Chef Manager
| Posting date: | 08 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £17.40 to £17.63 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2025 |
| Location: | Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | HCPA |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HCPA004296 |
Summary
About the Company
Quantum Care is a not for profit company providing high quality care services for over 2000 older people in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex. We need the right people to join us and provide the best possible care to our residents, offering support, maintaining dignity and assisting them to enjoy every day living in our Homes.
We are seeking a Chef Manager for our home's kitchen on a full-time contract - based in Hoddesdon.
Why should I apply for this Chef Manager job?
If you believe this is the job for you, we would love to have you join our team and in return we will provide the following rewards & benefits:
• Competitive salaries with enhancements at weekends and Bank Holidays.
• Career development opportunities and recognition of career milestones.
• First class in house training provided from day one.
• Free Employee Assistant Programme: Providing 24/7 assistance and support to help you balance work, family and life.
• Company Pension Scheme (after 1 years’ service).
• Free DBS check and uniform.
• Access to retail discounts and offers.
• Refer a friend scheme of £500 per referral
Terms and Conditions apply to all benefits
What does this Chef Manager job involve?
As a Chef Manager you will be responsible for:
• Providing homely meals for our residents, meeting a diverse range of dietary requirements.
• Planning staff rotas which are appropriate for the kitchen workload and arrange cover for planned absences, using existing and casual staff.
• Organising every aspect of the catering operation within the home to provide a safe, nutritious, cost effective quality service to all customers.
• Ensuring all statutory training takes place.
• Ensuring regular stock takes occur and that stock is maintained at minimum agreed levels.
• Communicating with all customers on a regular basis, whenever possible.
• Managing the catering budget and producing financial information relating to performance against the budget on a monthly basis.
Am I the right person for this Chef Manager job?
As a Chef Manager we would like you to have:
• The ability to plan, prepare, cook and serve nutritious well-balanced and varied meals including special dietary needs.
• A recognised professional catering qualification.
• Good organisational and team leadership skills.
• The ability to manage own time and resources.
• The ability to forward plan, keep accurate records and maintain stocks.
• Good knowledge of Health and Safety practices in the workplace
• Intermediate Food Hygiene certificate and the desire and ability to develop new skills
• General awareness of Health and Safety legislation and safe food handling and hygiene regulations.
This is a great opportunity to join a well-established, values driven company that offers varied and rewarding work and opportunities for career progression. We welcome applications from a very diverse range of people who have the right to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship to candidates at this time.
Quantum Care is a not for profit company providing high quality care services for over 2000 older people in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex. We need the right people to join us and provide the best possible care to our residents, offering support, maintaining dignity and assisting them to enjoy every day living in our Homes.
We are seeking a Chef Manager for our home's kitchen on a full-time contract - based in Hoddesdon.
Why should I apply for this Chef Manager job?
If you believe this is the job for you, we would love to have you join our team and in return we will provide the following rewards & benefits:
• Competitive salaries with enhancements at weekends and Bank Holidays.
• Career development opportunities and recognition of career milestones.
• First class in house training provided from day one.
• Free Employee Assistant Programme: Providing 24/7 assistance and support to help you balance work, family and life.
• Company Pension Scheme (after 1 years’ service).
• Free DBS check and uniform.
• Access to retail discounts and offers.
• Refer a friend scheme of £500 per referral
Terms and Conditions apply to all benefits
What does this Chef Manager job involve?
As a Chef Manager you will be responsible for:
• Providing homely meals for our residents, meeting a diverse range of dietary requirements.
• Planning staff rotas which are appropriate for the kitchen workload and arrange cover for planned absences, using existing and casual staff.
• Organising every aspect of the catering operation within the home to provide a safe, nutritious, cost effective quality service to all customers.
• Ensuring all statutory training takes place.
• Ensuring regular stock takes occur and that stock is maintained at minimum agreed levels.
• Communicating with all customers on a regular basis, whenever possible.
• Managing the catering budget and producing financial information relating to performance against the budget on a monthly basis.
Am I the right person for this Chef Manager job?
As a Chef Manager we would like you to have:
• The ability to plan, prepare, cook and serve nutritious well-balanced and varied meals including special dietary needs.
• A recognised professional catering qualification.
• Good organisational and team leadership skills.
• The ability to manage own time and resources.
• The ability to forward plan, keep accurate records and maintain stocks.
• Good knowledge of Health and Safety practices in the workplace
• Intermediate Food Hygiene certificate and the desire and ability to develop new skills
• General awareness of Health and Safety legislation and safe food handling and hygiene regulations.
This is a great opportunity to join a well-established, values driven company that offers varied and rewarding work and opportunities for career progression. We welcome applications from a very diverse range of people who have the right to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship to candidates at this time.