Location
London, UB5 6NL

Hours
37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 7am - 2:30pm (20 mins paid break)

Salary
£15.10 per hour

About the Role
We are seeking a passionate and motivated Kitchen Manager to lead our school catering operation. Your primary focus will be delivering nutritious, high-quality food that supports the wellbeing and learning of our students. You will oversee all aspects of kitchen management, ensuring compliance with food safety, health & safety, and company standards, while keeping within agreed budgets and targets. As the first-line manager, you will inspire and motivate your team, ensuring they provide excellent customer service and maintain high food standards every day. Building strong relationships with students, staff, and clients will be at the heart of this role, helping to create a positive dining experience for all.

The Role includes:
- Leading and managing the school catering team on a daily basis
- Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety, Food Safety, and safeguarding requirements
- Delivering high-quality, nutritious meals that meet cultural, dietary, and allergy requirements
- Managing stock, budgets, and financial reporting to agreed targets
- Driving standards in food presentation, customer service, and portion control
- Building strong relationships with clients, students, and colleagues
- Recruiting, training, and motivating staff, ensuring regular communication and performance reviews
- Promoting a culture of safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement
- Monitoring and acting on customer feedback to improve service

Experience
- Experience as a Catering/Kitchen Manager or potential to develop from a catering assistant role with training
- Strong knowledge of school catering, food preparation, and cooking skills
- Understanding of Health & Safety, food safety, and accident prevention
- Ability to manage budgets, stock, and profit & loss

About you
- Excellent communication, organisation, and leadership skills
- IT literacy with kitchen systems (e.g. Cypad) or willingness to learn
- Strong customer service focus with the ability to build lasting relationships
- Positive, proactive, and hands-on attitude
- High energy, enthusiasm, and drive to achieve results

Qualifications
No specific qualifications required, but relevant catering or food safety certifications would be advantageous