Regional Development Chef - Noth West

Our client is a market leading contract catering company specialising in school food. By combining their understanding of the education sector and their knowledge of what’s on trend in the food world, they encourage creativity and excitement in their kitchens, allowing the teams to do what they do best and provide fantastic food experiences for the children.

The Role:

Our client is a leading and successful school contract caterer, providing nutritious meals to children in schools across the North West of England, including Manchester,  Preston, Lakes, Newcastle & Leeds.
We are currently seeking a dynamic Regional Development Chef to join their team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Food Quality & Standards: Collaborate with chefs and unit managers to ensure consistently high standards of food quality, presentation, and compliance with all food policies across the business area.
• Innovation & Development: Develop new food offerings and marketing initiatives that are innovative, on-trend, and profitable.
• Sales & Business Growth: Assist in increasing sales and retaining/growing their business through fresh food and innovative approaches.
• Coaching & Development: Mentor and develop chefs, ensuring they meet and maintain company standards, compliance, and policies in all areas of food health, safety, and quality.
• Service Excellence: Ensure that exceptional levels of service are delivered to all customers.
• Compliance: Adhere to all company and client policies, site rules, and statutory regulations relating to health and safety, safe working practices, hygiene, cleanliness, fire safety, and COSHH

About you:

We are looking for someone who shares a passion for delivering exceptional food and service in schools, and who has the following skills and experience:

• Experience: Previous experience in a development or senior culinary role
• Craft Skills: Excellent culinary background and skills
• Industry Knowledge: Strong acumen in external catering developments and innovations
• Financial Understanding: Demonstrated ability to understand and manage budgets
• Leadership: Proven ability to adhere to and drive company initiatives
• Communication: Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels
• Compliance: Experience working in a standards and compliance-focused environment

This role is:

• This vacancy is to start in September
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Contract: 52 weeks per year
• Salary: £45,000 per annum + car allowance
• Benefits: Mileage covered by the company, Private Medical Insurance, Enhanced Parental Leave, and an additional day of annual leave for your birthday
• Career Growth: Work for a fast-growing, ambitious company with unlimited career potential
• Professional Development: Access to a dedicated Learning & Development team, offering apprenticeships and training courses for all staff

You’ll also benefit from:

• Working for a fast growing, ambitious company. There is no ceiling here in terms of where you can take your career
• A dedicated L&D team to support you in developing your skills including apprenticeships and training courses that are available for everyone.

Please note, we do expect all staff to share their commitment of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought by the company.

Contact us about this vacancy
Kat Kantorova
07548 963 089
kat.kantorova@pineapple-recruitment.co.uk

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