Assistant catering manager

Holroyd Howe are recruiting an Assistant Catering Manager with craft based chef skills and knowledge to lead the kitchen team and to come and join our team at the Winchester House School 44 High St Brackley NN13 7AZ UK

This is a term time contract  working 176 days per year

Monday to Friday role with the occasional weekend working

If you are:

• Enthusiastic energetic with the ability to demonstrate initiative
• Flexible with a can do attitude
• Always happy to help with a smile
• Able to work as part of a team or on your own whilst maintaining high standards at all times
• Excited to produce amazing high quality and sustainable food products

And have:

• Exceptional chef skills of working with fresh produce able to prepare nutritional and balanced fresh food and have experience in menu planning 
• Experience in leading a small team who can build confidence and capability in your teams enabling them to succeed
• Ready to work in a fast-paced environment whilst always leading by example
• Pride in your work constantly looking for ways to improve and continually learning
• A good understanding of Food Safety & Health and Safety regulations ability to follow brand standards and comply with company policies.
• Reliable transportation for your commute to work between the hours of 7am - 7pm on a rota basis  Monday to Friday with the rare weekend duties.

And are able to:

• Be accountable for the team in the Managers absence whilst maintaining audit standards for food and health & safety compliance while meeting EHO expectations
• Ensuring the team maintains a high standard of cleanliness and food safety on site to maintain a safe environment for our customers our clients and ourselves
• Highly organised with a focus on forward planning
• Prepare fresh ingredients by hand to produce the 3 weekly menu cycle
• Accurately labelling products ensuring lawful compliance around food safety and allergen compliance each shift.
• Be a skilled multitasker
• Learn new skills or improve skills already mastered

Then we would like to hear from you!

Qualifications :

Exceptional chef skills with flair and imagination and management of teams is a must.

Additional Information :

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Reward & recognition schemes
• People awards to celebrate our employees
• Work/life balance
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Prestigious working environments
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• 28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Competitive salary

We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.

Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

DBS check required for the assistant chef manager role at Winchester House School Brackley start date May 2025

IND3

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract