School Catering Manager — Multi-Outlet Ops

Caterlink; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended learning

Employee discounts

Wellbeing services

Pension scheme

Job summary

Caterlink is recruiting a Catering Manager to lead the catering team at Sullivan Upper School in Belfast. You will oversee multiple outlets on site, develop menus, and ensure nutritionally balanced meals for pupils while maintaining the highest hygiene standards.

This term-time only role offers 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a salary of £18 per hour and paid holidays in line with the school calendar.

Responsibilities

• Multi-Outlet Management: Efficiently manage and coordinate food service across multiple outlets on site, ensuring consistent quality, presentation, and speed of service at every point of sale.
• Food Quality: Prepare, cook, and present food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client.
• Compliance: Ensure that the location meets statutory and company requirements for Health and Safety, Food Safety, and environmental legislation and procedures.
• Reputation: Ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers, and that expectations are consistently exceeded.
• Operations & Finance: Oversee the day‑to‑day running of the location and supervise teams, including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans.
• Client Relations: Act as the main point of contact for our client in your school, ensuring that regular adjustments and improvements are both recommended and implemented.
• Performance: Communicate regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and financial targets to ensure these are achieved.
• Team Leadership: Support and train our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role by ensuring all training is completed and performance is managed.

Job description

Caterlink is recruiting a Catering Manager to lead the catering team at Sullivan Upper School in Belfast. You will oversee multiple outlets on site, develop menus, and ensure nutritionally balanced meals for pupils while maintaining the highest hygiene standards.

This term-time only role offers 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a salary of £18 per hour and paid holidays in line with the school calendar.