Chef Manager
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,000.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 August 2025 |
| Location: | Hamilton , ML3 0BT |
| Company: | Baxterstorey |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1352728120 |
Summary
Title: Chef Manager
Location: Hamilton Sheriff Court
Salary: £27,500
Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week
An innovative Chef Manager is required to run this Catering facility in Hamilton! Great opportunity to create wonderful dishes within a excellent kitchen environment. Working with one other team member. Monday to Friday working hours!!
Benefits:
- 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
- Plus your birthday off
- 3 volunteering days
- 3 days grandparent leave
- 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
- Secondary carer leave
- Wedding/commitment day leave
- Free meals on shift
- Bespoke training and development opportunities
- Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
- Pension and life insurance
- Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
- Wellbeing hub
- Access to employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
Are you a culinary connoisseur / gastronomic genius? Do you have an insatiable passion for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create masterful dishes that delight the senses? Yes? Then this is the role for you. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish and your talents shine. We wholeheartedly believe that the best food comes from nurturing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve and refine their craft, that’s why invest in you to develop your professional growth.
As a member of our team, you will be supported in an inclusive environment that encourages growth and celebrates diversity. We will invest in your development with ongoing training, to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in your role, and we guarantee a good work-life balance, because we believe that people excel when they are given the space to take care of themselves.
If you are an inspirational and enthusiastic Chef Manager keen to make a name for yourself within the food service industry, we would love to hear from you!
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Chef Manager to join our team in Hamilton, United Kingdom. As the Chef Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing our kitchen operations, developing innovative menus, and Preparing Jury Meals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop well-balanced, nutritious menus and manage kitchen operations, ensuring cost-effective practices whilst maintaining high-quality standards
- Recruit, train, supervise, and motivate catering staff, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including suppliers and clients
- Ensure strict compliance with UK food safety regulations, hygiene standards, and quality control protocols
- Oversee inventory management, budgeting, and financial reporting for the kitchen department
- Identify opportunities for growth and innovation in menu offerings, service delivery, and operational efficiency, incorporating customer feedback and culinary trends
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Chef Manager in a quality-focused environment
- Demonstrated ability to manage, train, and support a team effectively
- Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting and driving commercial performance
- Excellent coaching, delegation, and influencing skills
- Ability to prioritise multiple projects and thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment
- Meticulous organisational abilities and high attention to detail
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills
- Relevant culinary qualifications or certifications
- In-depth knowledge of UK food safety regulations and hygiene standards
- Expertise in menu planning and development
- Proficiency in kitchen management software
- Adaptability and resilience in facing challenges and opportunities
- Customer-focused approach with a passion for delivering exceptional dining experiences
Additional Information
For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.
We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.
Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.
Join us, and be part of the food revolution!
BaxterStorey Values:
ALWAYS VISIONARY
We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.
WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE
We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.
CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE
We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.
FOREVER CONSCIOUS
We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.
Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.
BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.
Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.
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