Catering Manager Monday - Friday

Compass Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading workplace catering expert is looking for a passionate Catering Manager to oversee operations and enhance service quality. This role involves managing catering efficiency, training teams, and ensuring compliance with health standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong customer service skills, financial acumen, and hands-on leadership experience, alongside a focus on personal development.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Private medical eligibility

Eye care

Wellbeing strategy

Family friendly support

Social events

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Recognition schemes

Long service awards

High street discount vouchers

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of catering experience required.
• Experience managing teams in a similar role is essential.
• Ambitious and motivated individual seeking to upskill.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing efficiency of catering operations and managing budgets.
• Identifying opportunities for new food or service concepts.
• Implementing and reviewing Health & Safety standards.

Skills

Customer Service

Financial Acumen

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

At Gather & Gather, we are known as one of the UK & Irelands most distinctive workplace catering experts, we are passionate about great food and great coffee and putting our employees and customers at the heart of everything that we do. We are currently recruiting for a Catering Manager.

Location:2A Praed St, London W2 1JX

Rate Of Pay: £34,000 per annum

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday 40 hours per week , hours can vary between 7:00am and 9:00pm business dependant

Key Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the efficiency of all in-unit catering operations, including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans
• Communicating regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and targets
• Representing Compass Group UK&I and maintaining a positive brand image
• Identifying opportunities for new food or service concepts to drive sales
• Liaising between customers and our culinary and service teams to ensure we continue to exceed expectations
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role
• Implementing and reviewing Health & Safety standards to ensure compliance across all catering and service teams.
• Respond to hospitality bookings for meeting spaces.

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service
• Have a minimum of two years of catering experience
• Have experience managing teams in a similar role
• Hold a Basic Food Hygiene certificate
• Demonstrate brilliant financial acumen
• Have excellent communication and organisational skills
• Be an ambitious and motivated individual who is always looking to upskill

What's in it for you?

Working with Gather and Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Private medical eligibility
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers