Lead Area Development Chef - Monday-Friday

Great food in the workplace isn’t simply about fuel.
It’s about increasing productivity and improving performance; it’s about happy motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do – we live to bring food and people together. 

We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional. 

Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more, love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday. Come and join our award winning teams – we are currently recruiting for a Lead Area Development Chef to join our team at Manchester or Leeds.

 Location: Manchester or Leeds

Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 per annum plus travel

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week

Key Responsibilities:

• To manage an efficient and effective relief service in accordance with standards and statutory regulations
• You will be managing team of 5-6 direct reports
• To work on a shift basis as required by the business and cover units as and when required within an allocated region
• Create, own and manage personal development plan
• Take full accountability for the food provision in the relevant site
• To fully understand the CH&CO brand in terms of food and food service
• To manage an efficient and effective relief operation in accordance with client requirements
• To strive to continually exceed client expectations and provide an excellent relief service
• Develop any future budget planning and delivery along with Operations Manager for the relief team
• To keep up to date with all COSHH and HACCP procedures and methods
• To act as a resource to the Company Chef and Food Development team

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Be comfortable with area responsibility 
• Passionate to lead, coach, develop and train a team
• Happy to assist with presentations and client events
• Contract catering experience would be highly desirable  
• Ideally, NVQ L2 or above or qualified

Salaried benefits   

What's in it for you?  

Working with Gather & Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.  

• Personal Development and Training opportunities 
• Life assurance scheme 
• Pension scheme 
• Holiday allowance 
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• Eye care 
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance 
• Family friendly support 
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders 
• A holiday purchase scheme 
• Volunteering days 
• Professional subscriptions 
• Recognition schemes and people awards 
• Long service awards