Regional School Food Innovator & Chef Leader

Equipment Sales & Service Limited.; Birtley; Vor Ort; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Contributory pension scheme

Career Pathways and MyLearning

Digital GP and wider healthcare

Exclusive travel discounts

Discounts on groceries

Cinema discounts

Cash rewards

Wellness and fitness classes

Employee discounts and family sharing

Zusammenfassung

Chartwells, part of Compass Group UK&I, is seeking a dynamic culinary leader to elevate school food across multiple sites. You will drive innovative menus, lead kitchen teams, and engage clients in food quality and strategy discussions.

Role emphasizes developing new concepts, ensuring standards compliance, and delivering tastings and activations across sites, while collaborating with senior stakeholders.

Qualifikationen

• Passion for food and education catering.
• Strong knowledge of food trends and culinary development.
• Creative foodservice background.
• Experience with purchasing, sourcing, modular menus and recipe systems.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing food concepts.
• Experience working in fast-paced, forward-thinking environments.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Strong coaching and leadership ability.
• Ability to build relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong project management skills.
• Knowledge of varied food production methods.
• Passion-led approach to school visits, showcasing the very best food.

Aufgaben

• Drive a consistent, elevated and innovative food offer across all schools.
• Lead development of kitchen teams and champion new food concepts.
• Engage clients in conversations around food quality and school strategy.
• Create and implement new culinary ideas such as pop-ups and tasting events.
• Develop School Food Standards-compliant regional dishes for menus.
• Ensure modular menus are implemented correctly using approved recipes.
• Ensure hospitality brochures exist for every school.

Kenntnisse

Culinary leadership

Menu development

Food trends

Communication

Project management

Tools

Recipe systems

Jobbeschreibung

Chartwells, part of Compass Group UK&I, is seeking a dynamic culinary leader to elevate school food across multiple sites. You will drive innovative menus, lead kitchen teams, and engage clients in food quality and strategy discussions.

Role emphasizes developing new concepts, ensuring standards compliance, and delivering tastings and activations across sites, while collaborating with senior stakeholders.