Chef Manager - Queens Park Community School

Compass Group PLC; Willesden; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Contributory pension

Career Pathways and MyLearning

Healthcare benefits

Travel discounts

Grocery discounts

Wellness programs

Job summary

Compass Group PLC is seeking an experienced Chef Manager for Queens Park Community School to lead a busy school kitchen, deliver high-quality food and service, and manage day-to-day catering operations.

You will develop the kitchen team, ensure HACCP and food safety compliance, and monitor budgets while providing excellent customer service in a school setting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing a kitchen or catering operation.
• Strong culinary skills and passion for fresh, quality food.
• Experience leading a small team.
• Good knowledge of food safety, hygiene and health & safety requirements.
• Commercially aware with budgeting and cost control.
• Organised and proactive in a busy catering environment.
• Excellent communication and people management skills.
• Customer-focused with strong service understanding.
• IT literate with catering administration skills.
• Minimum 2 years' catering experience.
• Basic Food Hygiene qualification.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day catering operation.
• Prepare, cook and serve food to standards.
• Lead, motivate and develop the catering team.
• Maintain high standards of food quality, presentation and service.
• Manage food ordering, stock, deliveries and storage.
• Ensure efficient use of stock, equipment and resources.
• Control food costs and minimise waste.
• Maintain HACCP, health & safety and allergen compliance.
• Complete required paperwork and catering records.
• Build relationships with school, customers and wider team.
• Support occasional hospitality and events when required.
• Ensure all company and statutory standards are maintained.

Skills

Kitchen management

Culinary skills

People management

Food safety

Budget management

Organisation

Communication

Accountability

Customer service

IT literacy

Education

Basic Food Hygiene qualification

Job description

CH&CO are now recruiting for an experienced Chef Manager to join our team at Queens Park Community School. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate Chef Manager who enjoys leading a team, creating great food and delivering an excellent catering service within a busy school environment. As Chef Manager, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the catering operation, ensuring high standards of food quality, service, food safety and customer satisfaction. You will lead and develop the kitchen team, manage resources effectively and ensure the catering operation runs efficiently while delivering fresh, high-quality food every day.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Managing and supervising the day-to-day catering operation
• Preparing, cooking and serving food to agreed standards and specifications
• Leading, motivating and developing the catering team
• Ensuring excellent standards of food quality, presentation and service
• Managing food ordering, stock control, deliveries and storage
• Ensuring the efficient and economic use of stock, equipment and team resources
• Managing food costs and minimising waste
• Maintaining high standards of Food Safety, HACCP, Health & Safety and allergen compliance
• Completing required paperwork and maintaining accurate catering records
• Building positive relationships with the school, customers and wider team
• Supporting occasional hospitality and events when required
• Ensuring all company and statutory standards are consistently maintained

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience managing a successful kitchen or catering operation
• Strong culinary skills and a genuine passion for fresh, quality food
• Experience leading, motivating and developing a small team
• Good knowledge of food safety, hygiene and Health & Safety requirements
• Commercially aware with good financial and budget management skills
• Organised, proactive and able to manage a busy catering environment
• Excellent communication and people management skills
• Confident holding yourself and others accountable for delivering high standards
• Customer-focused with a strong understanding of customer service
• IT literate and comfortable completing catering administration and paperwork
• A minimum of 2 years' catering experience
• Basic Food Hygiene qualification

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.

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Monday to Friday
• Term time only (44.6 weeks per year)
• Salary: £39,000 per annum
• Occasional ad hoc hospitality
• Free meals
• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

CHEF MANAGER | QUEENS PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL | £39,000 40 hours per week | Term time only, 44.6 weeks per year | Monday to Friday