Head Chef
Posted 14 hours 5 minutes ago by University of Manchester Students' Union
Permanent
Full Time
Academic Jobs
Lancashire, Manchester, United Kingdom, M21 0
Job Description
Inclusivity and Accessibility
We are committed to equality of opportunity and we work hard to ensure we appoint based on merit.
We particularly encourage applications from Disabled or Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African candidates as these groups are currently underrepresented in our staff team.
If you have any accessibility requirements or require adjustments to support you to apply to work with us, please get in touch. We can offer reasonable adjustments at all stages of our recruitment process.
Head Chef - Manchester Students' Union Create the food identity for a new Oxford Road venue, with the opportunity to build the kitchen, shape the offer and lead from day one.
Manchester Students' Union is looking for a hands on, commercially minded Head Chef to open and lead the kitchen for our new licensed restaurant and bar at University Green. This is our most significant commercial launch in a decade and a rare opportunity to build a kitchen operation from the ground up.
Our new venue is an all day food, drink and social space trading from morning coffee through to late night drinks, serving students, University staff, gig goers and the wider Oxford Road community.
As Head Chef, you will help create a food offer that is fast, consistent, high quality, good value, margin aware and genuinely relevant to the people using the venue. The food needs to work across lunch, early evening trade, events, group bookings, society activity and pre gig visits. It should support the bar, suit the pace of the venue and give customers a reason to come back.
Working closely with the General Manager, you will open the kitchen, set the standards, build the routines and develop the team. You will lead on food quality, kitchen organisation, food safety, allergens, ordering, stock control, waste, supplier standards and food gross profit. You will also help create the kitchen culture from day one: organised, calm, safe, supportive and proud of the food being served.
As Head Chef, you will lead and develop the Sous Chef, kitchen colleagues and student staff working in the kitchen. You will need to be confident leading service, training others, managing prep, maintaining consistency and working closely with bar and floor colleagues so the whole venue runs well during busy periods.
We are looking for a Head Chef with strong experience in a busy commercial kitchen, ideally at Head Chef, Kitchen Manager or senior Sous Chef level. You will need strong food safety knowledge, allergen awareness, experience managing food cost, stock, waste and portion control, and the ability to deliver quality and speed in a high volume environment. Experience in a bar, casual dining, student, event, music venue or city centre setting would be a real advantage.
Benefits
Salary: £37,000 - £41,000per year
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Eligibility: Open to applicants with relevant skills and experience who are eligible to work in the UK. A Personal Licence is essential.
Sous Chef - Manchester Students' Union We are looking for a Sous Chef to play an important role in helping build the kitchen operation from day one for our new all-day Oxford Road bar and social venue.
You will support the Head Chef in launching and running a new kitchen, helping to create a food offer that supports the rhythm from morning coffee through to early evening, events, group bookings and pre-gig trade.
Working closely with the Head Chef, you will help set up the kitchen, build its routines, support food preparation and service, and help maintain the standards that make the venue successful. You will lead kitchen shifts, support junior colleagues and studying staff, and help ensure food quality, kitchen organisation, food safety, allergens, stock control, waste and service speed are consistently well managed.
Expanding: You will gain experience of a new opening, commercial kitchen controls, team leadership, service delivery and the wider role that a busy bar and social venue plays in student life. You will be part of the wider Commercial team, alongside colleagues in Manchester Academy Venues, Bar 532 & Kitchen and Corridor Coffee, and support the growing Union hospitality operation.
Benefits
Salary: £28,000 - £32,000per year
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Eligibility: Open to applicants with relevant skills and experience who are eligible to work in the UK. A Personal Licence is essential.
General Manager - Manchester Students' Union We are looking for an experienced, commercially sharp General Manager to open and lead our new licensed restaurant and bar at University Green. This is our most significant commercial launch in a decade.
As General Manager, you will lead the site's P&L across sales, gross profit, labour, stock, food and drink margins, controllable costs and contribution. You will build the weekly trading rhythm, keep the team focused on the right numbers and act quickly when standards or performance need attention.
You will lead a newly recruited team including Assistant Managers, Head Chef, Sous Chef, kitchen colleagues and casual bar and floor staff. You will also act as Designated Premises Supervisor, leading safe and compliant trading across licensing, responsible alcohol retailing, health and safety, food safety, training and incident management.
