Term-Time School Chef Manager - Lead Catering Team

Caterlink LTD; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant discounts

Job summary

Caterlink LTD in Ashford is hiring a Chef Manager to ensure nutritious, tasty meals for students and staff. The role is term-time only with no weekend work, offering flexibility. You will lead kitchen operations to meet Caterlink standards and client expectations.

The position pays £13.98 per hour, 25 hours per week, across 38 weeks per year, with responsibilities including food preparation, safety compliance, budget monitoring, and team supervision at the school site.

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 in Ashford is hiring a Chef Manager to ensure nutritious, tasty meals for students and staff. The role is term-time only with no weekend work, offering flexibility. You will lead kitchen operations to meet Caterlink standards and client expectations.

The position pays £13.98 per hour, 25 hours per week, across 38 weeks per year, with responsibilities including food preparation, safety compliance, budget monitoring, and team supervision at the school site.