School Chef Manager

Compass Group UK & Ireland; Newport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service provider in Newport is seeking an ambitious Chef Manager to create exceptional food experiences. In this full-time role, you will oversee catering operations, manage budgets, and train teams while ensuring high-quality food service. Ideal candidates should hold relevant qualifications and demonstrate strong leadership skills. Embrace an opportunity to grow within a company that values diversity and invests in its people.

Qualifications

• Hold a City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent.
• Experience managing teams in a similar role.
• Exceptional timekeeping and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Preparing delicious, high-quality food.
• Identifying opportunities to improve food service.
• Supporting and training teams effectively.
• Managing budgets and meeting financial targets.
• Ensuring Health & Safety compliance.

Skills

Great-tasting food

Exceptional customer service

Team management

Communication

Timekeeping

Ability to work under pressure

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent

Job description

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Job Introduction

We're currently recruiting an ambitious Chef Manager to help us create exceptional food experiences for Chartwells on a full time basis, contracted to 35 hours per week.

As a Chef Manager, you will be responsible for creating an outstanding culinary experience. In return, you will have the chance to progress your career with a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate.

Could you bring your spark to Chartwells? Here's what you need to know before applying for a Chef Manager position with Compass Group UK&I.

Please note: This role is contracted to 44 weeks per year.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers.
• Identifying opportunities to improve our food service.
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role.
• Delivering our tasty food concepts to our customers.
• Ordering food, looking after stock control and controlling food waste.
• Overseeing the efficiency of all catering operations, including managing inventories and implementing action plans.
• Managing budgets and successfully meeting financial targets.
• Implementing and reviewing Health & Safety standards to ensure compliance across all catering and service teams.

Ideal Chef Manager

• Hold a City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent.
• Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service.
• Have experience managing teams in a similar role.
• Be a brilliant communicator and easily build relationships.
• Strive for excellence in an enthusiastic and motivated manner.
• Be an ambitious and motivated individual who is always looking to upskill.
• Possess the ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliability.
• Have a safety-first mindset.

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.

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!