Duty Manager

Holroyd Howe; Buckingham; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering provider is seeking a Duty Manager for Stowe School, Buckingham. This role requires prior management experience in the catering sector, focusing on excellent customer service and food presentation standards. The ideal candidate should be a passionate leader with a strong focus on health and safety, ready to motivate and lead a dedicated team in a vibrant educational environment.

Benefits

28 days holiday

3 volunteering days

Enhanced maternity leave

Free meals while at work

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a management role within catering services.
• Hands-on leadership abilities and team investment.
• Passion for food and customer service.
• Excellent knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Financially astute with strong IT skills.
• Creativity and innovation in food service.

Responsibilities

• Ensure prompt service and exceed customer expectations.
• Monitor feedback and create action plans.
• Maintain a fun and inviting restaurant atmosphere.
• Be visibly customer-focused during service.
• Deliver food in line with company standards.
• Assess and train staff based on performance.
• Ensure health and safety responsibilities are met.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Health & Safety knowledge

Financial acumen

IT literacy

Job description

Company Description

Duty Manager

Location: Stowe School, Buckingham, MK18 5EH
Rate of pay: £30,000PA
Hours: 40 hours (5 out of 7 days)

Weeks: 52 weeks

Benefits:

• 28 days holiday
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Duty Manager to join the prestigious team at Stowe School. This role offers the chance to work with a supportive team and staff. Due to the challenging location of Stowe School, candidates must either drive or have their own mode of transport to reach the location.

Job Description

The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced Duty Manager with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

As a Duty Manageryou will…

• To ensure that customers are given a prompt and efficient service and expectations are consistently exceeded.
• To regularly monitor customer feedback and produce a suitable action plan based on the results.
• Ensure that your restaurant has a fun feeling which customers enjoy and can relax away from the workplace.
• To be customer focused at all times, by being visible during service periods, approachable, and exceeding expectations in delivering customer needs.
• To ensure all food is presented and served in line with company standards, using innovation in the method and style of presentation and food service.
• To ensure that you deliver what you promise to the customer, client and team.
• To ensure that all agreed service objectives are met in line with client expectations.
• To make a continuous assessment of the performance of all staff under your supervision in order to establish training needs and development potential
• To ensure that training is carried out in the location to meet identified needs and requirements of the Company training policy.
• To ensure that all staff are aware of their duties and the standards required
• To assist in ensuring that all kitchen staff are aware of their Health and Safety responsibility
• and receive the appropriate training
• To attend training sessions and catering meetings when required
• To take responsibility for the smooth and efficient running of the section/s as appropriate
• To motivate and lead by example ensuring you and your team have fun at work and are proud
• of your efforts.

Qualifications

• Have worked in a similar environment at a management level
• Be a proven, hands-on leader, able to invest in your team and their development
• Be naturally outgoing and vibrant, display a real passion for food and customer service
• Have excellent Health & Safety knowledge
• Be financially astute and have strong IT literacy
• Be innovative and creative and driven by excellence
• Stay up to date with current food trends

Additional Information

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe involve regulated activity.It is a criminal offence for individuals barred from working with children to apply for such roles. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including a Barred List check will be required for all successful applicants. Shortlisted applicantswill be asked to provide information about relevant criminal offences and will be subject to an online search of publicly available information. This search helps identify any issues that may affect suitability to work with children.

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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