Kitchen Supervisor St Mary's School

Borough of Havering; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority catering service in Greater London seeks a Kitchen Supervisor to lead the food preparation and serving process in schools. The role requires strong culinary and restaurant experience, with a focus on hygiene and quality. You will manage kitchen staff and oversee meal delivery for a diverse student population. This is a full-time position with hours of 27.75 per week during term time. Competitive salary range and supportive team environment offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in culinary and restaurant operations.
• Demonstrated capability in food preparation and service.
• Previous supervising or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve food and beverages according to hygiene standards.
• Manage kitchen staff and ensure compliance with council regulations.
• Oversee food production and maintain quality of meals.

Skills

Culinary Experience

Restaurant Experience

Food Preparation Experience

Food Service

Kitchen Experience

Hospitality Experience

Cooking

Sanitation

Food Production Experience

P&L Management

Supervising Experience

Job description

Description

Kitchen Supervisor - Salary - 20850.36 pro rata per annum - (31611 - 33987 per annum) - 27.75 Hours per week term time only.

About us

HES Catering Services are the Local Authority provider of school meals for the London Borough of Havering working in partnership with local schools and academies to provide award winning meals and services.

We are extremely proud in supplying a wide range of high quality catering services to the majority of schools within the borough. We also have partnerships with other schools outside of Havering and offer bespoke solutions and assistance to individual schools and businesses which have their own In- House catering teams.

HES Catering on-going success is very straightforward We have amazing Colleagues throughout all of our sites bursting with experience who carefully prepare Healthy Fresh Vibrant & Tasty meals with the highest quality produce for our wonderful Clients. We serve over 15000 meals per day in our schools.

About the job

Kitchen Supervisor St Marys

Grade 4: 20850.36

27.75 Hours per week term time only

To undertake the preparation simple cooking and the serving of food and beverages in accordance with the Councils contractual arrangements.

About you

The post holder reports to: Area Catering Manager or Higher Graded Manager

The post holder has line management responsibility for: Direct staffing responsibilities

The post holder will be required to work: As defined on Staffing Profile

Hours of work 27.75 hours per week

Additional Information

For any further information and / or an informal discussion about the role please contact Mandy Divall

The closing date for this vacancy is Friday 17 th October 2025

Please view Job Profile here

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Required Experience

Manager

Key Skills

Culinary Experience,Restaurant Experience,Food Preparation Experience,Food Service,Kitchen Experience,Taleo,Hospitality Experience,Cooking,Sanitation,Food Production Experience,P&L Management,Supervising Experience

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1

Yearly Salary

31611 - 33987