Catering Manager

4Recruitment Services Ltd; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

4Recruitment Services Ltd is seeking a Catering Manager to lead a large School Meals Service across Rotherham. The role operates Monday to Friday, 07:00–15:00, on a temp ongoing basis with a pay rate of £31.93 per hour PAYE.

The post requires strategic and operational leadership, budget management, KPI monitoring and strong stakeholder engagement with headteachers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multi-site catering operations across the borough.
• Provide direct line management and leadership to Catering Managers.
• Ensure compliance with food safety legislation, allergen management procedures, health and safety requirements and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Manage budgets, financial forecasting, income generation opportunities and cost controls.
• Monitor performance against service standards, KPIs and contractual requirements.
• Support workforce planning, recruitment, employee development and succession planning.
• Lead on service improvement initiatives and operational change programmes.
• Manage complex operational issues, customer concerns and service complaints.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with headteachers, academy trusts, partners and other stakeholders.
• Support business growth, service modernisation and future service development.

Job description

We are currently looking for a Catering Manager. You will be working in Rotherham.

Monday - Friday

07:00am - 15:00pm

Temp Contract - Ongoing

Pay rate - £31.93ph paye

Job Purpose

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Principal Catering Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for a large and diverse School Meals Service across Rotherham.

Main Duties

• Lead and manage multi-site catering operations across the borough.
• Provide direct line management and leadership to Catering Managers.
• Ensure compliance with food safety legislation, allergen management procedures, health and safety requirements and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Manage budgets, financial forecasting, income generation opportunities and cost controls.
• Monitor performance against service standards, KPIs and contractual requirements.
• Support workforce planning, recruitment, employee development and succession planning.
• Lead on service improvement initiatives and operational change programmes.
• Manage complex operational issues, customer concerns and service complaints.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with headteachers, academy trusts, partners and other stakeholders.
• Support business growth, service modernisation and future service development.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.