Duty Catering Manager

SADLER'S WELLS FOUNDATION LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Sadler’s Wells, London, is seeking a Duty Catering Manager to lead the catering operation across bars, café and events, delivering outstanding service and driving profitability.

You will oversee staff, training, stock, cash handling and compliance with Food Safety standards, while contributing to ambitious growth as the venue expands.

Applicants must have supervisory or managerial hospitality experience and the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Hospitality/food & beverage experience at supervisory or managerial level.
• Experience working on events.
• Strong attention to detail and proactive problem solving.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Delivering excellent customer service whilst maximising profit
• Developing and delivering training strategy to build a high performing team
• Efficiently managing, recruiting and inducting staff
• Stock management
• Cashing up and cash management
• Ensure cleanliness and Food Safety compliance at all times

Skills

Hospitality & F&B supervision

Bar experience

Event operations

Staff management

Customer service excellence

Training & development

Job description

Posted 17 September 2026

Salary £39,282.12 per annum, plus benefits

Location London

Job type Permanent

Discipline Catering & Events

Reference005564

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Duty Catering Manager

Job description

Are you passionate about hospitality, and interested in taking on a new challenge?

We are looking for an outstanding Duty Catering Manager to join our team. This role plays a crucial role in achieving the Catering team’s objectives, taking an active role in the day-to-day running of the catering operations, across the bars, café and events, which includes: managing staff, delivering outstanding customer service, and managing resources effectively to maximise profit.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering excellent customer service whilst maximising profit
• Developing and delivering on training strategy, building a high performing team
• Efficiently managing, recruiting and inducting staff
• Stock management
• Cashing up and cash management
• Ensure cleanliness of all catering areas are maintained and Food Safety adhered to at all times

You will have hospitality/food & beverage experience at a supervisory or managerial level, previous bar experience and experience of working on events. You will havegreat attention to detail and be able to deal with matters proactively. You must also currently hold the right to work in the UK.

This is an excellent opportunity to express your creative ideas to drive improvement and build upon your management abilities. Working in an internationally recognised arts organisation, this is a great time to be part of our growth as we work towards opening a fourth venue.

For more information, please go to the following link - Duty Catering Manager Job Pack - September 2026.

This is an ongoing vacancy, and we aim to contact candidates on an ad-hoc basis. Once a suitable candidate is appointed, this vacancy will close without further notice.

We are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and actively encourage applicationsfrom Black, Asian and those belonging to ethnic groups that are currently underrepresented within the Arts. Applications from d/Deaf and disabled communities and low socio-economic backgrounds are also welcome. As a user of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in the Job Pack.

Sadler’s Wells is a PiPA (Parents and Carers in Performing Arts) Charter Partner, striving towards creating a more family friendly working environment.

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