Head Chef- Monday - Friday

Compass Group UK & Ireland; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service provider in Gloucester is seeking a Head Chef to lead a kitchen team at the University of Gloucestershire's Oxstalls Campus. This role includes managing food preparation, maintaining high standards, and ensuring a creative menu that meets client expectations. Ideal candidates should have contract catering experience and a passion for fresh food. Competitive salary and comprehensive perks are offered to enhance your professional journey.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Private medical eligibility

Eye care

Wellbeing strategy

Family friendly support

Regular social events

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Recognition schemes

Long service awards

High street discount vouchers

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a chef role within a contract catering environment.
• Strong leadership skills to manage a small team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small kitchen team.
• Prepare high-quality food and manage food service.
• Ensure hygiene standards and training are maintained.
• Manage menu planning and client expectations.

Skills

Contract catering experience

Passion for cooking fresh food

Job description

At Gather & Gather, great food in the workplace isn’t simply about fuel. It’s about increasing productivity and improving performance; it’s about happy motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do – we live to bring food and people together.

We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional.

Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday. Come and join our award winning teams – we are currently recruiting for a Head Chef to join our amazing site at University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls Campus.

Location: GL2 9HW

Salary: £30,942 per annum

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday - 40 hours per week, 7am to 3.30pm

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and Manage a small team of 2
• On site we provide Grab and go, homemade cakes, hot mains, salad bar, soup, hospitality
• To prepare and oversee all preparation of food to the highest standard
• To produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customers
• To ensure that all appropriate ingredients are available for the menus
• To develop and plan menus that are in line with client and customer expectations
• To be creative when menu planning and including the client and customers
• Pride yourself on food quality and hygiene standard
• Overall responsibility for managing the kitchen team
• Provide feedback and coaching on performance
• To ensure that the kitchen team have completed up to date COSH and Food Hygiene training

Our Ideal Candidate

• Will have contract catering experience
• Passionate about cooking fresh food

What’s in it for you?

Working with Gather and Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Private medical eligibility
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers