Welcome to IFG, we are one of the fastest growing, education catering companies in the country and were recently awarded Education Caterer of the year at the Foodservice Catey Awards. We’re not going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feed more children better food. The role… Job Title: Executive Chef/ Manager Site: Westonbirt School, Tetbury, GL8 Working Days: 5 days out of 7- Mainly Monday to Friday with events some weekends, Usual shifts earliest start 6.30am, latest finish 7pm, Shifts & Working hours: 45 hours per week Working Weeks: 52 weeks per year (5.6 weeks holiday_ Pay Details: £55,000 per year plus company bonus Benefits: Free meals onshift, uniform, pension & other great company benefits Duties Include: Managing the kitchen, food production and service points at this prestigious co educational Independent day and boarding school The site caters for 1000 at lunch during the week plus breakfast, supper and weekend feeding for the onsite boarders (around 150 meals per sitting) The site has an onsite Nursery and prep school that are included with the site ( a new kitchen is being built to open in January- you will be part of the openings team You will oversee a team of 24 including 6 chefs. As the face of the food you will be responsible for making sure the food operation runs like clockwork Your remit includes people management & kitchen based and this includes; Stock ordering, hospitality menus, staff rotas and food presentation, basic HR and is client based. As the senior manager onsite you work with your team to provide a seamless dining experience for all The school is open term time, in the school holidays the space is open to familes and for events for holiday lets - only closing across christmas As Exececutive chef you will be being financially accountable for the unit attaining its GP/COGs Maintaining a high level of food safety and hygiene compliance at all times Your Background With proven leadership skills and the ability to motivate staff you will have managed a team of at least 10 and be used to mutli site delivery points As an experienced executive chef you will have strong technical cooking skills with ideally a background in Independent school catering or volume catering with fine didning events. The ability to work in challenging environments, while maintaining high standards is a must This role requies sound organisational skills and strong administrative skills- being able to make sure the right food is in the right place and service runs smoothly across daily dining, events and all hispitality. What’s in it for me? So maybe you fancy working somewhere close to home? With Christmas off? Want to work with fresh, quality produce, in a stunning environment ? You will head up the senior management team as this exclusive location As an added bonus a free meal is supplied on shift! (and uniform) We’ll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of. There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had and we’ve got a staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers! We also run monthly opportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers Next steps… If you think you’ve got what it takes, and the times above suit you, we’d love to hear from you! An interview and kitchen visit will be required for this role. IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG will pay for. We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.