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Culinary Operations Manager

1 month ago

Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom Chartwells - Main Full time
Job Title: Culinary Operations Manager

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Culinary Operations Manager to join our team at Chartwells - Main. As a key member of our culinary team, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the preparation and cooking of food to ensure the company's reputation for quality is delivered and maintained.

Key Responsibilities:

* Plan and deliver outstanding hospitality events
* Deliver first-class training to staff to enhance culinary skills and food quality
* Drive sales through centrally driven menu planning, promotions, and preferred suppliers
* Responsible for all aspects of food safety, HSE, and COSHH
* Implement and maintain food monitoring procedures to facilitate budgetary control and monitor all costs involved in the kitchen against agreed budgets

Key Relationships:

* Executive Chef
* Business Director and Operations Teams
* Regional Culinary Team
* Ingredient and Recipe Manager
* Onsite teams
* Chartwells Marketing Team
* Chartwells Nutrition Team
* Clients and School SLTs

Key Skills and Experience:

* Ability to get the best out of our people through team leadership and coaching
* Proven culinary background in a similar foodservice function
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Excellent presentation skills to large and small groups
* Ability to analyze and evaluate information
* Demonstrates Compass values and recognition principles
* Experience of using process and planning to deliver consistent results
* Ability to quickly gain credibility with key stakeholder groups
* Obsessive about great service with client and customer focus
* Experience working in a culinary/catering role in an education environment
* Passion for great food and excellent service delivery
* Experience in training culinary skills
* Financially astute with ability to understand and deliver food costings and margin management initiatives
* Ability to work on own initiative but within a framework
* Working knowledge of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
* Ability to work away from home when required

About Us:

Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds, and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.