Chef Manager - St Mary's School

Palmer and Howells; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing company in London seeks a Chef Manager to oversee operations in a school environment. You will lead a team in preparing nutritious meals, ensuring safety and compliance standards are met while fostering a positive work atmosphere. This role offers a unique schedule aligned with term times, enhancing work-life balance.

Benefits

No late nights

Training and development opportunities

Flexible term-time working hours

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in food environments, driving KPIs.
• Strong knowledge of compliance (H&S, Food Safety, Hygiene).

Responsibilities

• Oversee meal preparation and ensure high standards of service.
• Manage stock control and food quality for profitability.
• Drive performance through training and monthly events.

Skills

Leadership

Cooking

Food Preparation

Team Management

Analytical Skills

Job description

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At Palmer & Howells, we recognise that food is more than what you eat, and we also recognise that our staff are more than what's on the surface! As a Chef Manager, you'll be involved in the full operation - working to keep a highly skilled team motivated, implementing fantastic experiences for staff and students whilst keeping an eye on all operational and financial matters.

This is a 'hands-on' position and therefore a passion for working with fresh food and highly nutritious menus is a must! Key leadership skill, an ability to develop people and strong cooking and food preparation skill is the ideal mix for this position.

It's a sociable role with good work-life balance yet it can be fast-paced and pressured at times. Our team will be looking to you to provide calmness and systematic ways of working to ensure an efficient and productive operation, seamlessly fusing service and tasty meals to create an enjoyable environment.

In this role, you can expect the following:

Leading by example to manage a team through preparation of nutritious meals and highly engaging service

Adhering to company standards and making sure that Food Safety, Hygiene and H&S are all aligned with expectations at a high level

Oversee menu development and introduce a creative flair, aiming for continuous improvement

Offer guidance and support development for staff, instilling a progressive atmosphere where people can learn lots whilst working hard

Appropriately control stock levels, food standards and labour, along with all controllable costs to maximise profitability

Complete regular audits to ensure standards always 'above and beyond'

Drive overall performance by instilling best practice and launching monthly promotions/events

What you'll need:

Experience of leading teams within food environments, driving KPI's and performance

Strong food experience, particularly around fresh ingredients and nutritious menus

Key knowledge of compliance matters such as H&S, Food Safety and Hygiene

An ability to understand, analyse and organise reports such as labour, waste and profitability

Firstly, fantastic hours. You'll work during school term time meaning more time with friends and family and no working at Christmas!

This role is:

40 hours per week - with no late nights

Working 33.8 weeks per year based around term time - what could you do with all that time off?

You'll also benefit from:

Working for a fast growing, ambitious company. There is no ceiling here in terms of where you can take your career

A dedicated L&D team to support you in developing your skills including apprenticeships and training courses that are available for everyone.

Palmer & Howells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, along with their protection. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with employers and the Disclosure and Barring service (DBS)