Executive Chef Manager

CH&CO; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company is seeking an Executive Chef Manager to oversee kitchen operations and deliver exceptional food experiences at a secondary school. This role requires strong leadership in managing kitchen staff and maintaining high standards of food quality and safety. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar environment and a passion for providing quality meals to children. A term-time contract offers a great work-life balance along with competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Holiday pay

NEST pension scheme

Employee Assist Programme

Consistent training and development

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as an Executive Chef / Chef Manager in a busy environment.
• Responsible for planning and preparation of daily menus.
• Experience in managing supplier ordering and weekly stock taking.

Responsibilities

• Managing kitchen operations and staff to ensure high standards.
• Preparing and presenting delicious food.
• Controlling budget and minimizing waste.

Skills

Experience as Executive Chef / Chef Manager

Passionate about food

Customer service skills

Leadership skills

Budget control

Job description

Pabulum Catering are now recruiting for an Executive Chef Manager to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our children at Blackfen School for Girls.

You will have a close relationship with the school and be responsible for a well‑established kitchen, dedicated to providing the best for all children.

As a Executive Chef Manager you will be working in a passionate and hard‑working team to create an outstanding experience for our school.

In return we offer an excellent work‑life balance, support and a fantastic company culture for a business committed to providing healthy food to children. At Pabulum you are important; without our employees we wouldn't be where we are today with such a strong, innovative and constantly growing business.

With over 120 sites across Southern England there's plenty of opportunity for you to grow, learn and develop.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing our delicious food – Managing the main aspects of the kitchen including Health & Safety and Training & Development, and keeping up to date with unit bookkeeping.
• Receiving and managing food deliveries and storage – Developing great working relationships with clients, team and customers to ensure the catering contract is always growing in the right direction.

Ideal Executive Chef Manager

• Proven work experience as an Executive Chef / Chef Manager in a busy secondary school or similar.
• Responsible for planning and preparation of daily menus.
• Passionate about food and providing great customer service.
• Managing kitchen staff to maintain high standards.
• Experience in managing supplier ordering and weekly stock taking.

Additional Expectations

• Adhere to recipes, plate presentation and cooking standards.
• Train kitchen staff on preparation methods, portion sizes and presentation standards.
• Control budget and minimise wastage.
• Ensure kitchen operations meet health and safety standardsli>
• Monitor the quality of products and services provided.
• Resolve customer queries promptly and professionally.
• Have an excellent record of kitchen management.
• Be able to spot and resolve problems efficiently.
• Demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills.

Role details and benefits

• £40,000 per annum
• 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday
• Excellent work / life balance due to term time only contract (44 weeks per year)
• Holiday pay
• NEST pension scheme
• Comprehensive Employee Assist Programme
• Consistent training and development

As you will be working in Education you must provide two employment/character references and we will also carry out an Enhanced DBS / Criminal Record Check (which we pay for).

Interested in becoming part of the Pabulum family? Please apply online.