Kitchen Manager

Role: Kitchen Manager (Within an Educational setting) Location: LutonHours: Monday to Friday Salary: £20,977 - £23,287 ( Term time only / 30 hour week )Permanent / Part time role Duties of a Kitchen Manager: Oversee the daily catering operation, including food preparation, cooking, serving and cleaning, ensuring high-quality meals are provided in line with dietary requirements, allergens and relevant food standards. Plan menus, including themed days and catering for special dietary, religious and cultural requirements. Lead, supervise and support the kitchen team, managing rotas, workloads, staff training, performance and hygiene standards. Manage food purchasing, ordering, stock control and kitchen supplies, ensuring expenditure remains within agreed budgets. Monitor meal sales, free school meal provision and associated financial administration, maintaining accurate records and completing required returns. Oversee the preparation and cleaning of kitchen and dining facilities, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and hygiene are maintained. Ensure kitchen equipment and facilities are properly maintained, reporting faults and arranging repairs where necessary. Support staff recruitment, appraisals, sickness monitoring and workforce planning to ensure the effective delivery of the catering service. What we would like from you: Significant experience in large-scale catering, food production or a similar kitchen environment. Previous experience managing a kitchen team, ..... full job details .....