Kitchen Manager / Catering Manager / Head Chef

AWD online; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

AWD online recruits a dedicated Kitchen Manager to oversee catering for a retirement housing scheme in Reading. The role involves managing kitchen operations, leading a small team, and ensuring high food quality while meeting health standards. The ideal candidate will have previous culinary management experience and a passion for delivering exceptional service to residents.

Benefits

25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays)

Up to 8% contributory pension

Investment in learning and development

Annual health and lifestyle benefits allowance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced Chef Manager / Cook Manager / Sous Chef or similar.
• Passion for leading a team and managing kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals meeting health standards.
• Manage kitchen team and administrative tasks.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and food hygiene regulations.

Skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

Catering/Cooking qualification

Job description

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Client:

AWD online

Location:

Reading, United Kingdom

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Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

14.07.2025

Expiry Date:

28.08.2025

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JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Kitchen Manager / Catering Manager / Head Chefwith experience of cooking / catering for large volumes, excellent time management and organisational skills.

Working as the Kitchen Manager / Catering Manager / Head Chefyou will be responsible for leading and delivering a first-class end to end Catering service for the retirement housing scheme, which accounts 47 self-contained apartments for residents aged 55+.

As the Kitchen Manager / Catering Manager / Head Chef you will be both hands on with preparation and cooking, as well as taking ownership of the ‘back office’ compliance, administration and audits.

This rewarding opportunity will be working with a fun, dedicated team of 4 colleagues consisting of a Kitchen Assistant, Restaurant Service Assistant, Weekend Cook/Chef and Weekend Kitchen Assistant, to deliver excellence for the residents.

DUTIES

Your duties as Kitchen Manager / Catering Manager / Head Chef will include:

• Preparation, cooking and serving of meals, meeting Company and Environmental Health Standards. Taking responsibility for particular dietary and cultural needs, cooking specific meals as per the resident food profile so that residents’ preferences are met
• Complete all menu tick sheets, cleaning records and handover sheets daily, recording meals sold and reporting resident feedback to Catering Manager
• Issuing of resident catering invoices, responding to resident and queries regarding payments and accrued arrears
• Carry out Health & Safety & Food Hygiene standards checks as directed by company catering standards and that all practices meet the statutory regulations, including the Registered Homes Act 1984, and A2Dominions Health & Safety policy
• Take responsibility for preparing and responding to inspections and audits by external authorities and other bodies and fulfilling reporting requirements
• Lead and support a small, fun dedicated team of colleagues, allocating duties and checking work is completed in timely manner. Taking responsibility for managing their recruitment, probation, development, absence, staff behaviours and employment lifecycle
• Ownership of ordering, stock control, deliveries, agency workers time keeping and maintain the standards set by the Catering Manager

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Previous experience as a Chef Manager / Cook Manager / Sous Chef / Second Chef / Senior Sous Chef or similar
• Ideally you will have a Catering/Cooking qualification and/or experience working in a Care and Support environment, or cooking experience for large volumes of people
• Excellent time management and organisational skills in running a smooth, effective catering service for residents
• Have a passion for leading a team, whether you have prior experience or looking to take the next step in your career
• Comfortable in taking ownership of the 'back office' administration and documentation using basic Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Teams, Outlook)
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills

BENEFITS

• 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service
• Up to 8% contributory pension
• Investment in your learning and development
• A generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family
• Cycle to Work Scheme whereby employees have access to cycling equipment throughout the year and can pay via monthly salary deductions

The organisation recognises that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, they’d still encourage you to apply should you not feel you meet the criteria 100%.

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JOB REF: AWDO-P13493

This job is being advertised by AWD online on behalf of a2dominion Group Ltd

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