Term-Time Chef Manager: Lead School Kitchen & Nutrition

Caterlink Ltd; Kinsley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended learning programme

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing services

Pensions scheme

Job summary

Caterlink Ltd is hiring a Chef Manager for Outwood Academy Hemsworth to deliver nutritionally balanced, high-quality meals. The role is term-time only with 37 hours per week (Mon-Fri) across 38 weeks per year, at £17.80 per hour.

You will supervise kitchen operations, ensure Health & Safety and Food Safety compliance, manage inventories and budgets, and act as the primary client contact to drive service excellence. Training and development are supported by Caterlink.

Qualifications

• 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

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 Ltd is hiring a Chef Manager for Outwood Academy Hemsworth to deliver nutritionally balanced, high-quality meals. The role is term-time only with 37 hours per week (Mon-Fri) across 38 weeks per year, at £17.80 per hour.

You will supervise kitchen operations, ensure Health & Safety and Food Safety compliance, manage inventories and budgets, and act as the primary client contact to drive service excellence. Training and development are supported by Caterlink.