Catering Manager

Bewilderwood; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A family adventure park in the United Kingdom is seeking a Catering Manager for maternity cover, offering stable hours without late-night shifts. The successful candidate will oversee catering operations, ensuring high-quality food offerings and an excellent guest experience. Key requirements include prior experience in high-volume catering and team leadership. This full-time temporary position allows for creativity and management responsibilities, alongside a focus on budget management and customer service.

Benefits

Discounted or free food

Free parking

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a high-volume catering environment.
• Experience leading, managing and developing large and diverse teams.
• Experience of managing budgets and meeting financial targets.
• Familiarity with stock control and management.
• Health & Safety at Work qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage all catering operations and staff in the park.
• Deliver a delicious food offering and enhance guest experience.
• Drive business continuity with a strong leadership approach.

Skills

High-volume catering experience

Team leadership

Budget management

Customer service

Stock control

Interpersonal skills

Job description

We are now looking for a Catering Manager (Maternity Cover) for a minimum of 9 months with possible extension to help us develop all our foody dreams and feed our visitors.

This is a unique role for a catering or hospitality professional looking for a position that allows for stable working hours (40 hours per week) without late night work.

The successful candidate will manage all the catering operations in the park; bringing creativity, strong leadership and commercial experience to BeWILDerwood. You will be responsible for delivering a delicious food offering, driving the business forward and creating the ultimate guest experience for our visitors.

This hands on, proactive role requires a proven track record in high volume catering over multiple units, an experience of budgeting. Strong people management skills, with the ability to support and develop the team are key. The catering manager will head up the catering team of seasonal staff and supervisors taking overall responsibility for the various successes of the department.

Estimated start date - March 2026

Person Specification

• Proven experience in a high-volume catering environment
• Experience leading, managing and developing large and diverse teams
• Experience of managing budgets and meeting financial targets
• Knowledge of delivering excellent customer service
• Familiarity with stock control and management
• A proven ability to deliver high quality work in a pressured environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A detailed knowledge of catering trends and sourcing new product ranges
• Experience of menu planning and development
• Health & Safety at Work qualifications
• Previous work within the leisure/attractions industry.

Experience

• Catering management: 1 year (required)
• Budgeting: 1 year (required)
• Customer service: 1 year (required)
• Stock control: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification

• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Job Type: Full-time, Temporary

About BeWILDerwood Cheshire

BeWILDerwood Cheshire is a wild and imaginative family adventure park located near to the Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire, just 5 miles north of Whitchurch. With magical treehouses, exciting play structures and a hint of intriguing characters, BeWILDerwood brings a unique experience to the Cheshire countryside. BeWILDerwood is based upon the A Boggle at BeWILDerwood book series written by author and owner Tom Blofeld, and visitors are encouraged to enter into this magical world when they visit.

The multi million-pound investment encourages children and their families to enjoy traditional, imaginative and healthy outdoor play. It is truly an enchanting place and unlike any other attractions, as there is no enforced secondary spend, no noisy rides, no electronics and no junk food.

BeWILDerwood Cheshire follows in the footsteps of one of the most successful visitor attractions in the East of England; BeWILDerwood Norfolk.

To apply, please send a covering letter outlining your suitability for this role, together with your CV to: [emailprotected]