Catering Manager

Morley College Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Course discounts

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work

On site cafés

Engaging events calendar

Job summary

Morley College London is seeking an experienced Catering Manager to lead the college cafés and hospitality services across Waterloo, Chelsea and North Kensington centres. The role is hands-on, with responsibility for day-to-day operations, staff rotas and developing the hot and cold offering to meet centre needs.

You will manage budgets, sales and income targets, stock control and supplier relationships, while ensuring robust food safety and allergen compliance across all sites and supporting

Qualifications

• Experience managing catering or food service operations, ideally across multiple sites.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and catering compliance.
• Budget management, stock control and monitoring service performance against targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Morley College London's café and hospitality services across multiple centres.
• Oversee staff rotas, performance and customer experience.
• Manage budgets, sales targets, food costings and waste control.
• Maintain Food Standards Agency, health and safety and allergen compliance.
• Support hospitality for meetings and events and future catering development.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene & Safety for Catering

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Catering Manager to lead and develop Morley College London's café and hospitality services across our Waterloo, Chelsea and North Kensington centres. This is a hands-on management role with responsibility for the day-to-day operation of our catering services, ensuring a consistently high-quality, efficient and customer-focused experience for students, staff, visitors and external customers. You will lead and support our cross-College catering teams, oversee staff rotas and performance, and develop our hot and cold food offer to meet the needs of each Centre. You will also take responsibility for budgets, sales and income targets, stock control, supplier relationships, food costings and waste management, while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and grow the service. Food safety and compliance will be central to the role. You will ensure our catering operations meet all relevant Food Standards Agency, health and safety and allergen requirements, maintaining robust systems, records and consistently high standards across our sites. Working closely with the Facilities Manager, Estates team and colleagues across the College, you will also support hospitality for meetings and events and help shape the future development of Morley's catering provision.

You will have relevant experience managing catering or food service operations, ideally across multiple sites, and will be confident leading teams in a busy, customer-focused environment. You will bring strong knowledge of food safety and catering compliance, supported by a Level 3 Food Hygiene & Safety for Catering qualification or equivalent, and understand the systems and controls required to maintain high standards. You will also have experience of budget management, stock control and monitoring service performance against targets. Strong organisational, communication and people-management skills will be essential, along with the ability to use data and feedback to continuously improve the service. We are looking for someone who is practical, proactive and solutions-focused, with a genuine passion for excellent customer service. You will be comfortable balancing operational demands with longer-term service development and able to work effectively with a wide range of colleagues, suppliers and customers. Experience of menu development or growing a catering service would be an advantage, as would a current UK driving licence and First Aid qualification.

As well as joining a creative, innovative leading London College focused on social justice and providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities for all, there are plenty of other rewards for working at Morley College London:

• Generous annual leave allowance (32 days) plus Bank Holidays
• Christmas closure period
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Access to an employee retail savings platform, offering significant discounts at most major retailers
• 100% discount on the cost of undertaking a Morley course of your choice
• Season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme
• On site cafeterias
• A busy events calendar, offering you the chance to attend regular Morley creative exhibitions, student awards, dances, concerts and more
• A lovely work environment, surrounded by creative arts, music and friendly, helpful colleagues