Relief Chef Manager Location:
supporting across 11 sites near to Pontefract, Salary:
£33,000 per annum Hours:
Predominantly Monday to Friday (Flexibility Required) Bring Your Passion. Lead with Purpose. Cook with Craft. We’re looking for a
dynamic and food-driven Relief Chef Manager
to help lead culinary excellence across our
multi-site operation.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious chef with strong leadership and organisational flair to work across a major contract, delivering high-volume food with quality and consistency. This role is about more than great food— it's about inspiring teams, maintaining standards across multiple locations, and putting smiles on thousands of faces every day. What You’ll Be Doing As a
Relief
Chef Manager, you’ll work across multiple sites, ensuring consistent food delivery, compliance, and customer satisfaction across all services including: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Night Shift Feeding, Vending, Hospitality, and Coffee Shops
Supporting 200+ team members
across 11 bustling locations serving a combined workforce of 10,000+
Key Responsibilities: Cook, present, and oversee the delivery of fresh, flavour-packed dishes across units
Support operational and culinary delivery to
contractual, safety, and financial standards
Ensure GP, sales, wastage, and ordering processes are effectively managed
Uphold all HSE and food safety standards across all sites
Inspire and support kitchen and front-of-house teams through coaching and leadership
Collaborate with site managers and clients to deliver memorable food experiences
Monitor stock, ordering, labour, and compliance performance across units
Lead by example—ensure the correct use of all kitchen equipment and best practices in food prep
What You’ll Bring Essential:
Strong experience in a professional kitchen at supervisor or management level
Previous experience in a
Chef Manager, Head Chef, or Sous Chef role
Excellent communication and leadership skills—able to lead by influence across teams
A love for quality food and the ability to cook from scratch under pressure
Strong understanding of compliance, safety, and HACCP
A flexible, team-focused, can-do attitude—willing to travel across multiple sites
Desirable:
NVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery
Food Hygiene Level 2 or 3
Previous
multi-site support or mobile chef management experience
What’s In It For You? High-profile, multi-site portfolio
with room for growth
Free meals on shift
On-site parking
Uniform provided
Access to
Perks at Work, a Compass benefits platform with savings & wellbeing support
No Christmas or Bank Holiday working
Ready to Cook Up a Career Move? If you’re a food-focused professional who’s ready to take the next step— across multiple sites, multiple services, and with maximum impact —then we want to hear from you. Apply today
and help us serve better at Eurest About Us We connect workplaces to mindful, flavourful &planet-positive catering At Eurest, we are the experts in workplace catering, operating in over 700workspaces every day. We know that fuelling employees throughout the day can help to sharpen their thinking, nourish their bodies and minds and ultimately, motivate them to perform at their best. Our workplace food experiences are driven by our promise to live more sustainably and responsibly, working towards our goal of net zero by 2030.