Cook Manager

Impact Food Group; Strensall; On-site; GBP 20,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education catering company in England is seeking a Cook Manager to oversee kitchen operations at Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy. The role involves managing a team, cooking fresh meals for students, and ensuring high service standards. Working Monday to Friday with no evening or weekend shifts, this position offers a competitive salary of £19,565 annually, alongside a good work-life balance, free meals during shifts, and numerous development opportunities.

Benefits

Free meals during shifts

Career development opportunities

Employee discount scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced as a Cook/Chef Manager.
• Ability to manage a kitchen and liaise with onsite clients.
• Familiar with cooking fresh seasonal ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Head up the kitchen team and ensure smooth service.
• Ensure all health and safety guidelines are followed.
• Prepare quality food for students and staff.

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 feedmorechildren better food.

The role…

We’reopen 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’rehere to makegoodfood, after all, that’s why our clientsandcustomers love us!

Job Title: Cook Manager

School Location: Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy, Tork, YO32 5UH

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 7.30am-2.30pm (32.5hours per week)

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

Pay Details: £19,565 per Annum

Your Background…

We’reopen 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’rehere to makegoodfood, after all, that’s why our clientsandcustomers 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 schoolholidays off, giving you the opportunity for some great work-life balance.

Asan added bonusa free meal is supplied on shift! (and uniform)

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

There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be hadandwe’vegot a staffdiscount scheme at over850 retailers!

We also run monthlyopportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers...

Next steps…

If you thinkyou’vegot what it takes, and the times above suit you,we’dlove 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 requiredtoundergo an enhancedDBS disclosure and children’s barred list check, which IFG will pay for.

We area committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail withinyourapplication. Allinformation is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.