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Job Introduction
This is a great opportunity for talented Chef Manager to join and lead our team, who has a passion for food, desire to make a difference and gets enjoyment out of cooking good food and lightening up someone’s lunch break, also able to offer excellent customer service.
More about the role:
As a chef manager you will be responsible for:
- Managing a small team
- Catering for the staff, including breakfast and lunch
- Attracting new customers with your excellent service and quality food
- Demonstrating a real passion for cooking and providing excellent service
- Responsible for all the financial aspects of the business
- Training and motivating staff
- Building an excellent relationship with the client
- Ensuring all customer requirements are delivered in line with the expectation
Who you are:
- As a Chef Manager you will have experience of running a kitchen preferably within contract catering
- A chef background but able to run an effective unit
- A ‘can do’ attitude
- Strong people management skills
- Able to motivate staff and be a strong leader
- Passionate about food
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Strong financial awareness of the business
- Have very high standards both in presentation and Health and safety
- Proven experience in managing successful teams in a similar environment
- NVQ Level 1 & 2 or City & Guilds 706/1 and 2
- Basic Food Hygiene certificate
- Experience of leading and managing a small team of people
- Minimum 2 years catering experience
- Excellent financial acumen
- I.T literate
Who we are:
ESS Support Services Worldwide is the defence, government, offshore and remote business sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland. It provides food and support services to major companies and organisations operating in remote sites, defence, central and local government departments, police, prisons & offshore sectors.