Compass Group Plc is a £20 billion turnover, global organisation and the world's leading provider of food and support services. With operations across seven key business areas (Foodservice; Support Services; Business & Industry; Healthcare & Seniors; Education; Sports & Leisure; and Defence, Offshore & Remote), Compass serves customers in offices and factories; schools and universities; hospitals and senior living communities; major sports and cultural venues; remote mining camps and even offshore platforms.

We are looking for an Chef Manger to manage kitchen operations, budgets, and team performance.

Location: Central London

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week, 06:30am - 15:00pm or 07:00am - 15:30pm

Rate of Pay: £45,000 per annum

Key Responsibilities: 

• The Chef Manager will plan, organise and direct the preparation and cooking of food ensuring that the company's reputation for quality is enhanced with customers and clients at all times
• Adopt a hands on approach taking responsibility for the food production covering all employee dining along with an extensive range of pop ups.
• Possess an exceptional drive for quality and innovation
• Responsible for all aspects of food safety, Health & Safety and COSHH
• The Chef Manager will be required to implement and maintain food monitoring procedures to facilitate budgetary control and to monitor all costs involved in the kitchen against agreed budgets

Our Ideal Chef Manager will: 

• Proven experience in a role as Chef Manager being able to demonstrate a track record of catering for large numbers but at the same time making the customer feel that their meal has been individually prepared for them.
• Have a 'big personality' .Great people skills and be able to lead, develop, train and inspire a small team.
• Have a real passion for food and customer service along with bags of enthusiasm and recognising that customer engagement is key.
• Food Innovation and development is essential along with being up to date with current food trends
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Superb culinary skills
• Good financial understanding
• High standards and be quality driven
• Excellent organisational skills
• A 'Can do' attitude

What you get:

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:

• 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
• Regular emails filled with the best discounts and savings available
• Receive Wow Points 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
• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways programme
• Compass exclusive offers on Perks At Work