Kitchen Manager

ISS Facility Services

  • Yorkshire & the Humber
  • £14.50 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
ISSKitchen ManagerContract: EducationLocation: Ossett, WF5 8BAHours of work: 30Working Pattern: 07:30 - 13:30 (includes a 30 minute unpaid break)Contract Type: PermanentHourly Rate: £14.50This role supports the launch of a new school kitchen. Initial induction and training will take place at an alternate location.You’ll be responsible for delivering high-quality food for students, while supporting the Operations and on-site catering teams to meet agreed standards, budgets, and targets.You’ll help train kitchen teams, including kitchen managers, to ensure consistent service across the contract. Strong leadership and the ability to build positive relationships with clients and students are key to success.The Role
  • Maintain high food standards in line with approved menus and dietary requirements.
  • Manage portion control and minimise food waste to support cost efficiency.
  • Monitor and improve customer satisfaction through regular feedback and service reviews.
  • Ensure full compliance with safety protocols, hygiene regulations, and risk assessments.
  • Support site management in delivering consistent, high-quality service.
  • Engage regularly with clients and customers to evaluate and enhance service standards.
  • Adopt a hands-on, proactive approach to strengthen relationships with schools, clients, and customers, ensuring a more customer-focused experience at site level.
About You
  • Experience as a Kitchen Manager in education catering, or potential to progress from a Catering Assistant role with further training and development.
  • Ability to travel independently across sites within the contract.
  • Strong understanding of school catering operations, with excellent food preparation and cooking skills.
  • Sound knowledge of health and safety practices and accident prevention.
  • Basic understanding of profit and loss and its impact on operations.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal, administrative, and organisational abilities.
The CompanyISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlaceISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.To find out more about what we do click here -

ISS Facility Services