Cook Manager

Impact Food Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education catering company is seeking a Cook Manager for Franciscian Primary School in Tooting. The role involves cooking for 150 children and managing a small team. Ideal candidates have cooking experience, strong people management skills, and a passion for fresh ingredients. The position offers daytime hours, all school holidays off, career development opportunities, and a meal provided during shifts. Applicants must be prepared for an interview and kitchen visit and will undergo a DBS check paid by the company.

Benefits

Free meal on shift

Career development opportunities

Staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers

Qualifications

• Experience as a Cook/Chef Manager in a catering environment.
• Ability to manage and train a team effectively.
• Familiarity with using fresh seasonal ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Cook for around 150 primary children.
• Manage a team of 2 catering assistants.
• Ensure service runs smoothly and comply with due diligence.

Skills

Cooking skills

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’renot 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.

The role…

Job Title: Cook Manager

School Location: Franciscian Primary School, Tooting, SW17

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 8am-2pm (30hours per week)

Working Weeks: 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset days)

Pay Details: £13.75 per Hour

This role is cooking for around 150 primary children and managing a team of 2 catering assistants

Your Background…

We’re open to people with great cooking and people management skills. You will be an experienced Cook/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’renot 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 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 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.