Catering Manager

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Wigan; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Leigh, Wigan is seeking a Catering Manager to oversee kitchen operations and prepare delicious meals for residents with varied dietary needs. You will manage a team, ensure compliance with hygiene standards, and maintain budgetary controls. The ideal candidate has experience in catering management and possesses a Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification. Great perks and career development opportunities await in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle reward discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Career prospects

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a catering team in a care environment.
• Able to create nutritious meals for varied dietary requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Prepare, cook and serve food.
• Ensure team compliance with food hygiene standards.
• Control stock and manage purchases within budget.

Skills

Creativity in menu development

Team coordination and motivation

Excellent verbal and written communication

Managing a catering budget

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification

Job description

Position: Catering Manager

Care home: Lakeview

Location: Leigh, Wigan

Contract type: 40 hours per week

Rate: £14.43 per hour

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.

Download our job description to read more:

https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030505883/

About you

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

• 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

• 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’.

For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail].

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.