Catering Team Manager: Menu & Service Lead

JOHN LEWIS; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Chef whites provided

Job summary

John Lewis Partnership in Bracknell is seeking a Team Manager for our catering kitchen. You will lead a food service team, develop menus, and ensure high standards of service and food quality.

The role involves coordinating chefs, front-of-house and vending teams, managing stock, ordering, and ensuring compliance with food safety and health regulations.

Benefits include meals on duty and provided chef whites, with permanent, shift-based hours at Bracknell distribution site.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience: minimum of 3 years supervising catering teams.
• Food expertise across all food types with a genuine passion for hospitality.
• Commercial awareness to manage sales, stock and wastage.
• Leadership: lead by example and adapt to support other departments.
• IT literacy to manage administration tasks and ordering systems.
• Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate.
• City & Guilds 7061/7062 or equivalent Food Production certificate.

Responsibilities

• Create a menu fit for purpose for Partners.
• Lead delivery of outstanding customer service in catering and vending.
• Lead the food preparation process balancing nutrition, profitability and price.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and efficiency.
• Ensure teams develop a great food offer exceeding targets.
• Manage chefs and front of house and vending teams.
• Determine food inventory needs and ordering.
• Ensure kitchens meet food safety and hygiene regulations.
• Lead compliance with catering policies and health and safety.
• Coach the team to success and develop capability.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Food expertise

Commercial awareness

Leadership

IT literacy

Intermediate Food Hygiene

Food Production certificate

City & Guilds 7061/7062

Education

City & Guilds 7061/7062

Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate

Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate Level 3

Job description

John Lewis Partnership in Bracknell is seeking a Team Manager for our catering kitchen. You will lead a food service team, develop menus, and ensure high standards of service and food quality.

The role involves coordinating chefs, front-of-house and vending teams, managing stock, ordering, and ensuring compliance with food safety and health regulations.

Benefits include meals on duty and provided chef whites, with permanent, shift-based hours at Bracknell distribution site.