School Kitchen Manager (Term-Time) - Nutritious Meals

WSH Group; Ramsey; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning programme

Employee discounts

Wellbeing services

Pension scheme

Job summary

Caterlink is seeking a Chef Manager at Bury CofE Primary School in Bury, Ramsey. This role is term-time only with 27.5 hours per week across 38 weeks, paid at £14 per hour. You will manage kitchen operations, ensure compliance with health and safety, and drive high-quality meals for pupils and staff.

You’ll supervise the location, inventories, and budgets, serve as the primary client contact, and lead from the front to develop teams. DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience in school catering or education sector preferred.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety and food safety regulations.
• Proven leadership and budget management abilities.

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.

Skills

Food safety

Leadership

Team supervision

Budget management

Job description

Caterlink is seeking a Chef Manager at Bury CofE Primary School in Bury, Ramsey. This role is term-time only with 27.5 hours per week across 38 weeks, paid at £14 per hour. You will manage kitchen operations, ensure compliance with health and safety, and drive high-quality meals for pupils and staff.

You’ll supervise the location, inventories, and budgets, serve as the primary client contact, and lead from the front to develop teams. DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.