Job Introduction
We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- Company Car or Car Allowance
- Monday to Friday
- Contributory pension scheme
- Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
- Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
- Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
- Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
- Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
- Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
- Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
- You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
Covering Bristol, South Wales, Devon and Cornwall with some national travel
Purpose of the Job
- Plan, organise and direct the preparation and cooking of food ensuring that the company’s reputation for quality is delivered and maintained in line with contractual requirements
- Delivering first class training to staff to enhance culinary skills and food quality
- Plan and deliver outstanding hospitality events
- Driving sales through centrally driven menu planning, promotions and preferred suppliers
- Responsible for all aspects of food safety, HSE and COSHH
- To implement and maintain food monitoring procedures to facilitate budgetary control and to monitor all costs involved in the kitchen against agreed budgets
- Work periodically with the wider culinary team to enhance skills and support central culinary initiatives and projects
- Support the daily operational needs of the business
Key Relationships
- Executive Chef
- Business Director and Operations Teams
- Regional Culinary Team
- Ingredient and Recipe Manager
- Onsite teams
- Chartwells Marketing Team
- Chartwells Nutrition Team
- Clients and School SLT’s
Key Skills and Experience
- Ability to get the best out of our people through team leadership and coaching
- Proven culinary background in a similar foodservice function
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills to large and small groups
- Ability to analyse and evaluate information
- Demonstrates Compass values and recognition principles
- Experience of using process and planning to deliver consistent results
- Ability to quickly gain credibility with key stakeholder groups
- Obsessive about great service with client and customer focus
- Experience working in a culinary/catering role in an education environment
- Passion for great food and excellent service delivery
- Experience in training culinary skills
- Financially astute with ability to understand and deliver food costings and margin management initiatives
- Ability to work on own initiative but within a framework
- Working knowledge of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to work away from home when required.
About Us
Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Job Reference: com/1710/435800/52690003/SU
Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive?because diversity is our strength!