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Deputy Group Chef Location: Field-based across St Albans, Potters Bar & Borehamwood with Head Office based at Mundells, Welwyn Garden City Salary: £33,853 - £35,285 pro rata Hours: 35 hours per week Schedule: Term Time (inc. inset days), 39 working weeks per year Reports to: Group Chef HCL are leading contract caterers with a focus on school feeding. We have a commitment to deliver high-quality, nutritious, and engaging food experiences for children and staff across our primary schools, secondary schools, and commercial sites. We pride ourselves on our dynamic culture and our commitment to excellence. The Deputy Group Chef plays a critical role in ensuring kitchens remain fully staffed, operational, and deliver high-quality food and service safely across multiple education sites. This position supports the Group Chef by managing the mobile workforce, supporting compliance with food safety and operational standards, and assisting with kitchen mobilisations and community engagement activities. Key Responsibilities for Deputy Group Chef Workforce Planning & Deployment Assist with the deployment of a mobile catering team, to ensure kitchens remain fully staffed. Help plan rotas, coordinate cover, and work alongside with Group Chef to anticipate staffing needs. People Management Work in partnership with the Group Chef to support and develop a mobile workforce, including line management responsibilities. Assist with training, performance, and absence management, ensuring HR compliance. Operational Support Provide hands-on kitchen support when needed, maintain food quality standards, and monitor performance (food cost, labour, waste). Support site engagement activities and digital systems. Compliance & Safety Ensure high standards in Food Safety, Health & Safety, and allergen management across all sites. Recruitment & Retention Assist with the recruitment and retention of mobile team members, contributing to wider site recruitment and engagement initiatives. Mobilisation Support Assist with new site set-ups and transitions, including equipment, onboarding, and systems implementation. About You as a Deputy Group Chef Experienced Chef or Kitchen Manager (multi-site/mobile preferred) Strong leadership and team management skills Solid knowledge of food safety, H&S, and allergens Organised, adaptable, and able to work across multiple locations Passionate about food quality and customer service Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel Apply Now If you're a proactive Deputy Group Chef who enjoys working alongside senior leadership, supporting teams, and upholding high standards while delivering great food and customer experiences, we'd love to hear from you.

Deputy Group Chef Location: Field-based across Chef West Sussex South London Reading Surrey (Head Office: Mundells, Welwyn Garden City) Salary: £17.55 per hour (£27,023 per annum) Hours: 35 hours per week Schedule: Term Time Only plus 3 inset days (38.6 weeks) Reports to: Group Chef HCL are leading contract caterers with a focus on school feeding. We have a commitment to deliver high-quality, nutritious, and engaging food experiences for children and staff across our primary schools, secondary schools, and commercial sites. We pride ourselves on our dynamic culture and our commitment to excellence. The Deputy Group Chef plays a critical role in ensuring kitchens remain fully staffed, operational, and deliver high-quality food and service safely across multiple education sites. This position supports the Group Chef by managing the mobile workforce, supporting compliance with food safety and operational standards, and assisting with kitchen mobilisations and community engagement activities. Key Responsibilities for Deputy Group Chef Workforce Planning & Deployment Assist with the deployment of a mobile catering team, to ensure kitchens remain fully staffed. Help plan rotas, coordinate cover, and work alongside with Group Chef to anticipate staffing needs. People Management Work in partnership with the Group Chef to support and develop a mobile workforce, including line management responsibilities. Assist with training, performance, and absence management, ensuring HR compliance. Operational Support Provide hands-on kitchen support when needed, maintain food quality standards, and monitor performance (food cost, labour, waste). Support site engagement activities and digital systems. Compliance & Safety Ensure high standards in Food Safety, Health & Safety, and allergen management across all sites. Recruitment & Retention Assist with the recruitment and retention of mobile team members, contributing to wider site recruitment and engagement initiatives. Mobilisation Support Assist with new site set-ups and transitions, including equipment, onboarding, and systems implementation. About You as a Deputy Group Chef Experienced Chef or Kitchen Manager (multi-site/mobile preferred) Strong leadership and team management skills Solid knowledge of food safety, H&S, and allergens Organised, adaptable, and able to work across multiple locations Passionate about food quality and customer service Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel Apply Now If you're a proactive Deputy Group Chef who enjoys working alongside senior leadership, supporting teams, and upholding high standards while delivering great food and customer experiences, we'd love to hear from you.

