School Chef - Leeds

Equipment Sales & Service Limited.; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A catering service provider in Leeds is seeking a passionate Chef to oversee menu changes and ensure the delivery of high-quality food services. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications and experience in a similar role. Responsibilities include preparing food, maintaining hygiene standards, and acting on customer feedback to enhance service quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar Chef role required.
• Must hold relevant cooking qualifications.
• Ability to act on customer feedback to improve services.

Responsibilities

• Prepare delicious, high-quality food.
• Oversee menu changes and kitchen hygiene.
• Monitor inventories and stock levels.

Skills

Passion for great-tasting food and customer service

Supervisory experience

Flexibility in work approach

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent

Food Hygiene certificate

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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 Chartwells 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 Safety regulations

Qualifications

• 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

About Chartwells

Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.