Lead cook Work, Jobs in Eccles, Gtm (with Salaries)

Head Chef
Sodexo —Manchester
- Up to £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Cooking
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
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Cook
KFC —Salford
- Up to £12.71 an hour
- Full-time
- Restaurant
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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Senior Chef de Partie and Pizza Chef for a new Italian Restaurant
Cook Nice Limited —Prestwich
- £24,420.00 - £38,388.13 a year
- Temporary
- Serving
- Culinary experience
- Cooking
- Employee discount
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Area Support Manager - M6 Corridor
Dine Contract Catering —Salford
- Up to £33,000 a year
- Weekend availability
- Culinary experience
- Cooking
- Continuous improvement
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Sous Chef
Northern Soul Manchester —Manchester
- From £30,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Cooking
- In-person
- Employee discount
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11d
Restaurant Manager
Cook Nice Limited —Prestwich
- £24,420.00 - £47,218.67 a year
- Part-time
- Hospitality
- Culinary experience
- Cooking
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13d
Head Chef
Ashlands Manor Care Home —Sale
- £35,000 a year
- Weekend availability
- Cooking
- Paid training
- Annual leave
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8d
Assistant Manager
B Kitchen —Manchester
- £13.21 - £15.00 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Hospitality
- Management
- In-person
- Store discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
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Nursery Cook
Storal —Manchester
- Up to £14.16 an hour
- Full-time
- Kitchen experience
- Employee discount
- Sick pay
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Cook in charge - Acorns Ashley
Totally Local Company —Altrincham
- £13.68 an hour
- Part-time
- School
- Employee discount
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Chef Manager - Manchester
Dine Contract Catering —Manchester
- Up to £28,664 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Cooking
- Mentoring
Chef Manager - Liverpool
Dine Contract Catering —Liverpool
- Up to £36,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Cooking
- Mentoring
Senior Sous Chef
Green Cress Ltd —Sale
- £38,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Bar
- Culinary experience
- Employee discount
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10d
Head Pizza Chef / Italian Chef – Renata Pasta (Manchester)
Nugus events —Manchester
- £12.71 - £15.00 an hour
- Part-time
- Cooking
- In-person
- Leadership
- Employee discount
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14d
Kitchen Team Leader
Chef & Brewer —Dunham Massey
- Up to £14 an hour
- Part-time
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Cook (Education Sites)
Bellrock Property and Facilities Management —Bolton
- £22,776 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Cooking
- Supervising experience
- Café
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Annual leave
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12d
School Catering Supervisor / Cook
Chartwells —Macclesfield
- £14 an hour
- Part-time
- Culinary experience
- Cooking
- Supervising experience
8d
Head Chef
The Duke —Buxton
- From £16 an hour
- Full-time
- Culinary experience
- Cooking
- Organisational skills
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Cafe Chef/Cook
Poached Deli Ltd —Liverpool
- £13.50 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Hospitality
- Culinary experience
- Cooking
- Employee discount
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Catering Manager- Primary School
Mellors Catering Services Limited —Denton
- £14.20 - £14.50 an hour
- Hospitality
- Culinary experience
- Cooking
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Head Chef

Sodexo -
Manchester

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Job details

Full-time
Up to £40,000 a year

Benefits

Free parking
Cycle to work scheme
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
On-site parking

Qualifications

Management
Cooking
Organisational skills
NVQ
Food Hygiene Certificate
Leadership
Communication skills
Kitchen experience
Time management

Full job description

Job Introduction

Head Chef - Lead with Passion, Cook with Purpose!

Location: Chetham's school of Music, Long Millgate, Manchester, M3 1SB

Salary: £40000 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week
Working Pattern: 5 out of 7 days [6.30am - 2.30pm or/and 11am - 7pm (FLEXIBLE)]

Every 3rd weekend off, No late finishes

Free onsite Parking

Staff workplace meals provided, Flexible working arrangements with Potential progression within Sodexo

Exceptional Sodexo benefits with Great discounts & Recognition and Potential progression within Sodexo

Are you ready to take the lead in a fast-paced kitchen where high-quality food delivery meets large-scale event catering?

As Head Chef with Sodexo, you will oversee a dynamic, high-volume catering operation at Chetham’s School of Music, preparing and delivering meals for up to 400 people across multiple service areas. This role goes beyond day-to-day cooking, you’ll play a key part in coordinating large-scale service, supporting events, and ensuring consistency, efficiency, and quality at every sitting.

Your leadership will be central to maintaining smooth operations in a busy environment, inspiring your team to perform at their best while delivering exceptional food and service standards.

Best of all? Enjoy a great work-life balance with all bank holidays and public holidays off, including Christmas.

Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.

What You’ll Do:

Our ethos is “Fresh Food from Scratch” so it is imperative to prepare and present food to the notified standard, ensuring the standard of “fresh food from Scratch” is followed.
Oversee and coordinate all core culinary activities across catering locations to ensure consistency and quality.
Manage and control service delivery to meet specified performance, quality, and financial targets while maintaining high standards.
Ensure value for money through effective supply chain management and purchasing practices.
Build and nurture long-term client relationships to foster stability and growth.
Recruit, induct and develop talented employees within the kitchen and, if necessary, firmly and fairly manage poor performance.
Identify opportunities for organic growth and new business development within the catering operation.
Ensure compliance with food hygiene, health, safety, and environmental legislation using Sodexo’s safety systems.
Drive continuous improvement and innovation to meet the expectations of school and catering management.
Provide strategic and technical support, offering professional advice to clients, colleagues, and the team.
Plan, cost, and implement menus using the DRIVe planning tool, ensuring variety, seasonality, innovation, and financial robustness.
Champion the Fresh Food Standards ensuring Chetham’s is the unrivalled site for schools to see and shows off the very best to prospect accounts and visitors alike
Be an active (site based) member of the Chef Development team for Independents by Sodexo by contributing dishes and recipes, attending meetings, assisting with projects
Engage with key client groups - “Walk the Floor” during service periods and engage and interact with clients, colleagues, and any visitors. Attend pupil food committee meetings each half term
Represent Sodexo at industry events.

What You Bring:

Essential:

Experienced Chef who has operated in a busy high volume contract catering, client facing environment
Good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be an effective team player
Flexible, with the ability to work under pressure and across a range of shifts and service times
Direct management experience of chefs / kitchen brigade
Clear, strong and effective leadership style
Strong ability to increase individuals’ effectiveness through leadership, motivation, communication, coaching and training
Excellent time management and organisational skills
Ability to set and maintain standards
NVQ level 2 Food Production certificate or equivalent
Intermediate Food Hygiene certificate
Strong level of literacy and numeracy

Desirable

Ability to review problems analytically, develop opportunities and implement innovative solutions / approaches
PC literate

What We Offer:

A dynamic and supportive work environment
Competitive salary and benefits
Full training and protective uniform provided
No unsociable hours and public holidays off—including Christmas!
Unlimited access to mental health and wellbeing support
Employee Assistance Programme for legal, financial, and personal support
Discounts, cashback schemes, and financial benefits
Career progression, learning opportunities, and apprenticeships
Cycle to Work Scheme and volunteering opportunities

At Sodexo, we believe everyone deserves a place to belong. This isn’t just a job—it’s a chance to be part of something bigger. If you’re ready to lead with passion and cook with purpose, we want to hear from you!

Apply today and help us create a brighter future!

Note: Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding children. All roles require pre-employment screening, including DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and past employer checks.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications.

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