Head Chef – School Kitchen Leader (Term-Time)

Northern Europe; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Free on-site parking

Apprenticeship schemes

Employee Benefits app

Life assurance and pension

Career progression

School holidays off

Job summary

Aramark is recruiting a Head Chef for Hutchesons' Grammar School in Glasgow to lead a school catering operation, delivering high-quality meals and managing a kitchen team. The role focuses on food safety, compliance, and customer satisfaction within a term-time schedule.

You will oversee production, staff development, and continuous improvement while maintaining excellent standards and work-life balance for a busy school environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Head Chef, Sous Chef, or senior catering role.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, allergen management, and dietary requirements.
• Sound understanding of health & safety legislation and best practice.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Experience managing kitchen compliance and due diligence systems.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a busy catering environment.
• Passion for producing high-quality food and delivering outstanding service.

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day operation of the kitchen and catering team.
• Preparing, cooking, and serving high-quality meals to pupils and staff.
• Managing food production to ensure consistency, quality, and presentation standards are maintained.
• Ensuring all food safety, allergen, dietary, and health & safety procedures are followed.
• Managing due diligence records and ensuring all documentation is completed accurately.
• Overseeing stock control, ordering, deliveries, and stock rotation.
• Training, supervising, and motivating kitchen team members.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and kitchen organisation.
• Ensuring compliance with company policies and school requirements.
• Supporting continuous improvement of food service delivery and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Head Chef experience

Food safety

Allergen management

Health & safety

Leadership

Kitchen compliance

Team management

Job description

Aramark is recruiting a Head Chef for Hutchesons' Grammar School in Glasgow to lead a school catering operation, delivering high-quality meals and managing a kitchen team. The role focuses on food safety, compliance, and customer satisfaction within a term-time schedule.

You will oversee production, staff development, and continuous improvement while maintaining excellent standards and work-life balance for a busy school environment.