Catering Manager

Exemplar Health Care; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Catering Manager for Jubilee Heights care home in Bury to design nutritious menus and lead a new kitchen team.

You will manage day‑to‑day operations, ensure food hygiene standards, develop menus for varied dietary needs, and control budget, with induction and training for staff.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification preferred.
• Experience managing a catering budget and leading a team.
• Ability to develop varied, nutritious menus.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Cook and serve meals to residents.
• Develop suitable menus based on dietary needs.
• Ensure food hygiene standards are met and maintain records.
• Manage stock and purchases within budget.
• Lead and train Catering Team members.

Skills

Cook

Menu development

Team leadership

Budget management

Communication

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene

Job description

Position: Catering Manager

Care home: Jubilee Heights

Location: Irwell Street, Bury, BL9 0HE

Contract type: Full TIme 40 hours per week

Rate: £14.80 per hour

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 Care

Jubilee 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.

We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation.