Chef Manager

Impact Food Group; West Drayton; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in West Drayton is looking for a Chef Manager. This role involves managing the kitchen team, ensuring high-quality food service, and liaising directly with clients. The position offers a competitive salary of £35,000 annually, a bonus potential, and great work-life balance with daytime hours and all school holidays off. Candidates should have strong cooking and management skills. Opportunities for career growth and free qualifications are also available.

Benefits

Bonus potential up to 10%

Free meals on shift

Company pension

Career development opportunities

Staff discount at over 850 retailers

Qualifications

• Experienced Chef Manager with a strong background in cooking and team management.
• Able to manage kitchen operations and liaise directly with clients.

Responsibilities

• Head up the team to ensure smooth service.
• Adhere to all due diligence in the kitchen.

Skills

Cooking using fresh seasonal ingredients

People management

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.