Executive Chef

Job Details

Welcome to IFG, we are one of the fastest growing, education catering companies in the country and were recently awarded Education Caterer of the year at the Foodservice Catey Awards.

We’re not going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feed more children better food.

The role…

Job Title: Executive Chef/ Manager

Site: Thames Christian School, London, SW11

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: Approx 7am-4pm 45 hours per week

Working Weeks: 42 weeks per year (term tiime plus 3 weeks)

Pay Details: £50,000 per year

Benefits: Free meals onshift, uniform, pension & other great company benefits

Duties Include:

• Managing the kitchen, food production and service points at this prestigious Independent day school
• The site caters for around 100 at lunch (staff and students)
• This is a small site - you will be managinga team of 2 catering assistants
• As the face of the food you will be responsible for making sure the food operation runs like clockwork
• Your remit includes people management & kitchen based and includes; Stock ordering, hospitlaity menus, staff rotas and food presentation, rotas. basic HR and client based.
• As the senior manager onsite you work with your team to provide a seamless dining experience for all
• As Exececutive chef you will be being financially accountable for the unit attaining its GP/COGs
• Maintaining a high level of food safety and hygiene compliance at all times

Your Background...

• As an experienced executive chef you will have strong technical cooking skills with a background in Independent school catering
• The ability to maintain high standards is a must
• This role requies sound organisational skills and strong administrative skills

What’s in it for me?

So maybe you fancy working somewhere close to home? Have evning and the school holidays off?

Want to work with fresh, quality produce, in a stunning environment ?

You will head up the senior management team as this exclusive location

As an added bonus a free meal is supplied on shift! (and uniform)

We’ll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of.

There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had and we’ve got a staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers!

We also run monthly opportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers...

Next steps…

If you think you’ve got what it takes, and the times above suit you, we’d love to hear from you!

An interview and kitchen visit will be required for this role.

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG will pay for.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.