Chef Manager

Impact Food Group; Southall; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education catering company in the UK is seeking a Chef Manager to join their team at Langley Academy. This role involves managing a kitchen, ensuring high-quality food service and compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong cooking and leadership skills, with a focus on using fresh ingredients. Alongside a competitive salary, perks include bonus potential, free meals on shift, and opportunities for professional development and work-life balance.

Benefits

Bonus potential of up to 10%

Free meals on shift

Company pension

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experienced Chef Manager with a strong background in cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients.
• Proven ability to manage a kitchen and lead a team effectively.
• Familiarity with food safety and due diligence procedures.

Responsibilities

• Head the kitchen team and ensure smooth service operations.
• Liaise directly with onsite clients and manage client satisfaction.
• Adhere to health and safety regulations and oversee kitchen cleanliness.

Skills

Cooking skills

People management

Experience in volume cooking

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.

We’re not going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feed more children better food.

Job Title & Details

• Job Title: Chef Manager
• School Location: Langley Academy, SL3
• Working Days: Monday to Friday
• Shifts & Working hours: 7am-4.30pm (45 hours per week)
• Working Weeks: 42 weeks per year (term time, inset days and 3 additional weeks)
• Pay Details: £35,000 per year

Benefits

• Bonus potential of up to 10% of salary (Company 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, 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 are 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 are 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.