Catering Manager

Hillcrest Academy; Leeds; Presencial; GBP 26.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hillcrest Academy is seeking a Catering Manager to lead the in-house catering service and deliver nutritious, welcoming meals for students, staff and visitors. You will oversee daily kitchen operations, manage the catering team, and ensure high standards of hygiene and service in a school setting.

The role requires experience in busy catering, strong leadership, and a commitment to food safety and customer service.

Formación

• Experience working in a busy catering or kitchen environment.
• Experience managing food preparation and service.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations, hygienestandards and HACCP principles.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a small team.
• Experience with stock control, ordering and budget monitoring.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Commitment to high standards of food hygiene, safety and cleanliness.
• Positive, reliable and flexible approach to work.
• Desirable experience in a school or education setting.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee the daily operation of the academy kitchen and dining facilities.
• Lead and support the catering team.
• Manage food production and service, budgets and stock.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and trust policies.
• Promote healthy eating and provide a welcoming dining experience.

Conocimientos

Kitchen experience

Team leadership

Food safety & HACCP

Organisational & time management

Budget monitoring

Communication & customer service

Flexibility & reliability

Stock control

Educación

Food Safety Level 2

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking anenthusiastic, organised and dedicated Catering Manager to lead ourin-house catering service at Hillcrest Academy. This is an excitingopportunity to play a key role in delivering a high-quality, nutritious andwelcoming dining experience for our students, staff and visitors. As CateringManager, you will oversee the daily operation of the academy kitchen and diningfacilities, ensuring excellent standards of food quality, hygiene, food safetyand customer service.

Working closely with the TrustCatering Manager, you will lead and support the catering team, manage foodproduction and service, monitor budgets and stock, and ensure compliance withall relevant legislation and trust policies. You will also promote healthyeating and help create an environment where students can enjoy safe, nutritiousand appealing meals each day.

This role would suit anexperienced catering professional with strong organisational and leadershipskills who is passionate about delivering an outstanding catering servicewithin an educational setting.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience working within a busy catering orkitchen environment.
• Experience managing food preparation andservice.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations, hygienestandards and HACCP principles.
• Strong organisational and time managementskills.
• The ability to lead, motivate and develop asmall team.
• Experience of stock control, ordering andbudget monitoring.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• A commitment to maintaining the higheststandards of food hygiene, safety and cleanliness.
• A positive, reliable and flexible approach towork.
• Level 2 Food Safety or Food Hygiene Certificateand willingness to achieve Level 3 if not already held.
• Experience within a school or education settingis desirable.