Eurest
Chef Manager - Chippenham
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£33,500 per annum | 37.5 hours per week | Monday–Friday
Are you an experienced Chef Manager or Head Chef looking for your next opportunity?
Do you have a passion for fresh, quality food, great service and developing a team? We’re looking for a confident and commercially minded Chef Manager to lead the catering operation at our Eurest site at Siemens in Chippenham.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a busy catering operation, combining your culinary expertise with strong people leadership, client management and commercial awareness.
What you’ll be doing
- Oversee the full catering operation, from food and kitchen delivery through to finance and front of house.
- Lead, develop and motivate your team, creating a positive environment where everyone can deliver their best.
- Manage food costs, margins, waste and labour with strong commercial focus.
- Build excellent relationships with clients and guests, understanding their needs and delivering a service that exceeds expectations.
- Drive high standards of food quality, presentation and customer service across the operation.
- Ensure full compliance with food safety, health & safety and company standards.
- Maintain consistency across the kitchen and wider catering operation.
- Take ownership of the day-to-day running of the contract, identifying opportunities to improve both the customer experience and commercial performance.
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What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who can combine strong culinary skills with confident operational and people leadership.
You’ll Ideally Have
- Proven experience as a Chef Manager, Head Chef or Senior Chef within a busy catering environment.
- Strong operational experience and the ability to take ownership of a complete catering operation.
- A genuine passion for fresh food, seasonal ingredients and high-quality service.
- Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to inspire, develop and motivate a team.
- A confident and engaging communication style, allowing you to build strong relationships with clients, customers and colleagues.
- A strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Good commercial awareness, with an understanding of P&L, food costs, labour, margins and business KPIs.
- Strong people-management skills and the ability to lead by example.
- A proactive approach, with the confidence to identify opportunities and make improvements.
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The opportunity
This is a great role for a Chef Manager who wants to make their mark on a catering operation while working Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.
You’ll have the opportunity to lead a talented team, build strong client relationships and bring your own ideas and culinary creativity to the operation.
A trade test will be required as part of the recruitment process.
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