Chef Manager

Bupa

Chef Manager responsible for creating varied and nutritious menus in a residential care home. Leading the kitchen team and ensuring high standards while catering to residents' dietary preferences.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeDartford • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £30,971 - £38,168 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Using your passion for cooking and experience in a fresh food kitchen to create a varied and nutritional menu in line with the dietary needs and preferences of our residents
Using your natural leadership skills to train and mentor the kitchen team to deliver an excellent dining experience
Being innovative in your approach to cooking and maintaining high standards
Managing all mandatory paperwork including: adhering to COSHH and HACCP guidelines, company policies and procedures, budgets, managing orders and deliveries
Catering for special events or seasonal activities, such as summer fetes, Christmas parties and birthdays (as required)

Requirements

What you’ll need

A passion for cooking with previous experience working in a fresh food kitchen and relevant hygiene certificates.
You want to create and deliver an excellent dining experience at each meal and make our residents feel at home.
You’re a natural leader, open to new ideas with an innovative approach to cooking, always maintaining high standards.
You’ll enjoy mentoring and supporting others and you’ll cherish the little moments with our residents, sharing your love of food with them.

Benefits

Comp & perks

My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
28 days holiday
We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
Free meal on every shift
Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

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Hard Skills & Tools

cookingmenu creationfood preparationhygiene standardsbudget managementorder managementevent catering

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringinnovationcommunicationteamwork

Certifications

hygiene certificatesCOSHH complianceHACCP compliance