School Chef Manager (Term-Time) - Lead Kitchen & Nutrition

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Southam CP; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning programme

Employee discounts

Wellbeing services

Pension scheme

Job summary

Caterlink is hiring a Chef Manager at Southam College, Southam, to ensure nutritionally balanced and tasty food for pupils and staff. The role is term-time only with no weekends, offering flexibility.

Responsibilities include food preparation to Caterlink standards, health and safety compliance, and managing the site’s day-to-day operations, budgets, and team performance. You will be the primary client contact at the school, driving improvements and reporting KPIs.

Responsibilities

• To prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client
• To ensure that the location meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislations and procedures
• To ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers and expectations are consistently exceeded
• To be responsible for the day-to-day running of the location and supervising teams including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans
• To be the main point of contact for our client in your school ensuring that regular adjustments and improvements are both recommended and implemented
• Communicating regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and financial targets to ensure these are achieved
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role by ensuring all training is completed and performance is managed

Job description

Caterlink is hiring a Chef Manager at Southam College, Southam, to ensure nutritionally balanced and tasty food for pupils and staff. The role is term-time only with no weekends, offering flexibility.

Responsibilities include food preparation to Caterlink standards, health and safety compliance, and managing the site’s day-to-day operations, budgets, and team performance. You will be the primary client contact at the school, driving improvements and reporting KPIs.