Caterlink - Chef Manager

Company Description Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at primary schools, secondary schools and colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our “Fresh Food Policy” is the foundation of our success and growth in the market coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site‑based teams.

We are hiring for a Chef Manager at Russett School, Norfolk who wants to ensure our future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. This role is term‑time only and no weekends, so it is great for those looking for flexibility.

• £14 per hour
• 32.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday
• Term‑time only – working 38 weeks per year
• No working weekends or school holidays
• This is a 3‑person team with responsibility for all cooking, cleaning and management of the kitchen area.
• Supports the effective operation of a Special Educational Needs setting.

• To prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client.
• To ensure that the location meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislations and procedures.
• To ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers and expectations are consistently exceeded.
• To be responsible for the day‑to‑day running of the location and supervising teams, including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans.
• To be the main point of contact for our client in the school ensuring that regular adjustments and improvements are both recommended and implemented.
• Communicating regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and financial targets to ensure these are achieved.
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to ensure all training is completed and performance is managed.

Caterlink strives to always provide a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all our teams where every individual is treated with respect, integrity and has the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and with fairness at all times. Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

• At least 5 years of catering experience.
• Ability to work independently.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults; an enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained.

• You have the opportunity of a blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications, apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning and on‑the‑job training to support and encourage your development and enable you to be the best you can be.
• We offer access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinemas, restaurants, as well as holiday discounts, family days out and many more.
• Full access to our wellbeing services, including the Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits which are free for you and your family.
• Possible eligibility to join our pension scheme.