General Manager - Catering & Hospitality - Sipson

Baxterstorey; Stockley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days holiday including bankholidays

Birthday leave

Pension and life insurance

Free meals on shift

Perkbox discounts

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

BaxterStorey is seeking an experienced General Catering Manager to take full responsibility for the day-to-day management, performance, and continuous improvement of a multi-outlet catering operation in the UK. You will lead from the front, drive service excellence, uphold food safety standards, and manage SLAs and KPIs to deliver outstanding customer experiences.

You will build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, develop your team through mentoring and training, and maintain

Qualifications

• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.
• Solid understanding of food safety legislation and compliance requirements.
• Proven track record in delivering against SLAs, KPIs and financial targets.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead, inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards.
• Build relationships with clients and key stakeholders to drive service excellence.
• Mentor and develop your team through training, recognition and empowerment.
• Create a culture of excellence with obsessive food standards and innovation.
• Oversee health and safety, sustainability, governance and financial performance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Food safety knowledge

KPI/SLA delivery

Job description

As General Catering Manager, you will take full responsibility for the day-to-day management, performance, and continuous improvement of the catering operation. You will lead from the front, inspiring your team to deliver exceptional customer experiences while maintaining the highest standards of food quality, service, compliance, and financial performance. The successful candidate will have a strong focus on service excellence, stakeholder engagement, and operational efficiency, ensuring all contractual Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are consistently achieved and exceeded.

We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio‑economic backgrounds. BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to 'set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality'.

• Lead, inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards
• Build positive, credible and collaborative relationships & communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders in the business
• Continually look to develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment
• Create a culture of excellence with your team, continually striving to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation
• Achieve business critical KPI's including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance, We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.
• Have a contagious passion for food and customer service
• Proven experience in a senior catering or hospitality management role.
• A genuine passion for healthy eating, nutrition, and quality food delivery.
• Demonstrable success in delivering against SLAs, KPIs, and financial targets.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Knowledge of food safety legislation and compliance requirements.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining exceptional standards.

Additional Information For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that's an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve. We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of. Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team's careers. 'Better' is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 weeks enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary carer leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave
• Free meals on shift
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Are you a passionate and commercially driven catering professional who thrives on delivering exceptional food experiences and outstanding service standards? Our client is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a high-profile catering operation, overseeing three distinct catering outlets alongside an exclusive hospitality service. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands‑on leader who is passionate about nutritious, healthy food and committed to delivering excellence through strong operational management. We believe that it is our people that set us apart, that's why as a member of our team, you will be supported in an inclusive environment that encourages growth and celebrates diversity. We will invest in your development with ongoing training, to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in your role, and we guarantee a good work‑life balance, because we believe that people excel when they are given the space to take care of themselves.