Chef Manager

Chef Manager -Required For Our Brand New Care Home opening soon- Huntsmore Lodge Care Home, Chippenham, Patterdown, Chippenham, SN15 2FU Part of The Country Court Family.

We are no longer accepting applications for sponsorship

Hours: 40 Hours per week, working weekends on rota

Do you crave the taste of success? Do you dream of delivering a high quality nutritionally benefitting plate of food that not only tickles the taste buds but also makes a difference to health and wellbeing? Then why not come and join us as a Chef Manager at Huntsmore Lodge to make every taste moment matter!

Huntsmore Lodge Care Home is a brand-new, purpose-built 70-bed care home opening in Autumn 2026, located in the thriving town of Chippenham, Wiltshire. Conveniently situated near the M4, Huntsmore Lodge Care Home offers excellent transport links between Bristol and Swindon, making it easily accessible for visiting family and friends.

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY

We’re proud to be a family run business that’s grown over the years to a family of 3,300+ employees and over 45+ care homes. We’re passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we’ve created extraordinary care homes so we’re looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

THE CHEF MANAGER ROLE

Within your role as Chef Manager, you can really make a difference to our residents’ lives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing your team to ensure delivery of innovative solutions and quality service in line with business objectives and company standards to achieve and maximise set targets.
• Proactive management of catering team. Responsible for recruiting, supporting, training and people development to deliver an efficient, high quality service to our residents
• Accountable for ensuring ongoing team & resident communications
• Responsible for maintaining, ordering, and controlling food stocks within budget.
• Innovative menu planning, and design of food service within specified budgets ensuring high standard of food presentation and portion/quality control.
• Accountable for creating a platform for financial growth through cost control and culinary excellence.
• Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customer and colleagues.

ABOUT YOU

We want an experienced proactive inspirational leader, who can create a motivational culture in a high-pressured environment and ensure our residents are always delivered a 5* food experience.

You will …

• Be able to effectively listen, establishing trust and ensuring contractual compliance through exemplary leadership.
• Be able to take initiative and responsibility, committing to achieving growth by creating a culture of flexibility, adaptability and challenging the norm.
• Have proven leadership skills
• City & Guilds 7061 or NVQ Level 2 in Catering for the Hospitality Industry
• Ideally over 4 years’ experience as a Chef Manager or in a similar environment and role

IN RETURN

You’ll be joining our family-run business and alongside pension contributions and annual leave, we offer:

• Annual pay reviews.
• A bespoke Induction Training Programme, with ongoing development and access to nationally recognised qualifications*
• Recommend a Friend bonus scheme*
• Access to the Blue Light Discount Card
• Annual Staff Awards Programme, celebrating outstanding contributions across all our Homes
• Subject to Terms and Conditions

Click the Apply Button Now! -If the Chef Manager role sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you.

PLEASE NOTE:

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.