Pabulum Catering are now recruiting for an Executive Chef Manager to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our children at St Charles 6th Form College.
You will have a close relationship with the school and be responsible for a well-established kitchen, dedicated to providing the best for all children.
As a Chef Manager, you will be working in a passionate and hard-working team to create an outstanding experience for our school.
In return, we offer an excellent work-life balance, support, and a fantastic company culture for a business committed to providing healthy food to children. At Pabulum, you’re important; without our employees, we wouldn’t be where we are today with such a strong, innovative, and constantly growing business.
With over 120 sites across Southern England, there’s plenty of opportunity for you to grow, learn, and develop.
Your key responsibilities will include:
* Preparing our delicious food
* Managing the main aspects of the kitchens including Health & Safety and Training & Development, and keeping the Unit Bookwork up to date
* Receiving and managing food deliveries and managing storage
* Developing a great working relationship with clients, team, and customers to ensure the catering contract is always growing in the right direction.
Our ideal Executive Chef Manager will:
* Be passionate about food and providing great customer service
* Manage kitchen staff to maintain high standards
* Have experience in managing supplier ordering and weekly stock taking
* Adhere to recipes, plate presentation, and cooking standards
* Train kitchen staff on preparation methods, portion sizes, and presentation standards
* Control budget and minimize wastage
* Ensure kitchen operations meet health and safety standards
* Monitor the quality of products and services provided
* Resolve customer queries promptly and professionally
* Have an understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures
* Have an excellent record of kitchen management
* Be able to spot and resolve problems efficiently
* Demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills
Role details and benefits include:
* £42,000 per annum
* 45 hours a week
* Monday to Friday
* Excellent work/life balance due to term-time only contract
* Holiday pay
* NEST pension scheme
* Comprehensive Employee Assist Programme
* Consistent training and development
* Unlock – discount membership
* Excellent work/family life balance due to term-time only contract
At Pabulum, there are three basic ingredients for your role:
* The food – We take our values seriously, putting Education, Passion, Sensation, and Innovation at the forefront of everything we do. 94% of our food is freshly prepared on site every day, using 75% British produce and little or no frozen or processed foods.
* The people – Happy customers always come back for more, so we expect you to ensure they have an excellent customer experience.
* And you – We are recruiting for a Chef Manager to join our positive and professional team.
As you will be working in Education, you must provide two employment/character references, and we’ll also carry out an Enhanced DBS / Criminal Record Check as well (which we’ll pay for).
Interested in becoming part of the Pabulum family?
Please apply online. If you would like to contact me directly to discuss the role, you can.
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