Chef Manager

Mount Charles Group; Magherafelt; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management provider in the UK is looking for a Kitchen Assistant to support kitchen operations. Responsibilities include food preparation, ensuring health and safety compliance, and maintaining quality standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role, hold a Food Hygiene Level 3 certification, and have excellent customer service skills. This role offers a competitive salary of £16.00 per hour and includes benefits like 28 days of paid holidays and company-sponsored training.

Benefits

28 days' paid holidays

Company Pension

Career Development & Training

Access to Voluntary Private Healthcare Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Financial Education Advisory Service

Uniform Provided

Company Events

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Must be able to work alternate weekends.
• Basic reading, writing, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in smooth kitchen operations and maintain food quality.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and hygiene standards.
• Update HACCP records.
• Monitor stock control and ordering.

Skills

Customer service orientation

Food Hygiene Level 3

Self-motivated

Positive attitude

Ability to work independently

Flexibility

Job description

Role

Mount Charles Group are one of the largest and privately owned soft Facilities Management, catering and ancillary service/product providers in Ireland. If you are a customer focused individual and want to join a fun and family orientated business which believes people are our greatest asset, then we have a role for you! Our family values speak for themselves:

Job ref: RF-2512-50

Location: Magherafelt - NRC

Quantity of Posts Available: 1

Salary: £16.00 per hour

Working Pattern

• 32.5 hours per week
• Monday to Friday 8am - 3pm

Rewards

• 28 days' paid holidays (pro rata)
• Company Pension
• Career Development & Training
• Access to Voluntary Private Healthcare Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program to support your health & wellbeing
• Financial Education/Financial wellbeing advisory service
• Uniform Provided
• Company Events

The Role

• Assisting in the smooth and efficient operation of the kitchens to ensure a consistent reputation for food quality is always maintained.
• Ensuring the planning, preparation, cooking and presentation of food is always to the highest standard.
• To ensure quality standards and procedures are fully understood and implemented, and daily checking procedures are fully applied.
• To ensure company policies relating to stock control and stock ordering are implemented and monitored.
• To ensure a safe environment is maintained in compliance with health, safety, fire, hygiene and security legislation and company policies and procedures.
• Updating HACCP records.
• To ensure the security of kitchen and storage areas is maintained at all times. To promote and contribute to a harmonious working environment where all employees are treated with respect.
• Any other reasonable requests made by Unit Manager.

The Person

• Must be able to work alternate weekends
• Experience in a similar role
• Food Hygiene Level 3 qualified
• Leads by example and lives our values.
• Enthusiastic and passionate about our customer service and reputation.
• Self-motivated, working independently and on own initiative.
• Flexible with a positive, can-do attitude.

Basic statutory training for the role will require all candidates to have basic reading, writing, speaking and listening skills to assist in understanding safety and work instructions and communicating with customers on a day-to-day basis.

The Mount Charles Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Due to the number of applicants Mount Charles receives, we only respond to short-listed applicants. If you have not been contacted within six weeks of the closing date, you have not been selected for interview.

GREAT PEOPLE - GREAT SERVICE - GREAT FUTURE

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Closing date: Thu 22 January 2026