School Menu Development Chef

1 week ago


Nottingham, United Kingdom Octave Recruitment Ltd Full time

Are you a passionate chef looking to make a real difference in school catering? We are seeking a School Menu Development Chef to inspire, innovate, and elevate the school meal experience across 52 schools, serving over 2 million meals a year. The Role This isn't your standard development chef role - you'll be hands-on, creative, and a mentor to our catering teams. Your responsibilities will include: Inspiring and upskilling school cooks to deliver exceptional food and service. Working alongside management to maintain high kitchen standards through audits and recommendations. Designing and implementing fresh, seasonal menus (in collaboration with the Food Development Officer) that meet School Food Standards and Food for Life criteria – menus change only twice per year. Promoting school meals at events through tastings and demonstrations. Driving continuous improvement across school and commercial kitchens, including scaling recipes for large numbers and checking portion sizes. About You Knowledge of school catering standards and allergen management. Experience in a school catering environment or the ability to adapt culinary knowledge to schools. Strong leadership, collaboration, and mentoring skills. Creative and passionate about food trends, flavours, and menu innovation. Flexible to travel between school sites as needed, based at Loxley House. #J-18808-Ljbffr



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