Chef Manager (Reduced Year)

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Chef Manager to enhance the student dining experience. This full-time role involves managing a dynamic Café environment, where creativity meets service excellence. You will lead a team to prepare nutritious meals, ensure customer satisfaction, and uphold food hygiene standards. With a commitment to staff development and a vibrant workplace culture, this position offers numerous opportunities for growth. Join a dedicated team that values integrity and compassion, and make a meaningful impact on the lives of students and staff alike.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Discounted travel options

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in catering and food service management.
• Strong knowledge of food hygiene standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Café and ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Cook and prepare innovative and nutritious meals and snacks.
• Motivate and train the catering team effectively.

Skills

Catering Management

Cooking Skills

Food Hygiene

Customer Service

Team Leadership

Education

English and Mathematics at level 2 or above

Job description

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This is a Full-Time, Reduced Year role: 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year.

This role is based at Somerville House, Leeds.

We are seeking a Chef Manager to join the Food Service and Catering Department, which plays a vital role in the student experience. Our shared aim is to provide an environment that creates a better future through inspirational actions that will change lives. The values that guide us as a team are trust, integrity, compassion, fairness and inclusion, and these values guide us throughout our working day. The catering department is a fast-paced, hard-working environment that is underpinned by optimism and fun.

What You Will Do

• To cook and prepare all meals and snacks for the Café, ensuring menus are innovative and nutritious, current and meets the needs of our customers.
• To effectively manage the Café delivering an excellent high-quality service.
• Responsible for the catering team and manage any staffing issues effectively.
• To regularly gain feedback from customers to develop and enhance service provision.
• To accurately record purchasing invoices and manage stock to achieve the budgeted GP.
• Motivate and train the team of Food service assistants to ensure they provide a high-quality service for our customers & students.

About You

• English and Mathematics at level 2 or above.
• Relevant experience, knowledge and understanding of cooking in the catering, hospitality and food manufacture sector.
• Experience of producing a range of products to a high standard within a short period of time.
• Ability to follow Food Hygiene systems and monitor due diligence records.

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Annual leave entitlement: If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff). Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service) Academic 37 days Senior Management 37 days.
• Memberships and discounts: employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting: discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities: including staff development days.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: this will vary depending on role requirements.

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references.