Catering Manager Monday - Friday

Gather & Gather UK; Warrington; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Gather & Gather UK is seeking a Catering Manager to oversee catering operations at a prominent location in London. Ideal candidates should have at least two years of catering experience, demonstrate strong financial acumen, and possess excellent communication and organizational skills. Join a company that values its people and offers numerous perks, including personal development, holiday allowance, and private medical eligibility.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Private medical eligibility

Eye care

Wellbeing strategy and Employee Assistance Programme

Family friendly support

Regular social events

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Recognition schemes and people awards

Long service awards

High street discount vouchers

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of catering experience required.
• Experience managing teams in a similar role.
• Ambitious and motivated individual looking to upskill.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing in-unit catering operations and managing inventories.
• Communicating with your line manager to monitor KPIs.
• Training teams and ensuring compliance with Health & Safety standards.

Skills

Customer Service

Financial Acumen

Team Management

Communication

Organizational 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