School Catering Manager

Bolton Council; Farnworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Farnworth is seeking an experienced Catering Manager to oversee the school catering operation. The successful candidate will manage quality and consistency of services while leading a team to provide excellent customer service. Candidates should have a school catering background, strong team management skills, and proficiency in IT. This role offers numerous benefits including flexible work opportunities and a generous annual leave allowance.

Benefits

Exclusive rewards and benefits

Discounted gym memberships

Generous annual leave allowance

Flexible work opportunities

Access to a Pension Scheme

Employee wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing catering teams.
• Ideal background in school catering and menu planning.
• Confident use of IT and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall school catering operation.
• Monitor and control catering service quality.
• Continuously improve standards and customer service.

Skills

Team management

Customer service

Communication

Organisational skills

IT proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the 'About You' or 'Supporting Statement' section of your application.

The Role

The overall management of a school catering operation, monitoring and controlling the catering service to ensure that quality and consistency of service are maintained at all times.

An experienced catering manager who is able to demonstrate a proven track record of managing teams. You will need to be focused on continually improving standards and providing high levels of customer service to our stakeholders.

Be enthusiastic and highly motivated with excellent communication and organisational skills. Ideally you will have a school catering background with an understanding of the principles of menu planning and budgets. Confident in the use of IT and experience of Microsoft office. This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.