Title: Chef Manager (Monday - Friday, term-time only)
Location: Cobham, Surrey
Salary: £35,000 per annum
* 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
* All major holiday periods away from the business
* 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
* Bespoke training and development opportunities
* Pension and life insurance
* Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
* Access to employee assistance programme
* Free meals whilst at work
* HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
We are seeking a talented Chef Manager with a passion for exceptional food and catering services to join our team at a highly esteemed independent school.
If you thrive on creating delicious, nutritious dining experiences that inspire young minds and delight taste buds, this is the perfect opportunity to showcase your skills and make a real impact.
This role offers the chance to lead a dynamic kitchen team, shape innovative menus, and set new standards in education catering. It’s an incredible opportunity for a dedicated professional to build their reputation in the food service industry while delivering outstanding culinary experiences.
Job Description
As a Chef Manager, your focus is to work closely with your teams to develop a great work relationship and together to provide the best customer service.
As well as having excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.
* Collaborate with the back of house team to help develop well-balanced and nutritious menus that cater to diverse dietary requirements and preferences.
* Prepare and manage the catering budget, ensuring cost-effective operations while maintaining quality standards.
* Establish strong relationships with school Bursars, Head Teachers and faculty.
* Recruit, train, supervise and motivate catering staff.
* Ensure compliance with food safety regulations, hygiene standards, and quality control protocols.
* Identify opportunities for growth, innovation and improvement in menu offerings, service delivery and operational efficiency.
* Maintain strict adherence to health and safety regulations, ensuring a clean and organised kitchen environment.
Qualifications
* Proven experience as a General Manager or Deputy General Manager in a high-volume, quality-focused environment.
* Demonstrated experience in managing, training, and supporting a team.
* Financially astute with the ability to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance.
* Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing skills.
* Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted environment and thrive under pressure.
* Meticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detail.
* Empathetic, clear and highly effective verbal and written communication.
* Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective.
* Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills.
Additional Information
Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.
To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.
We pride ourselves on:
Sustainability
Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.
We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.
We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.
From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.
Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity, and it is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. Therefore, we will require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding any criminal offences and be subject to an online search of publicly available information on suitability to work with children.
This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.
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