Group Chef Manager – Monday to Friday

Platinum Recruitment Consultancy Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Generous annual leave

Option to buy extra days

Employee discounts

24/7 employee assistance programme

Mental health champions

In-house events

Culinary team experiences

Job summary

Platinum Recruitment Consultancy Ltd is seeking a Group Chef Manager to oversee catering across five sites with Monday to Friday daytime hours. This role offers a clear work/life balance within a multi-site contract catering operation.

You will lead a diverse culinary team, manage client relationships, and drive excellence in food quality, safety, and service delivery across all locations.

Qualifications

• Contract catering experience is essential.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Commercial awareness, including budgets & P&L.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead catering, food service, and hospitality across multiple sites.
• Build client relationships to support satisfaction and retention.
• Manage budgets, P&L, food and labour costs, and reporting.
• Recruit, coach and develop managers, chefs and frontline teams.
• Oversee events and conferences.
• Drive service quality and operational efficiency.
• Ensure food safety, health & safety and standards.
• Manage suppliers, procurement, stock, and KPIs.

Job description

Group Chef Manager | £40,000 | Monday to Friday

Why apply / What’s in it for you?

You’ll enjoy a Monday to Friday role with daytime hours, giving you a great work/life balance across a multi-site Contract Catering operation.

• You’ll receive a salary of £40,000, plus a pension scheme and life assurance.
• You’ll benefit from generous annual leave, increasing with service, with the option to buy additional days.
• You’ll have access to a range of deals and discounts from leading organisations.
• You’ll have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance programme and a network of trained mental health champions.
• You’ll have opportunities to attend in-house events and experience the culinary expertise of the wider team.

Key Responsibilities

As Group Chef Manager, you’ll oversee the catering operation across five sites, leading a team and ensuring consistently high standards across each location.

• Lead catering, food service and hospitality operations across multiple sites.
• Build strong client relationships, supporting customer satisfaction and contract retention.
• Manage budgets, P&L performance, food and labour costs, and financial reporting.
• Recruit, coach and develop managers, chefs, supervisors and frontline teams.
• Oversee catering events, conferences, hospitality functions and special events.
• Drive continuous improvement across service quality and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, health & safety and company standards.
• Manage suppliers, procurement, stock control and key performance indicators.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for an experienced catering professional who is confident managing multiple operations and leading large teams.

• Previous Contract Catering experience is essential.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Commercial awareness, including experience managing budgets and P&L.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.

If you’re looking for your next step as a Group Chef Manager in Plymouth, with the chance to lead a multi-site operation while enjoying Monday to Friday daytime hours, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Title: Group Chef Manager – Monday to Friday