PINEAPPLE RECRUITMENT LTD
Chef Manager - Great Abington
Chef Manager - Great Abington at PINEAPPLE RECRUITMENT LTD, based in Deal, South East, paying £14.00 per hour. This is a contract role.
- Pay
- £14.00 per hour
- Hours and contract
- Contract · On site
- Location
- Deal, South East
- Closing date
- Sector
- Chef
- DBS check
19% below the typical rate for chef
Reference vacancies/chef-manager
About the role
Our client is a market leading contract catering company specialising in school food. By combining their understanding of the education sector and their knowledge of what’s on trend in the food world, they encourage creativity and excitement in their kitchens, allowing the teams to do what they do best and provide fantastic food experiences for the children.
The Role:
As the Chef Manager you will have full operational and financial responsibility for your schools catering facility, focusing on delivering the highest quality of food and service as well as having the flair, originality and the ability to make this one of the best school catering offers in the area.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading, developing, coaching, training, and motivating the team in your kitchen
- Having full control of the catering operation including stock, food, and labour costs
- Ensuring consistency of food and service standards delivered to the students and staff
- Driving sales through monthly promotions and added value events
- Managing and improving all controllable costs
- Overseeing menu development
- Maintaining company systems & procedures, and legislation
- Carrying out regular audits to ensure standards are being met
About you
We need someone who shares their passion for delivering exceptional food and service to their schools along with the following skills and experience:
- OND or HND qualified (not a deal-breaker but would be advantageous)
- Craft based experience using fresh ingredients
- Knowledge of health and safety practises
- Line management experience
- Experience within a similar environment
Why join?
Firstly, fantastic hours. You’ll work Monday to Friday during school term time meaning more time with friends and family and no working at Christmas!
This role is:
- 27.5 hours per week – with no Evenings
- Working 38 weeks per year based around term time
- Up to £14.00 per hour
You’ll also benefit from:
- Working for a fast growing, ambitious company. There is no ceiling here in terms of where you can take your career
- A dedicated L&D team to support you in developing your skills including apprenticeships and training courses that are available for everyone.
Please note, we do expect all staff to share their commitment of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought by the company.
Pineapple Recruitment are recruiting for this role on behalf of our client and are acting as Recruitment Agency
Apply Now- Location Great Abington, United Kingdom
- Salary £14 Per Hour
- Job Reference REF34658
- Contract Type Contract
- Posted on Posted on 12 October 2026
- Category Contract Catering
Reference: vacancies/chef-manager · Posted 6 days ago · Closes 26 Nov 2026 · Listed via PINEAPPLE RECRUITMENT LTD
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