Catering Manager - Cambridge

Compass Group UK; Cambridge; Vor Ort; GBP 36.000 - 44.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Eurest at Cambridge Consultants in Cambridge is seeking a Catering Manager to lead a busy operation serving around 400 clients daily, with a diverse hot food counter, salad bar and deli offering. The role focuses on food quality, service excellence and strong client relationships, with opportunities to grow and impact overall business performance.

You will manage budgets, develop your team and ensure health, safety and allergen standards are met, while driving improvements in food quality and

Qualifikationen

• Experience as a Catering Manager or Unit Manager in food & hospitality.
• Strong passion for food, service and hospitality.
• Good understanding of budgeting, P&L and financial management.
• Proven leadership, motivation and staff development skills.
• Confidence to build positive client relationships.
• Hands-on, organized approach to manage a busy operation.
• Full UK driving licence and transport preferred.

Aufgaben

• Lead the day-to-day catering operation to ensure excellent quality, service and presentation.
• Deliver fresh, healthy and hearty meals across hot counter, salad and deli offers.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships to understand needs and improve service.
• Develop and support the team through training and development.
• Manage budgets, stock control, costs and P&L performance to improve profitability.
• Maintain Health & Safety and allergen standards consistently.
• Drive continuous improvement to sustain high standards and customer satisfaction.

Kenntnisse

Catering management

Team leadership

Financial management

Client relationships

Budgeting / P&L

Jobbeschreibung

Catering Manager

Location: Cambridge Consultants, Cambridge
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

Bring your passion for food and hospitality to Eurest!

Are you an experienced Catering Manager or Unit Manager ready to take the next step in your career? Do you love creating great food experiences, leading teams and building strong client relationships?

At Eurest, we’re looking for a passionate Catering Manager to join our team at Cambridge Consultants in Cambridge. You’ll lead a busy catering operation, serving around 400 clients each day with a fantastic range of healthy, hearty and delicious food across our hot food counter, salad bar and deli bar.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to grow their experience, take on a larger operation and make a real impact on food quality, service and overall business performance.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading the catering operation: Oversee the day-to-day running of the site, ensuring excellent food quality, service and presentation.

• Creating great food experiences: Deliver fresh, healthy and hearty meals across our hot food, salad and deli offers.

• Building client relationships: Work closely with the client to understand their needs, maintain high standards and continually improve the service.

• Developing your team: Lead, motivate and support colleagues, providing training and development to help everyone perform at their best.

• Managing financial performance: Take ownership of budgets, stock control, cost management and P&L performance, identifying opportunities to improve profitability.

• Maintaining compliance: Ensure all Health & Safety, food safety and allergen standards are consistently met.

• Driving continuous improvement: Keep standards high, encourage new ideas and ensure customers enjoy a consistently great experience.

What we’re looking for

• Experience in a Catering Manager or Unit Manager role within food and hospitality.

• A genuine passion for great food, customer service and hospitality.

• A good understanding of financial management, budgets and P&L.

• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, develop and get the best out of a team.

• Confidence in building positive relationships with clients and customers.

• A hands-on, organised approach, with the ability to manage a busy operation.

• A full UK driving licence and access to your own transport would be an advantage.

Why join Eurest?

At Eurest, we believe great food brings people together. We’re passionate about delivering quality food, brilliant service and memorable experiences in workplace catering.

This role offers the chance to build on your existing management experience, develop your commercial skills and lead a larger operation within a supportive team.