School Catering Manager — Lead Large-Scale Lunch Service (Flexible)

Bolton Council; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Bolton Council in Greater Manchester is seeking a hands-on school catering supervisor to manage a busy school catering operation, ensuring quality and consistency of service across all sites.

The role requires practical cooking skills for large numbers, strong organisational abilities, and experience with portion control, budgeting and ordering; it is a permanent, term-time contract (30 hours per week).

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 (catering) or City & Guilds (catering) qualification or equivalent.
• Age 18+ required.
• Experience cooking for large numbers with understanding of portion control, budgets and ordering.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall operation of a school catering service.
• Monitor and control quality and consistency of service.

Skills

Practical cooking for large numbers

Organisational skills

Budgeting

Ordering

Education

NVQ level 2 (catering) or City & Guilds (catering) qualifications or equivalent

Job description

Bolton Council in Greater Manchester is seeking a hands-on school catering supervisor to manage a busy school catering operation, ensuring quality and consistency of service across all sites.

The role requires practical cooking skills for large numbers, strong organisational abilities, and experience with portion control, budgeting and ordering; it is a permanent, term-time contract (30 hours per week).