Chef

1 month ago

maidstone, United Kingdom Caterplus Full time
Join our team

Are you a passionate Relief Chef? If so, we'd love you to join our team working with Canford Healthcare

This role sits within our award-winning brand, Caterplus, one of the UK's leading catering services specialising in the care sector. Making a difference to local people, we pride ourselves on crafting superb environments for the over 55 community. By contributing to our customer's social life & fostering friendships, our quality & locally sourced food is matched only by the warmth of our customer service.


What you'll be doing...

As a Relief Chef you will be proactively managing and supporting a catering team as well as creating a platform for financial growth through cost control and culinary excellence.

Responsibilities:

  • Recruiting, training, supporting and people development to deliver an efficient, high quality service to Elior UK, customer and client
  • Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget
  • Ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison to enable operational excellence
  • Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customer and colleagues

This role covers Bexleyheath, Gravesend, Bexhill-on-Sea, Maidstone, Eastbourne, Tunbridge Wells and Hampton.


Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days out of 7

What can you bring?

In this role:

  • Proven leadership ability
  • Genuine interest in customer service excellence
  • A strong team player, highly confident and positive
  • Catering experience with chef skills (contract catering is desirable)
  • Senior chef management experience essential

Our way of saying thank you...

At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.

FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.

Support Your Way of Life:

  • Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments
  • Relax & recharge with 28 days holiday, increasing to 31 days after two years service
  • Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options
  • Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work

Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:

  • Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community

Supporting You Through Life's Ups & Downs:

  • Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits

Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:

  • Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle-to-work scheme

Why it's great to work for us...

Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK's leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:

  • Workplaces & Office Space
  • Sporting Venues & Stadiums
  • Attraction & Heritage Sites
  • Public Sector & Defence
  • Health, Care & Hospitals
  • Schools, Colleges & Universities

Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we're committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.

That's why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us


Elior Celebrates Equality
Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work

Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.



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