Cook Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Bilsthorpe
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£21,070 / year
CATEGORY
Hospitality & Catering
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SKILLS

Cooking fresh seasonal ingredients Volume cooking People management Kitchen management Due diligence compliance Client liaison Team leadership Menu planning

FULL DESCRIPTION

Cook Manager

Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group (IFG)

Location: Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Salary: £21,070 per year

Type: Permanent - Full-time

Posted: Yesterday

Closing Date: 16/06/2026

Role Overview

Welcome to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we are one of the fastest growing, education catering companies in the country and were recently awarded Education Caterer of the year at the Foodservice Catey Awards. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has 4 amazing brands, Cucina, Innovate, Hutchison & Chapter One. We’re not going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feed more children better food.

Job Title: Cook Manager

School Location: Lowes Wong Junior School, Southwell, NG23

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 7am-2.30pm (35 hours per week)

Working Weeks: 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset days)

Pay Details: £21,070 per Annum

Role is managing a small team of 5 GAs and cooking primary meals for around 250 pupils.

Your Background

We’re open to people with great cooking and people management skills. You will be an experienced Cook/Chef Manager, used to cooking using fresh seasonal ingredients at volume, managing your kitchen and liaising directly with onsite clients. As manager you will head up the team, making sure service runs smoothly and that all due diligence is adhered to. We’re not in the business of making school food, we’re here to make good food, after all, that’s why our clients and customers love us!

What’s in it for me?

So maybe you fancy working somewhere close to home, with daytime hours, and with your weekends and evenings free? Not to mention all school holidays off, giving you the opportunity for some great work-life balance. As an added bonus a free meal is supplied on shift! (and uniform) We’ll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of. There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had and we’ve got a staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers! We also run monthly opportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers...

Next Steps

If you think you’ve got what it takes, and the times above suit you, we’d love to hear from you! An interview and kitchen visit will be required for this role. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] are committed to the safeguarding of children, and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure and children’s barred list check, which [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] will pay for. We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.

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