We need a general manager with strong experience running a high volume licensed bar, restaurant, pub or venue. Proven P&L experience, strong wet bar knowledge, confidence working with food operations, excellent people leadership skills and the ability to build a strong safety culture are essential.
Benefits
Salary: £40,000 - 50,000 per year
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Hours: 40 hours per week
Eligibility: Open to applicants with relevant skills and experience who are eligible to work in the UK. A Personal Licence is essential.
Assistant Manager - Manchester Students' Union We are looking for an ambitious Assistant Manager to help launch and run a new all-day Oxford Road bar and social venue, supporting the General Manager in creating a place that works from morning coffee through to events, society activity, pre-gig energy and late-night drinks.
Working closely with the General Manager, you will help set the standards for service, safety, bar quality, floor management, customer experience and team culture. You will lead shifts, support the bar and floor teams, work closely with kitchen colleagues and ensure the venue runs smoothly during busy trading periods. Your responsibilities include stock control, cash handling, wet margin, labour deployment, events, bookings, compliance and customer feedback.
This position is a strong development opportunity for someone who wants to grow as a hospitality leader. You will gain experience of a major new opening, commercial trading, duty management, student staff development, event delivery and the wider role that a busy venue plays in student life.
Benefits
Salary: £30,000-£32,000 per year
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Eligibility: Open to applicants with relevant skills and experience who are eligible to work in the UK. A Personal Licence is essential.
Student Advisor - Student Finance, UMSU We're looking for a committed and empathetic Student Advisor (Student Finance) to join the Advice Service at the University of Manchester Students' Union. This is a full time, fixed term role for 12 months, with the possibility of extension.
As a Student Advisor, you will provide free, independent and confidential advice to students. You will be a generalist Student Advisor while also taking the lead on student finance and money advice. Your role includes advising on academic issues, disciplinary procedures, housing, wider student life matters, as well as student finance and money advice.
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We are committed to equality of opportunity and we work hard to ensure we appoint based on merit.
We particularly encourage applications from Disabled or Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African candidates as these groups are currently underrepresented in our staff team.
If you have any accessibility requirements or require adjustments to support you to apply to work with us, please get in touch. We can offer reasonable adjustments at all stages of our recruitment process.
Head Chef - Manchester Students' Union Create the food identity for a new Oxford Road venue, with the opportunity to build the kitchen, shape the offer and lead from day one.
Manchester Students' Union is looking for a hands on, commercially minded Head Chef to open and lead the kitchen for our new licensed restaurant and bar at University Green. This is our most significant commercial launch in a decade and a rare opportunity to build a kitchen operation from the ground up.
Our new venue is an all day food, drink and social space trading from morning coffee through to late night drinks, serving students, University staff, gig goers and the wider Oxford Road community.
As Head Chef, you will help create a food offer that is fast, consistent, high quality, good value, margin aware and genuinely relevant to the people using the venue. The food needs to work across lunch, early evening trade, events, group bookings, society activity and pre gig visits. It should support the bar, suit the pace of the venue and give customers a reason to come back.
Working closely with the General Manager, you will open the kitchen, set the standards, build the routines and develop the team. You will lead on food quality, kitchen organisation, food safety, allergens, ordering, stock control, waste, supplier standards and food gross profit. You will also help create the kitchen culture from day one: organised, calm, safe, supportive and proud of the food being served.
As Head Chef, you will lead and develop the Sous Chef, kitchen colleagues and student staff working in the kitchen. You will need to be confident leading service, training others, managing prep, maintaining consistency and working closely with bar and floor colleagues so the whole venue runs well during busy periods.
We are looking for a Head Chef with strong experience in a busy commercial kitchen, ideally at Head Chef, Kitchen Manager or senior Sous Chef level. You will need strong food safety knowledge, allergen awareness, experience managing food cost, stock, waste and portion control, and the ability to deliver quality and speed in a high volume environment. Experience in a bar, casual dining, student, event, music venue or city centre setting would be a real advantage.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and 40 hour contract
- 30 days' annual leave, bank holidays and an additional paid Christmas closure period of around two weeks
- Pension contributions, learning and development, staff discounts and wider Students' Union venue benefits
- Weekly trading rhythm suited to student and event led days with peak energy around term, Welcome, gigs and major student moments
Salary: £37,000 - £41,000per year
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Eligibility: Open to applicants with relevant skills and experience who are eligible to work in the UK. A Personal Licence is essential.
