Chef Manager

Aramark; Cork; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark in Cork is seeking a Chef Manager to lead and develop catering solutions, ensuring hospitality excellence and on-site service delivery. You will manage events, supervise kitchen activity, and drive quality and consistency across all catering operations.

The role focuses on people leadership, training, food safety, and achieving revenue targets while maintaining Aramark standards and customer satisfaction at a busy site.

Qualifications

• Requires catering qualification at diploma/degree level and 2–5 years industry experience.
• 2 years in a management or department head role.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP and food hygiene.
• Commercial focus with budgets and ability to meet targets.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver consistent quality in planning and execution of events.
• Lead catering team to ensure quality in final presentation of food.
• Train and lead employees to ensure knowledge of menus and calendars.
• Monitor team performance and run daily huddles.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's model.
• Implement communication strategy to build catering revenue.
• Deliver food and labour targets and develop revenue strategies.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies in culinary operations.
• Complete and maintain staff records including training and schedules.

Skills

People management

Food safety

Budgeting

Customer service

Menu planning

Education

Catering qualification (diploma/degree)

Job description

Aramark are currently recruiting for a Chef Manager in the Cork area for a busy site. This person will be responsible for developing and executing catering solutions to meet customer needs and a big focus on hospitality. Facilitate the delivery of prepared food as per company policy and Health & Safety & food safety.

Job Responsibilities

• Deliver consistent quality in planning and execution of events.
• Demonstrate established company solutions to ensure consistency, quality and efficiency within consumer driven offerings.
• Work collaboratively with the kitchen team to assist in daily food production, providing hands-on support in the kitchen while ensuring operational standards, food safety compliance, and service excellence are upheld.
• Lead catering team to ensure quality in final presentation of food.
• Train and lead employees to ensure knowledge of food menus and promotional calendars.
• Monitor team performance and provide regular feedback. Plan and execute team meetings and daily huddles.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's standard model.
• Implement communication strategy as provided by marketing team to build catering revenue.
• Responsible for delivering food and labour targets. Develop and execute strategies to achieve catering revenue forecasts.
• Responsible for executing catering events of varied size and scope.
• Ensure compliance with Aramark food, occupational and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations.
• Follow all applicable policies, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those relating to safety, health, wage and hour.
• Complete and maintain all staff records including training records, schedules and performance data.

Qualifications

• An approved catering qualification at diploma/degree level and /or 2-5 years industryexperience, 2 of which were at management or department head level with a strongbackground in 4 star hospitality.
• Demonstrates excellent people management skills
• A high degree of knowledge of Food Hygiene including HACCP...
• The ability to manage in a diverse and pressurised environment with a focus on client and customer services.
• Commercially focused, experience with budgets and a proven ability to achieve stretching commercial targets.
• Actively seeks change, a self-motivator and is ready to challenge in the interest of continuous improvement.