Catering Manager

Exemplar Health Care; Hindley; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Hindley seeks a Catering Manager to oversee meal preparation and manage the catering team at Lakeview care home. This role involves developing nutritious menus, ensuring compliance with food hygiene standards, and managing kitchen operations within a budget. The ideal candidate will possess a Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification and experience in a similar management role. Offers include excellent support, perks, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a catering team is essential.
• Creative skills in menu development and food preparation.
• Ability to manage catering budgets effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the catering team in preparing and serving meals.
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards.
• Manage stock and budget for the kitchen.

Skills

Menu development

Team coordination

Food hygiene management

Budget management

Communication skills

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification

Job description

Overview

Catering Manager

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Position : Catering Manager

Care home : Lakeview

Location : Leigh, Wigan

Contract type : 40 hours per week

Rate : £14.43 per hour

Are you an experienced Chef with a flair for creating delicious, nutritious menus? Join us as our new Catering Manager at Lakeview care home in Wigan.

As Catering Manager, you’ll lead our Catering Team in providing healthy and inviting meals for the people we support.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your cooking skills to make a real difference every day.

About Exemplar Health Care

Lakeview is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease, 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 people’s 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.

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

About you

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

You’re 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 you’ll 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.

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

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