Relief Chef Manager – M4/M5 Corridor
Are you a real foodie who loves fresh food, enjoys variety and wants the opportunity to bring your own ideas to different kitchens and teams?
At TNS Catering, food is at the heart of what we do. We're looking for an experienced, hands-on Relief Chef Manager who can provide high-quality operational cover across our business while also helping us drive food standards, creativity and consistency.
This is more than simply a relief-cover role. You'll work across a variety of sites, supporting our teams with everything from day-to-day Chef Manager cover to VIP hospitality, food-led events, culinary pop-ups, audits and operational support.
We're looking for someone who can walk into a kitchen, quickly understand the operation, build relationships with the team and deliver great food and service from day one.
What We're Looking For
First and foremost, you must be a foodie.
You'll be passionate about fresh food, interested in current food trends and genuinely enjoy cooking. We want someone who takes pride in what leaves the kitchen and who can bring ideas, energy and creativity to the sites they support.
Benefits
- 40 hours per week. Hours as required by the business.
- Excellent Annual Salary of up to £42,000
- 23 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- Uniform provided
- Travel expenses paid
- Life Assurance and pension schemes
- Training and development opportunities
Role Overview:
- Providing relief cover across a range of contract catering business
- To provide Operational Support to the business, for example completing Food Safety and Health & Safety Audits when visiting sites.
- To provide Operational Support with food led initiatives, including ad hoc VIP hospitality, site based events and monthly culinary pop ups.
- To work with the onsite teams in order to build, inspire and develop the team motivating them to continually improve on the standards of service, food quality, and overall customer experience whilst at the same time managing the service to budget.
- To ensure strict adherence to Food Safety/ Health & Safety legislation and record keeping and assist teams to improve understanding whenever gaps are identified.
- Always representing TNS to the highest standards in all locations visited.
This role requires travel across multiple business regions, including (but not limited to) Bristol, Swindon, Oxford, Bath and Gloucester. The successful applicant must therefore be prepared to travel regularly as required by the business.
The role operates predominantly Monday to Friday, during daytime hours, offering a strong work-life balance compared with traditional hospitality. However, flexibility will be required to support occasional evening or weekend events, hospitality and operational requirements.
Although primarily focused on the M4/M5 corridor and South West region, you will also be expected to provide support to other regions across the UK when required; therefore, full flexibility is an essential requirement of this role.
We also have one site in the North of England, which may require occasional support. Where appropriate, travel by air will be arranged and covered by TNS Catering, along with associated business travel expenses.
Mileage will be reimbursed at current HMRC rates, and for excessive distance or extended assignments, the Company will arrange accommodation at their own expense. Expenses are paid twice per month, ensuring speedy reimbursement of expenditure.
About TNS Catering
We are an award winning Sunday Times top 100 company creating and enhancing a new style of management for the provision of catering services in business & industry, healthcare and education sectors of the food service market.
From the very beginning it has been our goal to produce and serve creative, affordable food prepared with passion by a well-trained and supportive team of catering people. After all, with TNS it’s about food & so much more. We pride ourselves in all our services including hospitality, internal functions and themed events.
We are passionate people delivering excellent food and outstanding customer experiences, inspiring and nurturing our teams with an honest and flexible approach. We now require a talented craft trained Relief Chef Manager to join us on a permanent basis.
Our Culture:
· Our ability to provide excellent support both locally and nationally
· To produce locally sourced foods as close to service time as possible
· To provide an environment in which all our employees develop to their full potential
· To always deliver on our promises, to offer our clients a catering service which is based on trust and partnership
If this sounds like the perfect Relief Chef Manager role for you; we’d love to hear from you!
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TNS Catering is a passionate advocate of providing equitable workplaces, as such we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring a diverse perspective. TNS will always seek to balance its approach in dealing with candidates, colleagues and clients in order to recognise equality and diversity and continue to grow and diversify our workforce. If there any adjustments you require for the application process, please let us know within your application.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to £42,000.00 per year
Experience:
- Chef manager: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
