Chef Manager

Aramark; Letterkenny; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark is seeking a Chef Manager to develop and execute catering solutions that meet client needs and ensure safe, high-quality food delivery. You will manage a kitchen team, oversee events, and drive revenue while maintaining Aramark standards and policies.

The role requires a catering qualification or significant industry experience, with strong leadership, food safety knowledge, and a focus on client services in a high-volume environment.

Qualifications

• Requires catering qualification at diploma/degree level or 2–5 years of industry experience with 2 years in management.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent people management skills and ability to work in a high-volume operation.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP and food hygiene practices.

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 on menus and promotional calendars.
• Monitor team performance and conduct daily huddles.
• Develop and implement strategies to achieve catering revenue targets.
• Ensure compliance with safety, health, wage and hour policies.

Skills

People management

Customer service

Food safety (HACCP)

Budget management

Education

Catering qualification (diploma/degree)

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Information at a Glance

Job Description

Aramark are currently recruiting for a Chef Manager, responsible for developing and executing catering solutions to meet customer needs. 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 in order 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 industry experience, 2 of which were at management or department head level with a strong background in a high-volume hospitality, conference and banqueting operation.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 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.