Chef Manager

Firstly, you will be working fantastic hours. Monday to Friday during school term time meaning more time with friends and family and no working at Christmas

The role is:

- 40 hours per week - 7:30am - 3pm
- £27,000 - £27,500 per annum, depending on experience
- 42 weeks per year

You’ll also benefit from:

- Hours being based around term time - think of what you could do with all that time off?
- Working for a fast growing, ambitious company. There is no ceiling here in terms of where you can take your career
- A dedicated L&D team to support you in developing your skills including apprenticeships and training courses that are available for everyone.

Please note, we do expect all staff to share our commitment of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought by the company.

As the Chef Manager of this Campus, you will have full operational and financial responsibility for the Campus' catering facility, focusing on delivering the highest quality of food and service for around 100 customer per day on site, as well as having the flair, originality and the eye for detail to make this one of the best in the area. You will also have a strong focus on the hospitality side of the Campus, providing excellent service for events and any other hospitality requests.
- Leading, developing, coaching, training, and motivating the team of 4 within your kitchen
- Having full control of the catering operation including stock, food, and labour costs
- Ensuring consistency of food and service standards delivered to the students and staff
- Dealing with any hospitality requests
- Driving sales through monthly promotions and added value events
- Managing and improving all controllable costs
- Overseeing menu development
- Maintaining company systems & procedures, and legislation
- Carrying out regular audits to ensure standards are being met

**We need someone who shares our passion for delivering exceptional food and service to our schools along with the following skills and experience**:

- OND or HND qualified (not a deal-breaker but would be advantageous)
- Strong Craft based experience using fresh ingredients
- Great hospitality experience catering for large events
- Excellent eye for detail
- Knowledge of health and safety practises
- Financial understanding of gross profit management and achieving sales targets
- Line management experience
- Experience within a similar environment