At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic catering team and create delicious meals for a college environment.
- Company: Join a vibrant college in Edinburgh with a focus on quality catering.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, stable hours, and a rewarding work-life balance.
- Other info: Flexible working hours and opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on students' dining experiences while developing your culinary leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Must be a qualified Chef with strong management experience in catering.
The predicted salary is between 38754 - 38754 £ per year.
Are you an experienced Chef Manager ready to lead a high-performing catering operation in the heart of Edinburgh? We're looking for a talented Chef Manager to take ownership of a busy college operation, combining hands-on culinary expertise with strong kitchen management, team leadership, menu development, food safety, and cost control skills. This is an excellent permanent opportunity for an experienced Chef Manager, Catering Manager or Kitchen Manager looking for an interesting career within the education and contract catering sector.
What you will get in your new role:
- A competitive annual salary of £38,754 per annum
- A stable and rewarding permanent position.
- A balanced 35-hour work week, spread over 5 days out of 7.
- The opportunity to lead a dedicated catering team within a dynamic college environment.
Responsibilities in your new role as Chef Manager:
- Consulting with customers to develop and implement service improvements.
- Preparing and cooking high-quality meals, and directing catering staff in food production.
- Ensuring robust financial control through effective recipe management, monthly stock takes, diligent purchasing from nominated suppliers, and accurate invoice coding.
- Leveraging systems data for strong daily financial management, waste reduction, and cost control, including overseeing cash handling security.
- Managing all aspects of staff, from recruitment, induction, training, and development, to weekly time sheets, wage analysis, return-to-work interviews, and annual PDPs.
- Ensuring strict adherence to food hygiene, health & safety, and COSHH legislative requirements.
- Maintaining impeccable cleanliness of all kitchen and serving areas.
- Representing the catering department in meetings and undertaking other duties appropriate to this significant post.
Your personality, experience and qualifications:
You will be a qualified Chef with robust managerial skills and demonstrable experience in a catering environment within the hospitality industry. You will also bring:
- A high level of adaptability, comfortable covering unsociable hours including weekends, split shifts, early mornings, and late evenings.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, coupled with strong organisational and interpersonal abilities.
- Strong computer skills and familiarity with modern software packages.
Required Qualifications & Certifications:
- Minimum qualification of City & Guilds 706 (1 & 2) or SVQ equivalent
- HND or equivalent in Hospitality
- Essential basic and intermediate food hygiene certifications
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