Kitchen Manager

Contract: Education

Location: Wakefield, WF4 4HQ

Hours of work: 37.5

Working Pattern: 06:30 - 14:20

Contract Type: Permanent

Hourly Rate: £14.65

We are seeking a Mobile Kitchen Manager to focus on delivering great food for students while supporting both the Operations team and on-site catering teams.

This role is key to setting and driving standards, ensuring services are delivered consistently in line with agreed budgets and targets.

You will play a vital role in training and supporting site teams, including kitchen managers, while providing positive leadership and building strong relationships with clients and students. Flexibility is essential, as you will work across multiple sites, sometimes at short notice, to maintain service standards.

The Role

Support site teams to deliver high-quality food and consistent catering standards across the contract

Build and maintain positive relationships with clients, customers and colleagues

Ensure compliance with company food policies, supplier agreements and approved product lists

Train, develop and motivate teams to deliver excellent customer-focused service

Monitor production, portion control and waste to maintain efficiency and reduce costs

Promote customer satisfaction by gathering feedback and implementing improvements

Maintain accurate records including timesheets, stock, training and sales data

Ensure financial control of food and materials, supporting achievement of budget targets

About You

Experience as a Kitchen Manager or potential to progress from a catering assistant role

Ability to travel independently across sites

Strong knowledge of school catering and food preparation

Understanding of health and safety and accident prevention

Awareness of profit and loss principles

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Good organisational and administrative abilities

Experience with kitchen systems (e.g. Cypad) or willingness to learn

Positive, proactive approach with the ability to build strong relationships

The Company

ISS 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. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger, #aplacetobeyou,

#facilitiesmanagement

ISS 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 proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.

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.

If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team.

To find out more about what we do - https://www.uk.issworld.com/