Lead Chef

Compass Group PLC; Widnes; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Great perks

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Compass Group PLC is recruiting a Chef for Universities on a full-time basis, contracted to 35 hours per week. You will prepare and serve high-quality food, supervise a team, and implement menu changes to delight clients and customers.

You will support creating menus and concepts, monitor inventories, and ensure hygiene standards while representing the brand across multiple university venues. A City & Guilds NVQ equivalent and a Food Hygiene certificate are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing high-quality food for clients and customers.
• Ability to implement menu changes and improve services.
• Understanding of food safety regulations and hygiene practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare delicious, high-quality food for Uni clients.
• Oversee and implement menu changes.
• Identify opportunities to improve university food services.
• Listen to customer feedback and drive improvements.
• Create new menus and creative food concepts.
• Represent Universities and maintain a positive brand image.
• Monitor inventories and keep kitchens well-stocked.
• Oversee kitchen cleaning and hygiene compliance.
• Adhere to Food Handling, Hygiene and Health & Safety regulations.
• Demonstrate passion for great-tasting food and customer service.

Skills

Food preparation

Menu development

Customer service

Team supervision

Food Hygiene

Flexible working

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent

Food Hygiene certificate

Job description

We're currently recruiting an ambitious Chef to help us create exceptional food experiences for Universities on a full time basis contracted to 35 hours per week. As a Chef, you will be responsible for preparing and serving the kind of food that truly brightens our clients' and customers' days, all within the market-leading food service company in the UK. You'll get given every opportunity to progress within a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate. Here's an idea of what your shift patterns will be: Mon-Fri (Full Time Days) Please note: This role is contracted to 44.6 weeks per year Could you bring your passion and culinary skill to Universities? Here's what you need to know before applying:

• Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers
• Overseeing and implementing menu changes
• Identifying opportunities to improve our food services
• Listening and acting on customer feedback to consistently improve our food services
• Supporting with the creation of new menus and creative food concepts
• Representing Universities and maintaining a positive brand image
• Monitoring inventories to keep our kitchens well-stocked
• Overseeing kitchen cleaning responsibilities to maintain hygiene standards
• Complying with Food Handling, Hygiene and Health and Satefty regulations
• Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service
• Hold a City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent
• Have experience supervising a team
• Have experience in a similar Chef role
• Hold a Food Hygiene certificate
• Have a flexible approach to working
• As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.