Chef Supervisor

Gmmh; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay enhancements for evenings and uns社

Annual leave: 27 days + bank holidays

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust in Manchester is hiring a Catering Grade Band 3 to provide professional catering services within the food services department of the hospital kitchen.

You will produce meals to standards, follow HACCP, label and store food correctly, and support the team when managers are off-site. The role involves 37.5 hours weekly across 5 days in 7, including weekends, with enhanced pay for unsociable hours.

Qualifications

• Previous chef experience in large scale food production is required.
• Staff management experience is essential.
• Experience with HACCP and food safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Cook food following recipes and production methods to required standards.
• Portion food according to procedures.
• Complete production documentation as required.
• Report deficiencies in food production, quality or temperature audit to supervisor.
• Ensure correct storage and labeling to prevent cross contamination.
• Adhere to HACCP requirements and dietary needs.
• Assist in preparing, cooking and dispatching meals including special diets.

Skills

Staff Management

Catering

Food production

Education

City and Guilds 7061 & 7062, NVQ 2 Food Preparation or equivalent demonstratable experience

Level 2 in Food Safety

HACCP advanced

Trained Level 3 or 4 Food safety

Tools

EMO system for patient orders

Electronic stock system

Job description

Main area Catering Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days out of 7 including weekends - Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-8247022-A

Site North View Hospital Town Manchester Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

To provide a professional catering service, managing the production of food within the food services department.

To ensure that set standards, procedures and processes to produce high-quality food are adhered to and comply with all internal and external food production regulations and legislation.

To supervise and support members of your team when the Catering manager or food production supervisor is not on site

Liaising with members of the food services department management team to provide a comprehensive customer journey for service users.

This position is 37.5 hours a week, working a range of shifts from 06:00 to 19:00, 5 days over 7 days, including weekends. Enhancements will be received for working unsociable shifts. The role will be based at the North View Hospital. However, you will be required to commute and support other units.

Please note - This role is not eligible for sponsorship unless you meet criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024.

Main duties of the job

• To Cook food in the manner laid down, using the ingredients specified, following recipes, production methods and achieving the required standards.
• The portioning of food according to procedures.
• The completion of production documentation as required.
• To report all deficiencies in food production, quality, and temperature audit to your immediate supervisor
• To ensure food is stored correctly when not being handled.
• Ensure all food is correctly labelled and stored to avoid cross contamination.
• To ensure HACCP is always adhered to with all food items.
• Ensuring the requirements of the Trust catering policy are met and maintained and ensuring all dietetic requirements are met.
• To assist in the control and monitoring of food waste
• Primary duties will consist of general production work in all sections of thekitchen.
• Develop a close working relationship with managers, supervisors, ward managers and service managers.
• Will need to assist in the preparation, cooking, and dispatch of all types of meals to the highest possible standard with special dietary needs and/or with food allergies.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than122locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• City and Guilds 7061 & 7062, NVQ 2 Food Preparation or equivalent demonstratable experience.
• Level 2 in Food Safety.
• HACCP
• Trained Level 3 or 4 Food safety
• HACCP advanced

Experience

• Previous chef experience in large scale food production
• Staff Management
• Stock taking procedures
• Chef catering background/ Experienced career in catering.
• Record of accomplishment of previous line management responsibility
• Using electronic stock system
• Using an EMO system for patient orders

Important Information about working for GMMH: All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click here .

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here .

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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