Caterlink - Group Manager

Caterlink Ltd; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning programme

Term-time only

Employee discounts

Employee assistance programme

Virtual GP benefits

Pension scheme

Job summary

Caterlink Ltd is seeking an experienced Area Chef Manager to oversee catering operations for a group of schools within the BEBCMAT Trust. The role is 40 weeks, Monday to Friday, term-time plus two days, with a focus on developing teams and building strong client relationships across your portfolio.

Successful candidates will bring extensive catering and operational management experience, be commercially aware, and prepared to roll up sleeves to lead by example.

Qualifications

• Previous catering and operational management experience is essential.
• 40-week term-time role; Monday to Friday (plus 2 in-set days).

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee catering operations across multiple schools within the BEBCMAT Trust.
• Manage a team of site-based staff, ensuring service quality and financial performance.
• Build strong client relationships and drive continuous improvement across your portfolio of schools.
• Adhere to Health & Safety standards and drive key KPIs such as retention and quality.

Skills

Catering management

Staff leadership

Client relations

Health & safety

Job description

• Compensation: GBP 0 - GBP 25,000 - yearly

Company Description

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 looking for an experienced Area Chef Manager to manage a group of schools within the BEBCMAT Trust. Previous catering and operational management experience is essential. This is a 40-week role working Monday - Friday (term time plus 2).

At Caterlink, we very much believe that people work for people, so we want you to have bags of confidence and credibility, be able to lead and motivate and really develop your teams, bring them along with you and create strong client relationships across your portfolio of schools. Being commercially astute is also essential for this role and in addition to this you will need to be prepared to roll your sleeves up and help the teams when you need to.

We believe that living by our KPIS's is key to success - Health & Safety, Retention, Quality and Finance. In addition to this, if you believe that People, Perception, Passion and Pride could also enhance your growth, success and development then this may be the role for you and we would love to hear from you!

Successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure. Salary dependant on experience.

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.

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us including:

• With Caterlink you have the opportunity to 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. Everyone who joins us is provided with an induction where they learn more about us and enable them to be the best they can be. We invest in development opportunities and are always looking to recruit, train and retain the best people for our own future talent and your own future development.
• Working for Caterlink ensure you are able to enjoy a great work/life balance - this is the beauty of working term-time only and no weekends!
• 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!
• Our Employee Assistance Programand Virtual GP benefits are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time
• You may be eligible to join our Pensionscheme