Catering assistant manager

Schools’ Choice; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational organization in Lowestoft is seeking a motivated Catering Assistant Manager to oversee café operations and manage staff development. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a proactive approach, and experience in training staff. This role offers the chance to ensure great service in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proactive and organized approach to work.
• Experience in training and staff development is desirable.
• Ability to support staff in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing café operations and pricing.
• Supporting training of new starters and staff development.
• Managing staff holidays and ongoing development.
• Handling banking and stock management.
• Ensuring compliance with procedures.

Skills

Leadership skills

Adaptability

Organizational skills

Customer service

Job description

Overview

Catering Assistant Manager

We are seeking a motivated and organised Catering Assistant Manager to join our busy campus café team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong leadership skills and a passion for great service to support the smooth day-to-day running of our catering operation.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing café operations, including pricing, rota planning, staff cover, and resolving day-to-day issues.
• Supporting the training of new starters, ensuring team members are confident in customer service, basic cooking tasks, and café standards.
• Managing staff holidays, wish lists, progression chats, recruitment, and ongoing staff development.
• Handling catering banking, ad-hoc charges, stock ordering, and supplies management to keep the café running efficiently.
• Supporting document control, updating procedures, and note-taking, while working closely with the LC to ensure compliance.

Qualifications / Attributes

• Adaptable and approachable, with a proactive, organised approach to work.
• Strong leadership skills and a passion for great service; ability to support staff with reasonable requests in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in training, staff development, or supervision is desirable.