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Support the Head Chef in daily kitchen operations. Ideally, you will have experience as a Chef de Partie within a contract catering environment, preferably in independent education, or a high-profile business and industry setting.

Chef Manager Independent School Catering (Term Time Only), Tunbridge Wells, Kent, up to £45,000 Are you a talented Head Chef ready to take the next step into management, or an experienced Chef Manager looking for a better work-life balance? We are recruiting on behalf of a prestigious independent secondary school near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, for an experienced and passionate Chef Manager to lead a busy and successful catering operation. This is an exciting opportunity to oversee a high-quality food offering across core dining, hospitality, and school events, with a strong focus on fresh food and exceptional service standards - all within a term time only position, offering an excellent work-life balance. The Role As Chef Manager, you will be fully responsible for the day-to-day running of the catering operation, leading both front and back of house teams while ensuring high standards across all areas. Key responsibilities include: • Managing the daily catering operation across the school site, • Leading, motivating, and developing a large FOH and BOH team, • Building strong relationships with senior leadership, staff, pupils, and parents, • Managing budgets, forecasting, P&L, and financial reporting, • Menu planning, including dietary and allergen management

Support the Head Chef in daily kitchen operations. Ideally, you will have experience as a Chef de Partie within a contract catering environment, preferably in independent education, or a high-profile business and industry setting.

The Assistant Chef will help prepare and serve meals to a high standard while ensuring food safety and hygiene regulations are followed. Ensure kitchen and equipment are kept clean and hygienic. Previous experience in a catering or kitchen environment (preferred).

Chef Manager – Independent School Catering (Term Time Only), Tunbridge Wells, Kent, up to £45,000 Are you a talented Head Chef ready to take the next step into management, or an experienced Chef Manager looking for a better work-life balance? We are recruiting on behalf of a prestigious independent secondary school near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, for an experienced and passionate Chef Manager to lead a busy and successful catering operation. This is an exciting opportunity to oversee a high-quality food offering across core dining, hospitality, and school events, with a strong focus on fresh food and exceptional service standards - all within a term time only position, offering an excellent work-life balance. The Role As Chef Manager, you will be fully responsible for the day-to-day running of the catering operation, leading both front and back of house teams while ensuring high standards across all areas. Key responsibilities include: Managing the daily catering operation across the school site Leading, motivating, and developing a large FOH and BOH team Building strong relationships with senior leadership, staff, pupils, and parents Managing budgets, forecasting, P&L, and financial reporting Menu planning, including dietary and allergen management Maintaining exceptional food quality, presentation, and service standards Overseeing hospitality and event catering functions About You We are looking for someone who is: An experienced Chef Manager, Catering Manager, or a strong Head Chef ready for progression Experienced within education catering or B&I catering environments A confident leader with excellent people management skills Passionate about fresh food and high culinary standards Highly organised with strong attention to detail An excellent communicator who can engage with pupils, staff, and stakeholders Flexible, proactive, and positive in approach Additional Information Term time only position 40 hours per week Working pattern: 5 days out of 7 Competitive salary up to £45,000 DBS check required for the successful candidate Interested and keen to apply? Then we’d love to hear from you IND7

Chef Manager Working Pattern: 5/7, based on 40 hours per week Lexington is an award-winning contract caterer that focus on providing great food and service to customers. To do this we need fabulous people and we work hard to create an environment where our team members feel engaged, inspired, valued and enjoy what they do. Brilliant Work Deserves Brilliant Perks! At Lexington, we believe that when you love where you work, it shows. Thats why we make sure our team feels appreciated, supported, and set up for success! Heres whats waiting for you: Free, tasty meals - Enjoy tasty, nutritious food on us while you work! Flexible working - including part time roles, because life doesnt run on a 9-5 schedule. Plenty of Time to Unwind - 28 days of holiday, and after two years, enjoy even more with 31 days. Leave for lifes important moments - whether family, personal or unexpected. Give back time - paid volunteering days for the causes you care about. Room to grow - career development and learning opportunities for all stages of your career. Wellbeing first - mental health support and wellbeing perks. Financial security - pension schemes and life assurance. Exclusive discounts - save on entertainment, leisure, and even travel! Key Responsibilities: Operational Management: Take ownership of the day-to-day catering operation on site. Plan daily food production in line with pupil numbers, staff feeding, hospitality, events and agreed service levels. Ensure breakfast, lunch, supper, hospitality, events and boarding provision, where required, are delivered to the agreed standard. Oversee service periods, ensuring food availability, presentation, replenishment, queue management and customer experience are maintained. Organise daily team deployment across preparation, service, cleaning, hospitality and other site requirements. Maintain high standards of food quality, presentation, service, cleanliness and organisation. Plan effectively for school events, theme days, open days, hospitality and changing client needs. Escalate operational issues, risks or concerns to the Operations Manager promptly. Food, Kitchen and Compliance: Lead food production and maintain strong culinary standards. Ensure menus, recipes, allergens, special diets and portion controls are followed. Maintain all required food safety, health and safety, allergen and cleaning records. Work in line with school safeguarding expectations and report any concerns through the correct process. Financial and Accounts Control: Manage site-level financial performance in line with budget. Control food cost, labour cost, stock, sundries and hospitality spend. Support the Operations Manager with budget reviews, forecasting and site financial reporting where required. Client and Lexington Relationship: Act as the day-to-day contact for the client on site. Act as the key link between the site team, client and Lexington support teams. Support Lexington initiatives, audits, reporting and service improvements. Communicate site updates, risks, successes and support needs clearly to the Operations Manager. Hospitality, Events and Boarding: Take ownership of hospitality delivery, ensuring requests are planned, costed and delivered professionally. Maintain clear hospitality records and backup for charging and client visibility. Support school events, theme days, open days, parent evenings and food engagement activities as required. People Management: Lead, motivate and support the catering team. Organise the team effectively across kitchen production, service, cleaning, hospitality and boarding where required. Support training, onboarding, probation reviews and team development. The Chef Manager should demonstrate: Previous experience as a Chef Manager, Head Chef, Catering Manager or similar. Strong culinary skills and confidence leading a busy kitchen. Experience managing a catering team in a school, contract catering, hospitality or similar environment. Good understanding of food safety, allergens, health and safety and compliance. Experience managing stock, ordering, budgets, food cost and waste. Strong people management and communication skills. Confident using company systems, email and basic reporting tools. Flexibility Statement: Because of the changing nature of our business, this job description may change from time to time. You may be required to undertake other duties of a similar nature that fall within your capabilities and are reasonably requested by management. TPBN1_UKCT

