Fixed Term Chef Manager - Hook Junior School

Compass Group; Hook; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company is seeking a Chef Manager for Hook Junior School. Responsibilities include overseeing kitchen operations, ensuring food quality, and managing a team. The position offers a salary of £34,000 per annum and a term-time-only contract, providing an excellent work-life balance. This role is ideal for someone passionate about food and customer service, with strong supervisory skills and a relevant culinary background.

Benefits

Holiday pay

NEST pension scheme

Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Consistent training and development

Discount membership perks

Excellent work-life balance

Qualifications

• Must provide two employment/character references.
• Enhanced DBS/Criminal Record Check required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare delicious food
• Manage kitchen Health & Safety and Training & Development
• Receive and manage food deliveries
• Develop strong relationships with clients and customers

Skills

Passion for food and customer service

Excellent communication skills

Supervisory skills

Financial acumen

Craft background in cooking

Education

Relevant culinary qualifications

Job description

Overview

Pabulum Catering are recruiting for a Chef Manager to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our children at Hook Junior School.

The school has a lovely team in a well cared-for environment. You will have a close relationship with the school, be responsible for a well-established kitchen, and be dedicated to providing the best for all children.

As a Chef Manager, you will be working within an enthusiastic and hard-working team to create an outstanding experience for the 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\u2019re important; without our employees we wouldn\u2019t be where we are today with such a strong, innovative, and constantly growing business.

With over 120 sites across Southern England there\u2019s plenty of opportunity for you to grow, learn and develop.

Responsibilities

• Preparing our delicious food
• Managing the main aspects of the kitchen, including Health & Safety and Training & Development. You will also have the unit bookwork to keep up to date.
• Receiving and managing food deliveries and storage
• Developing strong working relationships with clients, the team, and customers to ensure the catering contract continues to grow in a positive direction

Our ideal Chef Manager will be

• Passionate about food and great customer service
• A fantastic communicator who works well as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills throughout our customer and client journey
• Excellent supervisory skills to manage, develop, and motivate a large team
• Financially astute with commitment to training in our processes and software systems
• A craft background with qualifications/experience to match

Role details and benefits

• £34,000 per annum
• Monday to Friday - 40 hours per week
• Excellent work-life balance due to term-time-only contract
• Holiday pay
• NEST pension scheme
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Consistent training and development
• Perks at Work - discount membership

Three basic ingredients for your role

• The food - Education, Passion, Sensation, and Innovation are central. 94% of our food is freshly prepared on site daily, using 75% British produce and little or no frozen or processed foods.
• The people - Happy customers always come back; ensure an excellent customer experience.
• And you - We are recruiting for a Catering Assistant to join our positive and professional team.

As you will be working in Education, you must provide two employment/character references. We will also carry out an Enhanced DBS / Criminal Record Check (paid for by us).

Interested in becoming part of the Pabulum family?

Please apply online.

Job Reference: com/1709/42335001/52749677/R/BU #Pabulum

Equal opportunity

CH&CO, a part of Compass Group UK&I, is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!