Executive Chef Manager

Executive Chef Manager – Sidcup Pabulum Catering are now recruiting for an Executive Chef Manager to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our children at Blackfen School for Girls.

You will have a close relationship with the school and be responsible for a well‑established kitchen, dedicated to providing the best for all children.

As a Executive Chef Manager, you will be working in a passionate and hard‑working team to create an outstanding experience for our school.

In return we offer an excellent work‑life balance, support and a fantastic company culture for a business committed to providing healthy food to children.

At Pabulum, you’re important; without our employees we wouldn’t be where we are today with such a strong, innovative, and constantly growing business.

With over 120 sites across Southern England there’s plenty of opportunity for you to grow, learn and develop.

• Preparing our delicious food
• Managing the main aspects of the kitchens including Health & Safety and Training & Development, and keeping the Unit Bookwork up to date
• Receiving and managing food deliveries and storage
• Ensuring customers receive excellent service and fabulous food; as a Unit Manager you will always put our customers first

By developing a great working relationship with clients, team and customers alike, you will be able to ensure the catering contract you are part of is always growing in the right direction.

• Proven work experience as an Executive Chef / Chef Manager in a busy secondary school or similar
• Responsible for planning and preparing daily menus
• Passionate about food and providing great customer service
• Manage kitchen staff to maintain high standards
• Experience in managing supplier ordering and weekly stock taking
• Adhere to recipes, plate presentation and cooking standards
• Train kitchen staff on preparation methods, portion sizes and presentation standards
• Control budget and minimise wastage
• Ensure kitchen operations meet health and safety standards
• Monitor the quality of products and services provided
• Resolve customer queries promptly and professionally
• Understand various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures
• Have an excellent record of kitchen management
• Spot and resolve problems efficiently
• Demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills

• £40,000 per annum
• 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday
• Excellent work‑life balance due to term‑time only contract (44 weeks per year)
• Holiday pay
• NEST pension scheme
• Comprehensive Employee Assist Programme
• Consistent training and development
• Unlock discount membership

94% of our food is freshly prepared on site every day, using 75% British produce and little or no frozen or processed foods.

As you will be working in Education, you must provide two employment/character references and we will also carry out an Enhanced DBS / Criminal Record Check at our expense.

Interested in becoming part of the Pabulum family? Please apply online.

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