Caterlink - Catering Manager

Caterlink; Chippenham; Vor Ort; GBP 24.000 - 28.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Blended learning

Employee discounts platform

Wellbeing services and VGP access

Pension scheme

Zusammenfassung

Caterlink is hiring a Catering Manager for Chippenham College Campus. The role is term-time only with no weekends, 40 hours per week Monday to Friday, and 39 weeks per year, offering a stable, school-based environment.

You will prepare and present nutritionally balanced meals, ensure safety and quality standards, and lead site operations. DBS disclosure is expected; strong leadership and budgeting skills are essential for success.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in running a catering site and managing teams.
• Knowledge of health and safety, food safety and environmental legislations.
• Proven ability to meet client expectations and budgets.

Aufgaben

• To prepare, cook and present food to Caterlink and client standards.
• Ensure location meets Health & Safety and Food Safety requirements.
• Maintain Caterlink's reputation for high standards of food and service.
• Oversee day‑to‑day running, inventories, budgets and action plans.
• Act as main client contact at the school and drive improvements.
• Monitor KPIs and financial targets with line manager.
• Train and develop teams, ensuring training completion and performance management.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Budget management

Food safety knowledge

Team supervision

Tools

Food prep systems

Jobbeschreibung

Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our “Fresh Food Policy” is the foundation of our success and growth in the market coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site-based teams.

Job Description

We are hiring for a Catering Manager at Chippenham College Campus, Chippenhamwho wants to ensure our future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. This role is working term-time only and no weekends so is great for those looking for flexibility.

The role:

• £15.45per hour
• 40hours per week working Monday – Friday
• Term-time only – working 39weeks per year

Your key responsibilities will include:

• To prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client
• To ensure that the location meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislations and procedures
• To ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers and expectations are consistently exceeded
• To be responsible for the day-to-day running of the location and supervising teams including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans
• To be the main point of contact for our client in your school ensuring that regular adjustments and improvements are both recommended and implemented
• Communicating regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and financial targets to ensure these are achieved
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role by ensuring all training is completed and performance is managed

Caterlink strives to always provide a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our teams where every individual is treated with respect, integrity and has the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and with fairness at all times.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us including:

• You have the opportunity of a blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications including apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning and on the job training to support and encourage your development and enable you to be the best you can be
• We offer you access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants as well as holiday discounts, family days out and many more!
• You will have full access to our Wellbeing Services including the Employee Assistance Programand Virtual GP benefits which are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time
• You may be eligible to join our Pensionscheme