Kitchen Manager

ISS; Knottingley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food services company in Knottingley is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Manager to oversee a new school kitchen, delivering around 125 nutritious meals each day. The role involves managing kitchen staff, ensuring safety and hygiene standards, and working to budget targets. Candidates should have strong food preparation skills and experience in a similar role. This position offers training and support for career development.

Qualifications

• Advanced understanding of school catering and food preparation.
• Experience in leading a team and managing kitchen performance.
• Strong knowledge of food hygiene, health & safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily kitchen operations in line with food safety regulations.
• Prepare and deliver nutritious, high-quality meals according to guidelines.
• Manage portion control and reduce waste while ensuring customer satisfaction.

Skills

Food preparation and cooking skills

Team leadership

Food hygiene knowledge

Budget management

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Your primary focus will be on delivering excellent food for students, while ensuring kitchen operations run smoothly, safely, and efficiently. You'll be responsible for managing kitchen staff, overseeing food production, maintaining safety and hygiene standards, and working to agreed budgets and targets.

The Role

• Lead and manage daily kitchen operations in line with food safety, hygiene, and health & safety regulations.
• Prepare and deliver nutritious, high-quality meals in accordance with menus, dietary needs, and portion guidelines.
• Ensure food is delivered to the highest standards, with a focus on consistency, quality, and presentation.
• Manage portion control and reduce waste, while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Support and train on-site teams to deliver exceptional service and uphold kitchen standards.
• Work closely with clients and students to gather feedback, drive improvements, and tailor services.
• Maintain accurate documentation including risk assessments, food safety records, and stock control.
• Support budget management, helping ensure the kitchen operates within financial targets and cost controls.
• Assist with service delivery and site support across the contract, as needed.

Do you have a passion for great food and a desire to make a positive impact on students every day?

We're looking for a dedicated Kitchen Manager to lead a brand-new school kitchen, delivering around 125 high-quality, nutritious meals each day - including 45 transported meals to nearby locations.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Kitchen Manager or a motivated catering professional ready to step up into a leadership role, with full induction and training provided. Experience as a Kitchen Manager or a strong catering assistant ready to progress with training and support.

• Advanced understanding of school catering, with excellent food preparation and cooking skills.
• Confident in leading a team and managing kitchen performance, including staff development.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of food hygiene, health & safety, and risk management.
• Ability to work within budgetary guidelines, with an understanding of profit and loss principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a passion for food and customer service.
• Highly organised, hands-on, and able to engage with staff, students, and clients at all levels.
• Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

About ISS

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it's hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government\'s Disability Confident scheme.

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.