The Chef de Partie will run a kitchen section, prep ingredients, and deliver food across hotel outlets, maintaining food safety standards and supporting the team.

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As a Catering Account Manager you will provide administrative, commercial and operational support to the team liaising with the organisers as well as the contract catering provider. The role provide planning support for the event for all contract and mobile catering elements and will be involved in

Are you ready to be part of and lead a dynamic catering team to new heights? As our Catering Duty Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless operation of our catering department. Manage and address any performance issues or shortcomings of front-of-house staff in collaboration wi

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We're seeking a passionate Senior Retail Catering Manager to operate our retail catering outlets, and optimise the sales and profitability of each outlet at Excel London - one of Europe's largest and most successful venues, hosting some 400 events per year! We're looking for a specialised Restauran

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What Youll Be Doing Preparing and serving food including sandwiches, paninis, soups, and salads Supporting the smooth running of the café Delivering excellent customer service Supporting workforce members in developing catering and workplace skills Maintaining high standards of food hygiene, cleanl

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We are seeking a resilient and compassionate Sexual Violence Outreach Worker to play a vital role in supporting individuals affected by sexual offences.This exciting new post forms part of the Integrated Plymouth Sexual Violence Service, delivered in partnership with First Light.The role is part-tim

Independent Living & Dementia Support Worker Age UK Tunbridge Wells Do you want a flexible and rewarding role where you can make a real difference to older people in your local community? Age UK Tunbridge Wells is looking for caring, reliable, and compassionate individuals to join our Independent Li

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MPA Recruitment is urgently inviting applications for an experienced and reliable Band 3 Cook to join the catering team at Lisgaral in Larne for immediate start. Key Responsibilities Prepare, cook and present a range of meals to a consistently high standard Follow national nutritional guidelines and

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Job description: We are seeking a reliable and motivated Catering Assistant to join our catering team in Craigavon. Job Description: Assist in the safe handling, storage, and distribution of food within the hospital Deliver meals to wards while ensuring accuracy of patient orders Follow strict food

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An established B&I contract catering business is looking for an Operations Manager to oversee a growing portfolio of sites across London with some regional business also. Strong background in contract catering B&I at GM or Ops.

Nursery Cook | Catering for up to 116 children aged 6 weeks-5 years old. You have professional catering experience and can prepare and cook a range of foods from a set-menu, using fresh ingredients, providing suitable alternatives for children with allergies and dietary requirements. Nursery Cook |

Manage cafe operations, lead the team, ensure smooth service, and contribute to business growth.

Cook responsible for planning, preparing, and cooking balanced meals, managing kitchen operations, and leading kitchen assistants in a school environment.

Chef required to prepare dishes with attention to detail, support events, and maintain kitchen standards.

We are recruiting for a Cook to work on a rotation of 3 days on - 3 Days off- 7-5.Plan, prepare, and cook balanced meals in line with school dietary guidelines.Manage kitchen operations, including food ordering, stock control, and hygiene standards.Lead and support kitchen assistants to ensure smoot

Manages a school kitchen, leading the team, ensuring food quality, and managing budget/operations.

The Catering Manager will manage catering services at Wytham Lodge, a care home, working full-time.

Reporting to the senior management team, you will be responsible for leading the daily operation across catering and guest service areas, ensuring high service standards, strong commercial performance, and an outstanding experience for visiting families. You will ideally have: * Proven leadership ex

Cook to prepare meals in a retirement village, working full-time with no late nights, and alternative weekends off.

The Catering Manager will manage catering services at Wytham Lodge, requiring experience as a Chef.

The School Cook will prepare and serve nutritious meals, plan menus, and lead a kitchen team at Abbey Gardens School.