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Chef Manager - Kidderminster

Job Description

Job Title: Chef Manager - Kidderminster
Salary: £13 Hourly
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week

About The Company

Our client is a specialist school catering business born in 2009 out of a passion for great-tasting food. They are all about providing fresh, delicious and exciting meals that bring a healthy dose of fun to the school day.

Their small, independent, Midlands-based company has a family feel, and focuses on building strong relationships with our teams and clients. This means that their employees, their wellbeing and the opportunities for development and growth within our business are extremely important. They reward their teams and recognise their hard work to ensure they feel happy and valued in their role.

Job Introduction

As a Chef Manager, you will have full financial and operational responsibility for your school's catering facility. You will be focusing on delivering exceptional service, and food with a creative twist to make school mealtimes fun and exciting.

Main Responsibilities

Managing the team to ensure a consistently fantastic dining experience for students and staff in line with company standards
Leading in the preparation of delicious and nutritious meals of the highest quality, using our, and overseeing menu development
Providing outstanding support and guidance to the team
Leading, developing, coaching and training all staff in a positive and motivating manner
Having full control of the catering operation including stock, food, and labour costs
Managing and improving all controllable costs
Driving sales through monthly promotions and added value events
Building positive relationships with clients and customers
Ensuring full compliance with company systems & procedures, and legislation
Carrying out regular audits to ensure standards are being met

The happiness of all employees is of utmost importance to our client, their friendly kitchen environments will make you feel supported and part of a family.

This role is:

Monday to Friday working - no more weekends!
35 hours working with no late nights
39 weeks per year based around term time (more time to spend with friends and family)

You will also benefit from:

Working for a fast-growing company who would like you to grow with them
A dedicated L&D team to support you in developing your skills including apprenticeships and training courses that are available for everyone.

Our client requires all staff to share their commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought by the company.

The Ideal Candidate

Our client is looking for somebody who shares our passion for serving great-tasting food and providing excellent service, maintaining the highest standards at all times, along with the following:

A natural positive leader who can demonstrate great teamwork
Previous experience in managing a team
Craft based experience using fresh ingredients
OND or HND Qualification (preferred)
Strong knowledge of Health and Safety practices within a kitchen
Financial understanding of gross profit management and achieving sales targets

Pineapple Recruitment are recruiting for this role on behalf of our client and are acting as Recruitment Agency

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Location Worcester, United Kingdom
Salary £13 - £13
Job Reference REF1546
Posted on Posted on 17 September 2024