Community Chef Jobs in Reading, Wokingham

Surplus to Supper is seeking to appoint a Site Manager. 

Don't miss the chance to be part of the team at a leading food redistribution charity in west London and Surrey, dedicated to tackling food waste and hunger in the community. Join us in our mission to make a difference in the fight against food waste and food poverty in the local area. We are seeking someone who excels at people management and thrives in dynamic environment. 

• Reports to Operations Director

• Ensures and enables successful day-to-day food collection and distribution operations by providing consistent support, guidance, and management to the volunteer Foremen.

• Ensures all agreed operational Surplus to Supper processes are followed consistently every day.

• Provides an on-going link and communication from one day shift to another ensuring that all scheduled and ad-hoc daily and weekly requirements – either food distribution or kitchen/event – are met. 

• When there is no daily volunteer foreman, covers the foreman role for the day. Also, could cover a missing driver shift (although should be a real exception).

• Handles ad-hoc collections and distributions outside the normal morning shifts (where no volunteers available)

• Acts as the contact point for suppliers and projects for ad-hoc requests and specific daily requirements

• In collaboration with Ops Director and Chef ensures clarity on what food is kept in the big freezer for kitchen and what can be distributed. 

• Ensures optimal usage of Surplus to Supper storage capacity.

• Onboards and test drives with the new volunteer drivers.

• Manages distribution and collection documentation ensuring all shifts have the required documents to complete and that completed documents are processed correctly. 

• Manages the shift rota.

• Owns the Surplus to Supper fleet of vans ensuring that those are available and in good condition. Deals with any service and maintenance needs and logistics. 

• Owns the Surplus to Supper distribution freezers and chillers ensuring those are available and in good condition. Deals with any service and maintenance needs and logistics. 

• Works 30 hours a week normally during Tuesday to Saturday 8am to 2pm (Saturdays to be rotated with Mondays once a month).