food safety compliance, and efficient service during peak periods.
• Drive culinary innovation and sales growth by delivering exceptional food standards, pushing boundaries, and leading from the front—collaborating closely with the team to showcase and maximise the use of seasonal and client-led products.

Requirement

Strong background in high-end restaurants and/or high-quality contract catering.

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