Chef Ref (222)

Accent Catering Services Ltd; Redhill; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK contract caterer is seeking a Chef in Redhill, Surrey to oversee culinary operations within schools. The role involves managing kitchen staff, menu planning, and ensuring high-quality food service. Ideal candidates possess strong culinary skills, team management experience, and financial awareness, along with a passion for food. This position offers competitive salary, career development, and benefits including free meals on duty and team events.

Benefits

Competitive salaries with yearly reviews

Free meals on duty

Career development opportunities

Multiple Discounts on Accent Engage platform

Team events and awards

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience of managing, training, and leading a team.
• Passionate about food with excellent culinary skills and a great eye for detail.
• Ability to understand and complete daily food and health safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee culinary operations ensuring high-quality food preparation.
• Menu planning, inventory management, and cost control to ensure customer satisfaction.

Skills

Excellent craft skills

Team management

Culinary skills

Financial awareness

Job description

Overview

Chef - Redhill, Surrey

Starting September 2025

£27,000K per annum

37.5 hours per week - 7:00am to 3:00pm - Monday to Friday - no late nights and weekends off!

Working term time only!

What you will do

• Oversee the culinary operations within the school, ensuring high-quality food preparation, maintaining sanitation standards, and managing kitchen staff.
• Menu planning, inventory management, cost control, and ensuring customer satisfaction through exceptional food service.

Requirements / What you will bring

• Have excellent craft skills and the ability to manage your own kitchen
• Have proven experience of managing, training and leading a team
• Have a proven track record of continually improving standards
• Be passionate about food with excellent culinary skills and a great eye for detail
• Have financial and budget awareness
• Have the ability to understand and complete daily all relevant food and health and safety compliance books

Ideal candidate

The ideal candidate will also have the flexibility to work overtime as required.

Benefits of working with Accent as a Chef Manager

• Competitive salaries with yearly reviews
• Free meals on duty
• Career development opportunities
• Multiple Discounts on our Accent Engage platform - shops, restaurants, gifts, leisure and more
• HIT apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Team events, awards and competitions throughout the year - we like to reward our staff for a job well done
• Shining stars awards
• Pension scheme, life insurance and company sick pay
• Work life balance
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for mental health and financial support

What you will bring

• Have excellent craft skills and the ability to manage your own kitchen
• Have proven experience of managing, training and leading a team
• Have a proven track record of continually improving standards
• Be passionate about food with excellent culinary skills and a great eye for detail
• Have financial and budget awareness
• Have the ability to understand and complete daily all relevant food and health and safety compliance books

Accent Catering

Accent Catering Services Ltd are one of the UK’s leading contract caterers providing innovative food service solutions to a variety of Schools and Businesses.

We are a talented bunch of professionals who create bespoke catering provisions to suit each contract- no two are the same.

Our company has a passion for food quality and people development, so this is a great place for you to progress a career in the food industry.

Safeguarding

Accent Catering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. Please note that a DBS disclosure is required for this role.

Accent Catering have been named in The Caterer’s prestigious awards as one of the best places to work in hospitality in 2020.

Don\'t miss your chance to become part of our award-winning team!

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