Operations Director - Catering & Facilities Leader

OCS Group; Crawley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland seeks a Senior Operations Manager to lead contract catering operations, ensuring compliance, efficiency and growth. You will drive performance across sites, manage budgets, and guide teams to deliver high service standards.

The role requires strong leadership, customer focus, and excellent organisational skills, with the ability to handle sensitive information and adapt to changing business needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in contract catering and management roles.
• Knowledge of food hygiene and health & safety regulations.
• Proven leadership and team-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement operations and production plans to meet goals.
• Manage day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance and needed changes.
• Evaluate site performance, prepare reports, and support goal setting.
• Oversee budgets, financial reporting, and cost control.
• Allocate budgets and resources across functions and supply chain.

Skills

Contract catering experience

Food hygiene knowledge

Leadership

Customer service

Organisation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

OCS UK & Ireland seeks a Senior Operations Manager to lead contract catering operations, ensuring compliance, efficiency and growth. You will drive performance across sites, manage budgets, and guide teams to deliver high service standards.

The role requires strong leadership, customer focus, and excellent organisational skills, with the ability to handle sensitive information and adapt to changing business needs.