Sous Chef - Manchester Students' Union We are looking for a Sous Chef to play an important role in helping build the kitchen operation from day one for our new all-day Oxford Road bar and social venue.
You will support the Head Chef in launching and running a new kitchen, helping to create a food offer that supports the rhythm from morning coffee through to early evening, events, group bookings and pre-gig trade.
Working closely with the Head Chef, you will help set up the kitchen, build its routines, support food preparation and service, and help maintain the standards that make the venue successful. You will lead kitchen shifts, support junior colleagues and studying staff, and help ensure food quality, kitchen organisation, food safety, allergens, stock control, waste and service speed are consistently well managed.
Expanding: You will gain experience of a new opening, commercial kitchen controls, team leadership, service delivery and the wider role that a busy bar and social venue plays in student life. You will be part of the wider Commercial team, alongside colleagues in Manchester Academy Venues, Bar 532 & Kitchen and Corridor Coffee, and support the growing Union hospitality operation.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and 40 hour contract
- 30 days' annual leave, bank holidays and an additional paid Christmas closure period of around two weeks
- Pension contributions, learning and development, staff discounts and wider Students' Union venue benefits
- Opportunities to grow into a senior kitchen leadership role
Salary: £28,000 - £32,000per year
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Eligibility: Open to applicants with relevant skills and experience who are eligible to work in the UK. A Personal Licence is essential.
General Manager - Manchester Students' Union We are looking for an experienced, commercially sharp General Manager to open and lead our new licensed restaurant and bar at University Green. This is our most significant commercial launch in a decade.
As General Manager, you will lead the site's P&L across sales, gross profit, labour, stock, food and drink margins, controllable costs and contribution. You will build the weekly trading rhythm, keep the team focused on the right numbers and act quickly when standards or performance need attention.
You will lead a newly recruited team including Assistant Managers, Head Chef, Sous Chef, kitchen colleagues and casual bar and floor staff. You will also act as Designated Premises Supervisor, leading safe and compliant trading across licensing, responsible alcohol retailing, health and safety, food safety, training and incident management.
We need a general manager with strong experience running a high volume licensed bar, restaurant, pub or venue. Proven P&L experience, strong wet bar knowledge, confidence working with food operations, excellent people leadership skills and the ability to build a strong safety culture are essential.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and 40 hour contract
- 30 days' annual leave, bank holidays and an additional paid Christmas closure period of around two weeks
- Pension contributions, learning and development, staff discounts and wider Students' Union venue benefits
- Opportunities to build a high-performing team in a high-volume environment
Salary: £40,000 - 50,000 per year
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Hours: 40 hours per week
Eligibility: Open to applicants with relevant skills and experience who are eligible to work in the UK. A Personal Licence is essential.
Assistant Manager - Manchester Students' Union We are looking for an ambitious Assistant Manager to help launch and run a new all-day Oxford Road bar and social venue, supporting the General Manager in creating a place that works from morning coffee through to events, society activity, pre-gig energy and late-night drinks.
Working closely with the General Manager, you will help set the standards for service, safety, bar quality, floor management, customer experience and team culture. You will lead shifts, support the bar and floor teams, work closely with kitchen colleagues and ensure the venue runs smoothly during busy trading periods. Your responsibilities include stock control, cash handling, wet margin, labour deployment, events, bookings, compliance and customer feedback.
This position is a strong development opportunity for someone who wants to grow as a hospitality leader. You will gain experience of a major new opening, commercial trading, duty management, student staff development, event delivery and the wider role that a busy venue plays in student life.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and 40 hour contract
- 30 days' annual leave, bank holidays and an additional paid Christmas closure period of around two weeks
- Pension contributions, learning and development, staff discounts and wider Students' Union venue benefits
- Opportunities to build team culture and support student staff development
Salary: £30,000-£32,000 per year
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Eligibility: Open to applicants with relevant skills and experience who are eligible to work in the UK. A Personal Licence is essential.
Student Advisor - Student Finance, UMSU We're looking for a committed and empathetic Student Advisor (Student Finance) to join the Advice Service at the University of Manchester Students' Union. This is a full time, fixed term role for 12 months, with the possibility of extension.
As a Student Advisor, you will provide free, independent and confidential advice to students. You will be a generalist Student Advisor while also taking the lead on student finance and money advice. Your role includes advising on academic issues, disciplinary procedures, housing, wider student life matters, as well as student finance and money advice.
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