Nursery Room Leader - Full Time - Dagenham, RM10 - £31,688 + amazing benefits We put people before profit: work for a family of nurseries with heart "LEYF gave me the confidence and the teaching to go further in my job." - Victoria, Room Leader We're the London Early Years Foundation, or LEYF Nurseries for short; a family of 40 nurseries. Our people love working for us because we focus on the child and their family, and give them the best start in life. LEYF is known for quality teachers - we give you strong in-house training and access to promotion. Our nurseries feel independent and community focused, and teams take care of each other. You join a family of nurseries with a great support network. What's in it for you? "The best thing about working for LEYF is I really believe in what they do." - Pethro, Deputy Manager Lots of training, promotions and a good salary for the sector Generous pension at 7% from us (1% from you) 70% discount on childcare fees Up to 35 days off a year, including 8 bank holidays, 3 days off between Christmas and New Year, and your birthday (pro-rated for part-time hours) Sector-leading parental leave Many other benefits that take care of you, including access to a wellbeing app, shopping discounts, annual conference and money for team celebrations A bit about the role "We work as a team. We work as a family." - Zainab, Room Leader We know you work in Early Years because you love helping children develop and learn. You are warm and keen to give children the best education to succeed in life. You'll manage a team in your room to create and plan daily activities to engage and teach the children. You'll also work closely with the management team and parents building great relationships and practice. Every nursery shares LEYF's unique teaching model. But you will have the freedom to be creative to suit how the children learn best. Whether you hop on a train to the Science Museum, take a bus to make friends at a nearby LEYF nursery, or bake with your nursery chef, it's always about the children in our nurseries. You will need: The right to work in the UK Level 3 or above childcare qualification The ability to lead a ratio bound team and build strong relationships An ability to safeguard and protect children To be positive, adaptable and friendly About the nursery Rated Good by Ofsted,eys Nursery and Pre-School provides Early Years education and childcare to children from birth to 5 years old. You can find us in Dagenham, not far from Dagenham East underground station and close to The Leys park. We're a bright, modern nursery, with rooms for different age groups and a surrounding garden for free-flow play. Apply now Contact us today, our friendly recruiters are waiting to hear from you.

General Manager Operations - Norwich Contract: Full Time Salary: £40,202 - £42,201 Contracted Hours: 45 We burst onto the restaurant scene in 1997, when we shook up London and showed the UK a new way of eating. Part of this was the 'kaiten' conveyor belt and colour-coded dishes which made our name. We're all about fresh, flavoursome, authentic Japanese food. Sushi is what we're famous for, but we also have a mouth-watering range of hot street food available - from traditional classics to innovative fusion dishes. All packed with rich, aromatic flavours and umami. Fast forward to today and we have over 70 restaurants all over the globe, more than 300 kiosks in the UK, with grocery products and pre-pack sushi in most major UK supermarkets. About You We are looking for dynamic individuals with a love and passion for food to join us on our exciting journey Our people are at the heart of what we do: • You will be a role model, have an appetite for success and a real thirst for delivering exceptional results. • You will be ambitious and hungry to learn. • You will always strive to do your best. • You will be enthusiastic and have a positive disposition. • You will embrace challenges head on, with a willing can-do attitude. • You will want to be part of our success story. What you'll be doing: • As All Store Manager you will have complete responsibility for each and every area of the Restaurant. • You will be responsible for the profitability of your restaurant and have a keen eye and impact on each line of cost control in your restaurant. • You will be hands-on in supporting your Head Chef to achieve their Food Cost targets by ensuring adherence to spec, monitoring yields, checking orders and ensuring all our products are available at all times. • You will recognise labour as the biggest cost control centre in your restaurant and plan rota's well and minimise team turnover through great hiring, brilliant training and engaging your team. • You will deliver an exceptional guest experience across each & every shift. • You will be able to work all sections of the Kitchen with total confidence. • You will engage your team to keep them motivated, well informed, and passionate about YO! A natural communicator, you will use a variety of mediums to keep your team up to date and in the know. • People development is key as you rotate responsibilities around your Head Chef, Deputy Manager, Sous Chef & Team Leaders and challenge your team to develop. • You will be passionate about retaining your Team and know your turnover figures off by heart, you will know succession planning is key and are always one step ahead in ensuring you have the right people in the right place. • You will keep your people safe and happy with sound HR knowledge and coaching. You will be comfortable in dealing with HR situations and know where to seek the right advice. • You will utilise all feedback available to make well informed decisions on how to further improve the guest experience. • You will be keeping in tune with your local environment, you're always on the lookout for innovative ways to drive sales in your restaurant. We're proud to offer: Fantastic working hours Free YO! food - What's your favourite YO! dish? Every time you work you can power your shift with a selection of your choice from our fantastic me

CHEF DE PARTE and deputy manager or supervisor required for a rosette awarded establishment in the lakes, the standards are very good and you will learn alot here. This place is all about seasonal local food. They also have a chef vacancy as well, so if you have a partner as a chef de partie or sous chef and want to live together in this live in role, that would be suitable. the role as a deputy manager or Supervisor you will manage the shift, ensure the service side is inkeeping with the season rosette food standard. This role includes all the normal duties of a deputy manager or supervisor duties Experience we are looking for a candidate who is a deputy manager or supervisor with a fresh food establishment background deputy manager or supervisor rosette level live in they also have a chef role available; they will consider a couple £ tbc live in at £50pw must drive as live in about 4 miles away Next Step: HtE Recruitment is here to help you secure your next permanent Hospitality role. Since 2007, we ve placed hundreds of Managers and Supervisors into positions across the UK. By applying, we ll save your contact details to discuss this role. See our website or email for our GDPR privacy policy. All candidates must have the right to work in the UK, We can not help with sponsorship. HtE Recruitment acts as a Recruitment Agency & only handles permanent Management and Supervisor roles and does not offer temporary or agency work