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Chef Manager

United Kingdom, Gedling 35000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted April 20, 2026
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Chef Manager role at Carlton Le Willows School, Gedling. Part of Impact Food Group (IFG), an education catering company. The role involves cooking good food for children, managing a kitchen team, and ensuring smooth service.

Job Responsibility

  • Head up the team
  • Make sure service runs smoothly
  • Adhere to all due diligence
  • Cook using fresh seasonal ingredients at volume
  • Manage the kitchen
  • Liaise directly with onsite clients

Requirements

  • Experienced Chef Manager
  • Great cooking skills
  • People management skills
  • Experience cooking using fresh seasonal ingredients at volume
  • Experience managing a kitchen
  • Experience liaising directly with onsite clients
  • Ability to head up a team and ensure service runs smoothly
  • Ability to adhere to all due diligence
  • Enhanced DBS check (provided by employer)

What we offer

  • Bonus potential of up to 10% of salary
  • Free meals on shift
  • IFG uniform
  • Company pension
  • Staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers
  • Opportunities to win shopping vouchers
  • Free qualifications
  • Career development opportunities
  • Enhanced DBS check paid for by IFG

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