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Marketing Director - Chartwells

National

6 Months – Maternity Cover

Competitive Salary

Chartwells, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, is the leading provider of catering and support services to schools, colleges and universities in the UK. Chartwells works with over 2,000 education units including primary schools, secondary schools, independent schools, colleges and universities. Central to Chartwells is its Eat, Learn, Live ethos, which helps to educate young people about how to have a happy, safe and healthy lifestyle while contributing to a sustainable world.

Whether it be producing great food for pupils and staff or being involved in creating great hospitality events our teams have a passion for preparing food using fresh quality ingredients. Our belief is that it all starts with great tasting, healthy food that pupils look forward to and really enjoy.

Here at Chartwells we are currently on the lookout for a Marketing Director to Partner with the Sector MD to develop and deliver a Client facing brand strategy, delivering sales and retention growth targets, leading the Sector marketing team to develop, deliver and measure customer marketing strategy and plans which deliver sales and profit targets. As the Marketing Director you will also work closely with the Food Development team to deliver a market leading food and beverage offer which drives sales and is operationally efficient.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an inspirational and enthusiastic Marketing Director to make a name for themselves within the food service industry

Catering Manager - Hastings 

Our Education team, Chartwells is in need of a Catering Manager to join their team in a busy Secondary Academy based in Hastings. 

Managing a large catering team of 8, we are seeking a Catering Manager to join us at the Secondary Academy to ensure that we are delivering the best catering offering across breakfast, break and lunch service. Working closely with the Client to ensure that the offering is kept current and appealing in the ever changing and very competitive market. 

As well as having a hands on approach to the catering offering, the Catering Manager will also be responsible for the back office delivery of weekly reporting, stock control, labour costs, health and safety on site and team training. 

This is a wonderful opportunity for a Catering Manager looking to enhance their management skills in a busy, fast paced school environment. 

Head of Technical and Compliance for Nutrition

Chertsey (with national travel)

Competitive Salary

Chartwells, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, is the leading provider of catering and support services to schools, colleges and universities in the UK. Chartwells works with over 2,000 education units including primary schools, secondary schools, independent schools, colleges and universities. Central to Chartwells is its Eat, Learn, Live ethos, which helps to educate young people about how to have a happy, safe and healthy lifestyle while contributing to a sustainable world.

Whether it be producing great food for pupils and staff or being involved in creating great hospitality events our teams have a passion for preparing food using fresh quality ingredients. Our belief is that it all starts with great tasting, healthy food that pupils look forward to and really enjoy.

Here at Chartwells we are currently on the lookout for a Head of Technical and Compliance for Nutrition.

Keeping our consumers safe and our employees appropriately informed is an integral part in everything we do at Chartwells, from the food we provide to consumers, to the training we deliver to our employees and the commitments we make to cater safely. Our drive is to ensure that our colleagues are supported and knowledgeable enough to do their role, to ensure we meet all legislative requirements and to ensure that every customer with a medical requirement is fed safely every single day.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an inspirational and enthusiastic to make a name for themselves within the food service industry

General Manager – Liverpool - immediate start

Fantastic Opportunity-Prestigious Independent School

Up to £40,000 depending on experience

Chartwells Independent is the leading provider of catering and support services to Independent Schools in the UK. We provide innovative catering, hospitality and food service by creating imaginative menus delivered with an exceptional service.

We know as a company that great food comes from great ingredients. Our Chefs use seasonal produce, adding their own individual creativity to let the food speak for itself. We pride ourselves on being able to provide a diverse range of cuisines that keep up to date with today’s trends ensuring we offer a great dining experience.

We nurture and develop our teams to enrich their skills which allows them to show their passion and inspiration that as a company we are proud to encourage.

You will be part of a team that supports high quality education at this school by providing outstanding food and service to the pupils and staff.

You will be leading a team who share the same passion for preparing exciting fresh and nutritious food on a daily basis.

It all starts with enjoyment - great tasting, healthy food that pupils look forward to and really love.

We have a fantastic opportunity for highly skilled General Manager to lead our team at a prestigious independent school based in the heart of Liverpool. We provide innovative catering, hospitality and food service by creating imaginative food delivered with real passion and exceptional service.

In return we offer support and development to grow within our business alongside a competitive salary.

