Relief Chef Manager - Pontefract

Compass Group UK & Ireland; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A large food service company is seeking a dynamic Relief Chef Manager to lead culinary operations across multiple sites near Pontefract. This role requires strong leadership skills, experience in managing kitchens, and a passion for quality food. The ideal candidate will be adept at supporting teams and ensuring consistent food delivery to meet high standards. Join us to inspire teams and deliver excellent dining experiences while enjoying great perks such as free meals and no holiday shifts.

Benefits

Free meals on shift

On-site parking

Uniform provided

Access to Perks at Work

Qualifications

• Strong experience in a professional kitchen at supervisor or management level.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• A flexible, team-focused attitude willing to travel across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Cook, present, and oversee delivery of fresh dishes across units.
• Inspire and support kitchen and front-of-house teams.
• Ensure GP, sales, wastage, and ordering processes are managed.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Cooking from scratch under pressure

Knowledge of compliance and HACCP

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery

Food Hygiene Level 2 or 3

Job description

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Job Introduction

Relief Chef Manager

Location: supporting across 11 sites near to Pontefract,
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Hours: Predominantly Monday to Friday (Flexibility Required)

Bring Your Passion. Lead with Purpose. Cook with Craft.

We're looking for a dynamic and food-driven Relief Chef Manager to help lead culinary excellence across our multi-site operation. This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious chef with strong leadership and organisational flair to work across a major contract, delivering high-volume food with quality and consistency.

This role is about more than great food-it's about inspiring teams, maintaining standards across multiple locations, and putting smiles on thousands of faces every day.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Relief Chef Manager, you'll work across multiple sites, ensuring consistent food delivery, compliance, and customer satisfaction across all services including:

• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Night Shift Feeding, Vending, Hospitality, and Coffee Shops
• Supporting 200+ team members across 11 bustling locations serving a combined workforce of 10,000+

Key Responsibilities:

• Cook, present, and oversee the delivery of fresh, flavour-packed dishes across units
• Support operational and culinary delivery to contractual, safety, and financial standards
• Ensure GP, sales, wastage, and ordering processes are effectively managed
• Uphold all HSE and food safety standards across all sites
• Inspire and support kitchen and front-of-house teams through coaching and leadership
• Collaborate with site managers and clients to deliver memorable food experiences
• Monitor stock, ordering, labour, and compliance performance across units
• Lead by example-ensure the correct use of all kitchen equipment and best practices in food prep

What You'll Bring
Essential:

• Strong experience in a professional kitchen at supervisor or management level
• Previous experience in a Chef Manager, Head Chef, or Sous Chef role
• Excellent communication and leadership skills-able to lead by influence across teams
• A love for quality food and the ability to cook from scratch under pressure
• Strong understanding of compliance, safety, and HACCP
• A flexible, team-focused, can-do attitude-willing to travel across multiple sites

Desirable:

• NVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery
• Food Hygiene Level 2 or 3
• Previous multi-site support or mobile chef management experience

What's In It For You?

• High-profile, multi-site portfolio with room for growth
• Free meals on shift
• On-site parking
• Uniform provided
• Access to Perks at Work, a Compass benefits platform with savings & wellbeing support
• No Christmas or Bank Holiday working

Ready to Cook Up a Career Move?

If you're a food-focused professional who's ready to take the next step-across multiple sites, multiple services, and with maximum impact-then we want to hear from you.

Apply today and help us serve better at Eurest

About Us

We connect workplaces to mindful, flavourful &planet-positive catering

At Eurest, we are the experts in workplace catering, operating in over 700workspaces every day. We know that fuelling employees throughout the day can help to sharpen their thinking, nourish their bodies and minds and ultimately, motivate them to perform at their best. Our workplace food experiences are driven by our promise to live more sustainably and responsibly, working towards our goal of net zero by 2030.