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Catering Manager

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

This is an excellent opportunity to progress your catering management career within our Government Schools business. We are looking for an experienced Manager to oversee the catering operation for a secondary and primary school, providing a excellent service for up to 1500 students.

This is a great opportunity for individuals with the skills to develop and inspire their team whilst offering a creative & service excellence approach to delivering high quality catering services.

The role is working 52 weeks (term time only).

Role Responsibility

  • Lead a primary and secondary school catering/retail operation, ensuring that we deliver an efficient and quality service across breakfast, lunch and breaks to our customers.
  • Manage and develop a catering team of 8, providing support, training and coaching as required
  • Ensure the operation is modelled on a “five star” service provision with a focus on providing a high level of customer care
  • Develop and embrace the “one team” culture across all service provision on-site and the directly provided by Sodexo on-site
  • Nurture client relationships in order to develop them for a long term partnership.
  • Develop the service model on an on-going basis to enhance service delivery.
  • Actively enforce relevant statutory, company and site H&S compliance together with the monitoring of related equipment

The Ideal Candidate

  • Experience in managing and leading a retail catering operation, ideally within contract catering or a school environment
  • Experience of leading a team within a catering environment
  • Industry acumen and knowledge of external development & innovations within front of house Services.
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Experience in adhering to and driving company initiatives, processes and procedures
  • Excellent eye for detail and passion for the services industry

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.
 

Salary £20,000 - £25,000
Frequency Annual
Job Reference SDX/TP/19/26435389321/LN
Contract Type Permanent – Full Time
Closing Date 23 January, 2017
Job Category Catering Management
Business Unit UK Schools
Location Ebbsfleet, Swanscombe, England
Posted on 09 January, 2017

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