Education Catering Operations Manager

WSH Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational catering company in the Reading area is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee 32 educational sites, including nurseries and primary schools. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving operational excellence, inspiring the teams, and fostering strong client relationships. If you possess a hands-on management style and a passion for team development, this role could be the perfect fit for you. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits included.

Benefits

Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus

Monthly car allowance or company car

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Private health care with BUPA

Fully expensed company laptop and mobile phone

Employee Discount Platform access

Qualifications

• Experience leading educational catering operations with a focus on results.
• Ability to inspire and develop teams effectively.
• Experience in building client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of educational sites including nurseries and schools.
• Drive operational excellence across all locations.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Proven experience in education catering and operational management

Strong leadership skills

Commercial awareness

Passion for team development

Job description

Overview

Were looking for an experienced Operations Manager to lead a portfolio of 32 educational sites including 2 nurseries, 29 primary schools and 1 secondary school, all conveniently located in the Reading area with minimal travel required. Based close to our Head Office youll benefit from direct access to our dedicated Support Teams.

At Caterlink we believe that people work for people. Thats why were seeking someone with strong leadership skills, confidence and credibility, someone who can inspire and develop teams, build lasting client relationships and drive operational excellence across their sites.

Qualifications

What youll bring :

• Proven experience in education catering and operational management
• A hands-on approach with the ability to support location based teams
• Commercial awareness and a focus on delivering results
• A passion for team development and client satisfaction

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in a well-supported environment working with a diverse group of schools and a company that values its people.

We believe that living by our KPIs is key to success - Health & Safety Retention Quality and 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.

Benefits

There are many advantages to working for us including :

• Competitive salary plus a performance-related bonus
• Monthly car allowance or company car
• 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• You will be eligible to join our Workplace Pension Scheme with Aviva
• Private health care with BUPA
• Fully expensed company laptop mobile phone
• Virtual GP for you and your family (eligibility rules apply)
• 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 Program and Virtual GP benefits are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time
• 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.
• As our core business is mainly in term time the school breaks do enable the opportunity to catch up and plan for the next term which isnt always a luxury in a business operating 52 weeks of the year

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

IVR,Program Management,Classroom Experience,Special Education,Adult Education,Salesforce,Teaching,Curriculum Development,CRM Software,Public Speaking,Supervising Experience,Toddler Care

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1