Cook Manager

Impact Food Group; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 21,000 - GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education catering company in Newark on Trent is seeking a Cook Manager for Lowes Wong Junior School. This role involves cooking with fresh ingredients while managing a kitchen team. Working Monday to Friday, 7am-2.30pm, offers a great work-life balance with all school holidays off. Candidates must have experience in cooking and management. Enjoy a free meal during shifts, career growth opportunities, and a staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers.

Benefits

Free meal provided during shifts

Career development opportunities

Staff discount at 850+ retailers

Work-life balance with time off during school holidays

Qualifications

• Experienced Cook/Chef Manager with a background in cooking at volume.
• Ability to manage a kitchen and liaise with onsite clients.
• Knowledge of using fresh seasonal ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Head up the team ensuring smooth service.
• Adhere to all due diligence in the kitchen.
• Provide quality meals for clients and customers.

Skills

Cooking skills

People management

Kitchen 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.

The role…

Job Title: Cook Manager

School Location: Lowes Wong Junior School, Southwell, NG23

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 7am-2.30pm (35hours per week)

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

Pay Details: £21,070 per Annum

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’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 disclosure and children’s barred list 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.