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Chef Manager

United Kingdom, Brixton Employment contract 40000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted May 03, 2026
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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. IFG is has 4 amazing brands, Cucina, Innovate, Hutchison & Chapter One. 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: Chef Manager. School Location: New School in the Brixton Area. Working Days: Monday to Friday. Shifts & Working hours: 7am-4.30pm (45 hours per week). Working Weeks: 42 weeks per year (term time, inset days and 3 additional weeks). Pay Details: £40,000 per year. Benefits: Bonus potential of up to 10% of salary (Company Discretion), Free meals on shift & IFG uniform, Company pension and other great IFG benefits. Your Background… We’re open to people with great cooking and people management skills. You will be an experienced Chef Manager, used to cooking using fresh seasonal ingredients at volume, managing your kitchen and liaising directly with onsite clients. As manager you will head up the team, making sure service runs smoothly and that all due diligence is adhered to. We’re not in the business of making school food, we’re here to make good food, after all, that’s why our clients and customers love us! What’s in it for me? So maybe you fancy working somewhere close to home, with daytime hours, and with your weekends and evenings free? Not to mention all school holidays off, giving you the opportunity for some great work-life balance. 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 disclosure and children’s barred list 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.

Job Responsibility

  • Head up the team
  • Make sure service runs smoothly
  • Adhere to all due diligence

Requirements

  • Great cooking and people management skills
  • Experienced Chef Manager
  • Used to cooking using fresh seasonal ingredients at volume
  • Managing kitchen
  • Liaising directly with onsite clients
  • Adhering to due diligence
  • Must undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure and children’s barred list check

What we offer

  • Bonus potential of up to 10% of salary (Company discretion)
  • Free meals on shift
  • IFG uniform
  • Company pension
  • Other great IFG benefits
  • Work-life balance with school holidays off
  • Free qualifications and career development opportunities
  • Staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers
  • Monthly opportunities for best teams to win shopping vouchers

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