Executive Chef for Universities

3 weeks ago


Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom Chartwells Full time
Company Overview
Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. With a commitment to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work, we strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members.

As part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, we serve millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges and universities across the UK.

Job Description
We are currently recruiting an ambitious Chef to help us create exceptional food experiences for Universities on a part-time basis contracted to 30 hours per week. The ideal candidate will have experience supervising a team, hold a Food Hygiene certificate and be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service.

The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing and serving high-quality food, overseeing and implementing menu changes, identifying opportunities to improve our food services, listening and acting on customer feedback, supporting with the creation of new menus and creative food concepts, representing Chartwells and maintaining a positive brand image, monitoring inventories and overseeing kitchen cleaning responsibilities to maintain hygiene standards.

Required Skills and Qualifications
To be considered for this role, you should hold a City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent, have experience in a similar Chef role and a flexible approach to working. We offer a competitive salary range of £28,000 - £32,000 per annum, depending on experience.

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