Multi-Site Ops Lead – School Catering, Growth & Impact

Olive Dining Ltd; Romford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-Friendly Hours

Weekends Off

Free Meals on Duty

Car Allowance

Career progression

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Olive Dining Ltd in London is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee 20 school sites across East London, ensuring outstanding service and value for clients. You will lead on-site teams, manage budgets, and drive improvements while building strong relationships with schools and partners.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on leadership, multi-site management experience, strong commercial sense, and a passion for delivering great school meals. Career progression provided.

Qualifications

• Hands-on and approachable leadership style with a willingness to get involved on the ground.
• Strong experience in a multi-site setting.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience managing budgets and financial performance.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with clients, schools and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage 20 sites in and around East London.
• Lead, support and develop on-site teams to create a positive environment.
• Take ownership of financial performance, budgets and costs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and schools to deliver excellent service.
• Identify opportunities to improve and grow the area with the Olive Dining team.

Skills

Leadership

Multi-site

Budgeting

Communication

Foodservice

Job description

Olive Dining Ltd in London is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee 20 school sites across East London, ensuring outstanding service and value for clients. You will lead on-site teams, manage budgets, and drive improvements while building strong relationships with schools and partners.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on leadership, multi-site management experience, strong commercial sense, and a passion for delivering great school meals. Career progression provided.