Catering Manager: Lead Kitchen & Service Teams

Compass Group UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Aviva Digicare - Free annualHealthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Perks at Work

Career training & development

Refer a friend bonus

Pension & life assurance

Job summary

Compass Group UK&I is recruiting a Catering Manager to lead the catering operation from kitchen to counter, managing a team and delivering great food and service for clients and customers. The role is full-time, Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours, with a 44.6-week year and a focus on achieving KPIs and strong health and safety standards.

You will drive service excellence, oversee stock, budgets and action plans, and develop your team through coaching and training, while exploring new concepts to boost sales

Qualifications

• Two years catering experience with team leadership.
• NVQ 1/2 and City & Guilds 706/1 & 2.
• Basic Food Hygiene certificate and strong financial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Leading our catering teams to keep delivering impeccable food and customer service
• Overseeing all in-unit catering operations, including stock, budgets and action plans
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front so everyone can excel
• Identifying new food and service concepts to drive sales
• Communicating regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and targets
• Implementing and reviewing Health & Safety standards across all catering and service teams

Skills

Catering management

Team leadership

Budgeting

Food safety

Education

NVQ 1/2 & City & Guilds

Hygiene certificate

Job description

Compass Group UK&I is recruiting a Catering Manager to lead the catering operation from kitchen to counter, managing a team and delivering great food and service for clients and customers. The role is full-time, Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours, with a 44.6-week year and a focus on achieving KPIs and strong health and safety standards.

You will drive service excellence, oversee stock, budgets and action plans, and develop your team through coaching and training, while exploring new concepts to boost sales