Mobile Kitchen Manager

Norse Group; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 28 days

Mileage paid

Company pension

Staff discounts

Job summary

South West Norse is seeking a Mobile Kitchen Manager to support sites across the Plymouth and Ivybridge region on a part-time basis. You will lead a small on-site team, deliver nutritious meals and manage dietary requirements with locally sourced ingredients in a school setting.

This role requires a driving licence and offers a structured schedule (Mon-Fri, 9:30am-2:30pm, term-time only) with a pro rata salary based on a 40-hour week.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a busy kitchen and managing staff.
• Knowledge of menu development and costing for healthy meals.
• Relevant Food Hygiene qualification.
• Full Driving Licence is essential for this mobile role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a small on-site team to prepare meals.
• Deliver nutritious lunchtime meals using locally sourced ingredients.
• Support menu planning, costing and dietary requirements.
• Ensure high quality standards and on-time delivery.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Menu development

Allergy & dietary knowledge

Driving licence

Education

Food Hygiene qualification

Job description

Mobile Kitchen Manager required at South West Norse

Plymouth and South Hams area

£30,768.63 pro rata (based on a 40-hour working week) – Equates to £14.79 per hour

20 hours per week

Monday to Friday, between 9:30am - 2:30pm, Term time only

South West Norse have an opportunity for a Mobile Kitchen Manager to join our team and support our sites across the Plymouth and Ivybridge region on part‑time, permanent basis.

You will use your skills and experience to deliver an exciting and varied menu that utilises locally sourced and healthy ingredients, delivering an excellent level of customer service for the school. You will be responsible for managing catering department for children within the school. This role includes provision of modified diets, catering for allergies and sensory needs etc

Providing input into menu planning and costing, you will help us deliver a catering service that provides a nutritional lunchtime meal, leading and directing a small on‑site team to ensure preparation is delivered on‑time and to high quality standards.

Your Experience:

• Alongside your passion for catering and enthusiasm for establishing a brand‑new kitchen service, we are looking for you to demonstrate knowledge and experience for the role, including:
• Experience leading a busy kitchen environment, capable of organising catering staff as well as being hands‑on with meal preparation and cooking
• Knowledge of menu development and costing, with a focus on promoting healthy and nutritious meals
• A relevant qualification in Food Hygiene, with experience applying your knowledge within a catering environment
• As a mobile role a Full Driving Licence is an essential requirement for this role

What We Offer:

• 28 days annual leave, including 8 bank holidays.
• Mileage paid to 55p per mile
• Company pension and sickness scheme.
• Access to company discounts and benefits.
• Along with the above, we constantly strive to offer support and development opportunities to all our staff, so you will be encouraged to grow within the role.

You will have the chance to work in a friendly, customer service focused environment, and alongside our company benefits package, you will have the platform to develop within the industry with a national company.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate; payment will be met by the employer.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the date you applied, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.