Events and Hospitality Chef

Wigan Council; Wigan; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council authority in Wigan is seeking a catering manager for their new café within the leisure centre. In this role, you will oversee the overall catering operations, ensuring high-quality meal preparation and excellent customer service. You will demonstrate leadership in a busy kitchen environment, manage stock orders, and uphold cleaning standards. Candidates must have experience in a similar setting and the ability to handle challenges. Flexible working patterns are supported, along with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Professional development opportunities

Exclusive rewards and benefits

Qualifications

• Produce evidence of working in a busy kitchen setting.
• Demonstrate leadership in a fast-paced environment.
• Handle challenging situations professionally.

Responsibilities

• Oversee catering operation and meal preparation.
• Plan stock and ordering according to menus.
• Ensure kitchen cleaning policies are followed.

Skills

Leadership skills

Customer care principles

Adaptability

Catering operations experience

Job description

Job description

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance.

Robin Park Leisure Centre Loire Drive Newtown Wigan WN5 0UL

Salary: Grade 5, £26,824 - £29,540 per annum. £13.90 - £15.31 per hour

37 hours per week

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role

An exciting new opportunity is around the corner with the launch of a brand-new Café within Robin Park Leisure Centre working in our events & hospitality team.

You will be working in a busy kitchen with the responsibility for the overall catering operation including the preparation and service of high-quality nutritional meals for all our visitors, staff and our events programme.

You will plan stock and ordering requirements in line with pre-determined menus and budgets.

You will participate in and oversee that the cleaning duties are carried out in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures in the kitchen.

You will have responsibility for cash reconciliation where appropriate which will include banking and handling of money.

About you

Produce & evidence all relevant experience of working in a busy kitchen setting.

To be motivated and show leadership skills whilst working in a busy and fast paced environment.

You will have good customer care principles and demonstrate this daily; it is also essential that you are able to deal with challenging situations in a professional manner.

You will need to show that you are adaptable, flexible & versatile in your approach to managing the kitchen.

Demonstrate your passion of food by delivering a nutritional balanced menu for our customers.

About us

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

You will be joining our vibrant & busy Events & Hospitality Team and we are responsible for delivering events within our Leisure Centres, Corporate Events within the Borough of Wigan & commercial revenue.

You will be involved in the opening & running of our brand-new café which will open early this year.
You'll be given a full induction which includes food safety and health and safety, and we’ll give you the opportunity to learn and develop within the service.

If you are selected for an interview, you will be given a cooking task as well as an interview and all equipment, food & beverage will be supplied.

If you have your own chef whites/black please bring them but if not we will supply PPE for you.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For further information, please contact:

Martin Turner Events General Manager 07880733965

Mark Braham Events & Hospitality Manager 07513893871

Interview date

Week Commencing 23rd February 2026

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