Food Unit Lead (Full Time)

Compass Group; Bedford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service company is seeking a Food Unit Lead in Bedford, UK, responsible for coordinating food-service activities and ensuring quality customer service. The ideal candidate will have kitchen management experience and a focus on creating an enjoyable dining environment. This position offers a full-time schedule with no night, weekend or holiday shifts, along with a range of benefits including health and wellness programs, retirement plans, and employee discounts.

Benefits

No nights, weekends or holidays

Health and Wellness Programs

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform essential functions satisfactorily with or without accommodation.
• Kitchen management experience is a plus.
• Preferred school food service experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates activities of food-service employees.
• Provides quality customer service with attention to detail.
• Oversees preparation and service of food and beverages.
• Trains and supervises employees to ensure quality service.

Skills

Kitchen management experience

School food service experience

Customer service skills

Job description

Job Title

Food Unit Lead

Location: North Lawrence Community Schools - 460 West Street Bedford IN 47421 (online applications accepted only)

Schedule: Full time schedule. Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 2:30 pm.

Fixed Pay Rate: $16.75 per hour. Internal employee referral bonus available.

Perks: No nights, weekends or holidays! Benefits! Discounts! Willing to train!

Job Summary

Coordinates activities of other food-service employees. Creates an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff, and visitors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides quality customer service by providing one‑on‑one attention to detail.
• Oversees and participates in the preparation and service of food and beverage items in accordance with company standards for presentation, sanitation, safety and portion control.
• Helps plan menus.
• Ensures timely, efficient meal service; supervises serving of meals.
• Responds to customer complaints in person at the time of the complaint and via email for electronic complaints.
• Trains employees; assigns and coordinates work of employees to promote efficiency and excellence in food and service.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules and expedites workflow.
• Uses proper systems for completion of required daily/weekly/monthly reports such as inventory cash reports, production records, payroll and time‑keeping.
• Responsible for proper cash handling as established by the Food Accounting Manual.
• Orders food and other necessary supplies from approved sources or purveyors.
• Directs and participates in the overall sanitation and safety of the facility and employees in accordance with company standards and government regulations.
• Develops sanitation schedule and ensures food‑service employees adhere to the schedule for cleaning of kitchen and dining area and washing of kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Issues written and oral instructions.
• Help select and orient employees; oversees staff training in areas of responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Kitchen management experience is a plus; school food service experience preferred.

Benefits

Both full‑time and part‑time positions offer the following benefits to associates:

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits including Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Services and Choice Auto and Home Programs

Full‑time positions also offer:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Key Skills
Abinitio, Administration And Accounting, Android, Bid Management, Inventory Management, Embedded C

Employment Type: Hourly
Experience: Years
Vacancy: 1

Equal Opportunity Employer

Compass Group is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to treating all applicants and associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other classification protected by law.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Chartwells K‑12 maintains a drug‑free workplace.