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An opportunity has become available to join the Olive Team at one of our prestigious sites in ExeterEX2 4BU as a Chef Manager.
Hours of work: 40 hours per week. 5 out of 7 days. Times circa 10am 7pm New site Mobilisation on the 17th November 2025.
Starting Salary: £38,000 per annum
Benefits:
- Holidays: 28 days including bank holidays increasing up to 33 days (pro-rata for part-time)
- Enhanced Sick Pay: Up to 4 weeks full pay
- Free Meals: All Team Members receive a free meal and refreshments on duty
- Wellbeing Support: Free access to confidential personal support, which includes counselling and financial or legal advice through our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Lifestyle benefits: Access to our cycle to work scheme, workplace pension scheme
- Training and Development: All Team Members have access to our online training platform, along with our in-house practical skills training, and access to a range of different apprenticeships.
What youll be doing as a Chef Manager:
- To ensure the provision of food and beverages to the highest standard within the financial limitations set for your contract.
- To comply with all Company policies and regulations in respect of health, safety and environmental management at work and to ensure the highest standards of kitchen practice and hygiene.
- Maintain the smooth running of the contract at all times.
- Control menu planning, production levels, food costing, ordering and stock control, as appropriate.
Our ideal Chef Manager should:
- Be passionate about providing fantastic food and be able to work effectively within a team.
- Possess excellent culinary skills, as well as being aware of current food trends to help ensure that our food offer is innovative and imaginative.
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as being financially astute and numerically able, to ensure you achieve budgetary targets.
- You will need to be passionate about providing excellent food and customer service and your skills in these areas must be first class. You will have the ability to drive our business forward with exacting standards and an attention to detail. The successful candidate will have passion and flair, taking our hospitality offer to the next level. You will also need to be computer literate and comfortable with Word and Excel.
- Possess Team leadership qualities which you can demonstrate as well having knowledge of Health & Safety requirements. City & Guilds 706/1, 706/2 or similar NVQ qualifications are required, Food Safety Level 3 is desirable.
Who we are ?
We provide workplace dining solutions with a particular focus on fresh food. We recognise the key ingredient to running a successful service company is to recruit and retain the finest team
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please apply now
Due to the volume of applicants, if you havent heard from us within 14 days then unfortunately you have not been successful at this time, we welcome any future applications.
