Chef Manager

Impact Food Group; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education catering company in Morpeth seeks an experienced Chef Manager to run their kitchen at Kind Edward VI School. This role offers a 40-hour workweek from Monday to Friday with daytime hours, along with benefits including a bonus potential, free meals during shifts, and a company pension. Ideal candidates will have strong cooking and people management skills, and enjoy a work-life balance with weekends and holidays off. Join a team dedicated to creating high-quality meals for schools.

Benefits

Bonus potential of up to 10%

Free meals on shift

Company pension

Career development opportunities

Staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers

Qualifications

• Experienced Chef Manager with a background in cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients.
• Ability to manage a kitchen and liaise with clients effectively.

Responsibilities

• Head up the kitchen team, ensuring smooth service.
• Adhere to all due diligence and safety standards.

Skills

Cooking skills

People management skills

Job description

Welcome to IFG, we are one of the fastest growing, education catering companies in the country and were recently awarded Education Caterer of the year at the Foodservice Catey Awards. IFG has 4 amazing brands, Cucina, Innovate, Hutchison & Chapter One.

The role…

Job Title: Chef Manager

School Location: Kind Edward VI School, Morpeth, NE61

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 7am-3:30pm, 40 hours per week

Working Weeks: 42 weeks per year (term time, inset days and 3 additional weeks)

Pay Details: £28,000 per year

Benefits:

• Bonus potential of up to 10% of salary (Company’s discretion)
• Free meals on shift & IFG uniform
• Company pension and other great IFG benefits

Your Background…

We’re open to people with great cooking and people management skills. You will be an experienced Chef Manager, used to cooking using fresh seasonal ingredients at volume, managing your kitchen and liaising directly with onsite clients.

As manager you will head up the team, making sure service runs smoothly and that all due diligence is adhered to.

We’re not in the business of making school food; we’re here to make good food, after all, that’s why our clients and customers love us!

What’s in it for me?

So maybe you fancy working somewhere close to home, with daytime hours, and with your weekends and evenings free?

Not to mention all school holidays off, giving you the opportunity for some great work‑life balance.

As an added bonus, a free meal is supplied on shift! (and uniform)

We’ll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of.

There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had and we’ve got a staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers!

We also run monthly opportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers…

Next steps…

If you think you’ve got what it takes, and the times above suit you, we’d love to hear from you!

An interview and kitchen visit will be required for this role.

IFG is committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG will pay for.

We’re a committed equal opportunities employer. If you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.