Operations Support Manager

Impact Food Group; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contract catering company in Gateshead is hiring for an Operations Support Manager. The successful candidate will oversee operations across multiple sites in the North East, ensuring high-quality food service and client satisfaction. Candidates should have multisite management experience, a passion for food, and be comfortable working in the kitchen when needed. Benefits include a competitive salary of £30-35,000 plus car allowance and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Company pension

Car allowance

Staff discount scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 sites managed, guiding chef managers effectively.
• Experience in managing budget contributions to restaurant profit.
• Comfortable preparing spreadsheets and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations across multiple sites in the North East.
• Inspire and engage teams while ensuring high-quality food service.
• Meet with clients to build effective relationships.

Skills

Multisite management experience

Passion for food and service

Client relationship building

Budget management

Comprehensive kitchen skills

Job description

About IFG

• Welcome to IFG, we are one of the fastest growing, catering companies in the country...
• Are you an experienced contract catering Operations Support Manager who still likes to be involved with Food?
• Do you want to be part of a growing business with an industry-leading social impact agenda?
• Due toan increase in business we are recruitinga Business Support Manager for our Hutchison Brand - this role is to oversee a portfolio of Business & Industrt clients.

We’renot going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing : awesome people!

Key Details & Role Summary

• The role…
• Job Title : Operations Support Manager
• Area Covering : Gateshead and surroundinf areas in the North East
• Working Days : Monday to Friday
• Shifts & Working hours : 40hours per week
• Working Weeks : 52weeks per year (25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays)
• Pay Details : £30-35,000 per year plus car allowance of £3840 per year (paid monthly)
• Benefits : Company pension, car allownace and other IFG Benefits
• What’s this all about?

  Due to continued business growth an exciting opportunity has arisen for experiencedOperations Support Managersto join our team.

  Geographically, you will support the operations manager across their portfolio of sites in the North East

• You will need multisite management experience, a passion for food and service and craft skills to support in the kitchen when needed
• Can you

  Manage, inspire, and engage the teams?

  Understand, track, and manage the schools’ restaurant profit contribution to the business, being conscious of our food and service offering and client expectations?

  Meet with clients and stakeholders to build effective relationships, gain trust, and drive our shared goal of feeding more students, better food?

• It’s all “me, me, me”
• You will have managed at least 7 sites; managing and guiding the chef managers with the day-to-day running of the site as well as building excellent client relationships.
• A chef by trade and still be happy to be in the kitchen when needed
• You will be comfortable conversing at all levels, from the kitchen to the board room.
• You will also beself-motivated, resilient, and highly organised; with an understanding of how to prioritise effectively.
• You won’t be afraid of the Office suite and will be a dab hand at producing spreadsheets and presentations to show how well you’re doing
• What’s in it for me?

  We’llgive you a place to grow and a career to be proud of.

  There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be hadandwe’vegot a staffdiscount scheme at over850 retailers!

  We also run monthlyopportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers...

• Next steps…

  If you thinkyou’vegot what it takes, and the times above suit you,we’dlove to hear from you!

  An interview and kitchen visit will be required for this role.

  IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment.

  Successful candidates are requiredtoundergo an enhancedDBS check, which IFG will pay for.

  We area committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail withinyourapplication.

  Allinformation is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.