Catering Manager

Exemplar Ltd; Bury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wages paid before payday

Discounts on retail and lifestyle

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Catering Manager for Jubilee Heights in Bury. You will design healthy menus, lead the kitchen team and manage day-to-day operations in a brand new purpose-built facility.

You will develop meals for varied dietary needs, ensure high hygiene standards, and support continuous learning and development within the team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience cooking nutritious meals for varied dietary needs.
• Strong menu development and food preparation skills.
• Experience managing a catering budget and leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day kitchen operations.
• Prepare, cook and serve meals.
• Develop suitable menus by understanding residents’ needs.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene standards and record-keeping.
• Manage stock and purchases within budget.
• Lead, train and support the Catering Team.

Skills

Cook skills

Menu development

Budget management

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene

Job description

Are you an experienced Cook with a flair for creating delicious, nutritious menus? Join us as our new Catering Manager at Jubilee Heights care home in Bury.

As our Catering Manager, youll have the creative freedom to design and make healthy and inviting meals for the people we support within our brand new purpose built kitchen.

Youll lead the Catering Team to develop exciting menus and have the unique opportunity to help shape the teams culture from the start.

About Exemplar Health CareJubilee Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the countrys leading nursing care providers.

When open, Jubilee Heights will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Catering Managers cook delicious and nourishing meals for people with a range of dietary requirements.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• managing the day-to-day running of the kitchen
• preparing, cooking and serving food
• understanding peoples needs, likes and choices to develop suitable menus
• ensuring your Catering Team complies with food hygiene standards
• completing relevant checks and maintaining records
• controlling stock and purchases within an allocated budget
• leading and managing your Catering Team members, ensuring they receive induction, training and support as required.

If you havent worked in the care sector before, well help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

About you

Above all, youre someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

Youre also:

• a cook with a flair for creating delicious and nutritious meals for varied dietary requirements
• creative in menu development and food preparation
• an excellent team player, able to coordinate, support and motivate a team
• experienced in managing a catering budget
• adaptable and flexible
• someone with excellent verbal and written communication skills

We like our Catering Managers to have, or be working towards, a Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification.

As this is a management position, we expect youll have previous experience in a similar position and environment, ideally in leading a catering or kitchen team.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle reward discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. Were unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.