Chef Manager - Park Walk Primary School

Compass Group UK; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Liverpool is seeking a Chef Manager to oversee food preparation and service at Park Walk Primary School. You will manage a team in a supportive environment, ensuring the highest quality of service and a great work/life balance. The ideal candidate will be passionate about food, have excellent communication skills, and be financially astute. This position offers a term-time-only contract and various benefits.

Benefits

Holiday pay

NEST pension scheme

Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Perks at Work – discount membership

Consistent training and development

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage, develop, and motivate a large team.
• Experience in a catering environment with strong focus on client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Preparing delicious food for children.
• Managing kitchen aspects, including Health & Safety and Training & Development.
• Receiving and managing food deliveries and storage.

Skills

Passionate about food and outstanding customer service

Excellent communication skills

Strong supervisory skills

Financially astute

Education

Craft background with matching qualifications and experience

Job description

About Pabulum Catering

Pabulum Catering are now recruiting for a Chef Manager to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our children at Park Walk Primary School.

The school has a lovely team in a well cared for environment. You will have a close relationship with the school, be responsible for a well-established kitchen and be dedicated to providing the best for all children.

About the role

As a Chef Manager, you will be working within an enthusiastic and hard‑working team to create an outstanding experience for the school. We offer excellent work‑life balance, support and a fantastic company culture aimed at providing healthy food to children. Our business is committed to continuous growth with over 120 sites across Southern England.

Key responsibilities

• Preparing our delicious food.
• Managing the main aspects of the kitchen, including Health & Safety and Training & Development. You will also keep the unit bookwork up to date.
• Receiving and managing food deliveries and storage.
• With a reputation for excellent service and fabulous food, we always put our customers first. As one of our Unit Managers we expect you to develop great working relationships with clients, team and customers, ensuring that the catering contract continues to grow in the right direction.

Ideal candidate

• Passionate about food and outstanding customer service.
• A fantastic communicator who works well as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills throughout the customer and client journey.
• Strong supervisory skills: managing, developing and motivating a large team.
• Financially astute, with training provided for all processes and software systems.
• A craft background with matching qualifications and experience.

Role details and benefits

• £22,000 per annum
• Monday to Friday – 35 hours a week
• Excellent work/life balance due to a term‑time‑only contract
• Holiday pay
• NEST pension scheme
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Consistent training and development
• Perks at Work – discount membership
• Excellent work/family life balance due to a term‑time‑only contract

At Pabulum there are three basic ingredients for your role

• The food – Here at Pabulum, we take our values so seriously that we put Education, Passion, Sensation and Innovation at the forefront of everything we do. 94% of our food is freshly prepared on site every day, using 75% British produce and little or no frozen or processed foods.
• The people – Happy customers always come back for more, so we expect you to ensure they have an excellent customer experience.
• And you – We are recruiting for a Chef Manager to join our positive and professional team.

As you will be working in Education, you must provide two employment/character references, and we’ll also carry out an Enhanced DBS / Criminal Record Check at our expense.

Interested in becoming part of the Pabulum family? Please apply online.

Job Reference: com/2210/47854001/52770582/BU #Pabulum

CH&CO, a part of 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!