Chef Manager - Swindon area

CATERLINK UK LTD; Swindon; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading catering specialist in the education sector as a Chef Manager, where you will play a vital role in providing nutritious meals to schools and colleges. This hands-on position requires a passion for food and service, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to health and safety standards. Enjoy a fulfilling career with a great work/life balance, working term-time only with no weekends. Caterlink offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development, ensuring you can thrive while making a positive impact on future generations.

Benefits

Term time only

30 hours per week

Employee Discount Platform

Employee Assistance Program

Virtual GP benefits

Pension scheme eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role with hands-on cooking skills.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen operations to ensure quality food service.
• Oversee food safety and health standards in the kitchen.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Food Safety Knowledge

Communication Skills

IT Literacy

Organizational Skills

Education

Culinary Qualifications

Food Safety Certification

Job description

Company Description

Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our "Fresh Food Policy" is the foundation of our success and growth in the market, coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site-based teams.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Chef Manager who wants to ensure our future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. We serve thousands of meals every day across the UK and want this exceptional service to our schools and colleges to continue.

You need to be well presented, organised, and possess great communication skills, along with a genuine passion for what you do. We want you to demonstrate a real passion for food and service, having worked in a similar environment at a similar level. The role will be hands-on, working with your team. Sound health and safety and food safety knowledge, as well as a good understanding of GP calculations and IT literacy skills, will help you be successful in the role. You must also be able to cook.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

Caterlink strives to provide a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all our teams, where every individual is treated with respect and integrity and has the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and fairly at all times.

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us including:

• Term time only
• 30 hours per week
• Monday to Friday role
• With Caterlink, you have the opportunity for a blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications such as Apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning, and on-the-job training to support and encourage your development and enable you to be the best you can be. Everyone who joins us is provided with an induction where they learn more about us.
• Working for Caterlink ensures you enjoy a great work/life balance – this is the beauty of working term-time only and no weekends!
• We offer you access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinemas, restaurants, as well as holiday discounts, family days out, and many more!
• Our Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits are available for you and your family to use free of charge at any time.
• You may be eligible to join our Pension scheme.