Group Manager; Cleaning

Staffordshire

Chartwells, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, is the leading provider of catering and support services to schools, colleges and universities in the UK. Chartwells works with over 2,000 education units including primary schools, secondary schools, independent schools, colleges and universities. Central to Chartwells is its Eat, Learn, Live ethos, which helps to educate young people about how to have a happy, safe and healthy lifestyle while contributing to a sustainable world.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a experienced Cleaning Group  Manager in the Staffordshire area. You will be overseeing the cleaning operations for a number of sites including a variety of local authority, emergency services and education properties.

At Compass we believe a successful career starts with passion, creativity and positivity. As one big family, our people are proud of what we do, we offer career opportunities and the chance to work across many different sectors.

Sounds great doesn’t it?  So, if you’re someone who takes great pride in delivering the highest level of service to your clients and you can lead a team who are equally passionate about it as you, then we have the ideal role for you as a Group Cleaning Manager.

Executive Chef - Staffordshire

Monday – Friday

Up to £40,000

Chartwells, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, is the leading provider of catering and support services to schools, colleges and universities in the UK. Chartwells works with over 2,000 education units including primary schools, secondary schools, independent schools, colleges and universities. Central to Chartwells is its Eat, Learn, Live ethos, which helps to educate young people about how to have a happy, safe and healthy lifestyle while contributing to a sustainable world.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Executive Chef, responsible for providing culinary support . This support will include delivering special events, training of culinary teams, monitoring and maintenance of culinary standards, monitoring compliance with Compass procedures and systems, sales and retention presentations and support for client functions.

If you are an innovative and creative Executive Chef or Development Chef, passionate about using top quality fresh ingredients, and looking for a role which can offer both work life balance and career development - Apply now !

Group Manager - Newport, Gwent & Cardiff

Up to £35,000, depending on experience

Chartwells, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, is the leading provider of catering and support services to schools, colleges and universities in the UK. Chartwells works with over 2,000 education units including primary schools, secondary schools, independent schools, colleges and universities. Central to Chartwells is its Eat, Learn, Live ethos, which helps to educate young people about how to have a happy, safe and healthy lifestyle while contributing to a sustainable world.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Group Manager to successfully oversee the delivery of forty Schools in the Newport, Gwent & Cardiff area. You will be expected to complete regular site visits, build client relationships, and assist the Chef Managers/supervisors to get the best out of our employees to offer excellent customer service and good quality food.

If you have a catering background and have the experience in overseeing multiple sites the drive to offer excellent standards and a passion for food then we want to hear from you.

Chartwells Independents is the UK's leading Contract Caterer, providing an exciting and original Food and Beverage experience to a large host of Independent schools across the UK. 

One of our biggest and busiest clients, Millfield School is seeking a Duty Manager to join their innovative and passionate catering team! 

Working with the Senior School predominantly, the Food and Beverages Manager will be leading the Catering team on site to ensure that an exciting and michelin star service is provided to the clients at Millfield! As Food and Beverages Manager, the successful candidate will have experience in either a Restaurant or Hotel background to run a busy Catering team, both FOH and BOH along with ensuring the perfect execution of a large portfolio of highly exciting events that are made one of a kind by Chartwells Independents! 

We have an extremely exciting opportunity for a Contract Director to join our Higher Education team at Chartwells! We have a superb contract with the busy and bustling Northumbria University, working with the university on a new and exciting platform for contract catering.

This is multifaceted catering site with a large catering team to ensure that we are delivering the best possible service across all of our platforms at the University. We’re seeking a driven and engaging Contract Director to implement innovative contract strategy and see it through execution. Working with the clients on site the Contract Director will project manage changes and the delivery of several new concepts on site.

If you consider yourself as a forward thinking, strategic and passionate Contract Director, we want to hear from you!

Chef Manager - Peckham

Up to £20,000 per annum

Term Time - 43.6 weeks

Chartwells is one of the UKs leading Contract Caterers for the Education sector, providing the best catering services to our end users. 

One of our all through schools based in Peckham is seeking a Chef Manager to join their team at Harris Academy School in Peckham. Managing a team of 7 staff across the Primary and Secondary buildings, ensuring that the catering offering is in line with KPIs and SLAs, working closely with the Client to develop the offering, keep track of training and standards across the site and the team. 

This is a really exciting opportunity to work in a really nice school, if you think you're up to the challenge - apply today!