Temporary Catering Services Manager

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Cork; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals on duty

Free parking

Bike to Work scheme

Job summary

The Q Café Company is recruiting a Catering Services Manager for a healthcare site in Cork, on a specified purpose contract (6 months). You will lead a dedicated catering team to deliver safe, nutritious, high-quality food services with a focus on patient-centred dining and strong governance.

You will manage budgets and staff, ensure HACCP compliance, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining exceptional customer care and stakeholder relationships. Meals on duty and parking are provided.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have previous experience managing catering operations, ideally within healthcare, care homes, hospitals, or contract catering.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Experience managing budgets and achieving financial targets.
• Excellent food safety and HACCP knowledge.
• Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high standards.
• Excellent communication and organisational abilities.
• A passion for food, hospitality, and delivering outstanding customer experiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day catering operation, ensuring exceptional food quality and service standards.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a team of chefs, catering assistants, and service staff.
• Deliver a patient-centred dining experience tailored to individual dietary and nutritional requirements.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, food safety, allergen management, and health & safety regulations.
• Manage budgets, food costs, labour costs, stock control, and purchasing.
• Monitor service performance through KPI reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop innovative menus in collaboration with culinary and dietetic teams.
• Build strong relationships with clients, healthcare staff, patients, residents, and visitors.
• Support sustainability initiatives, food waste reduction programmes, and responsible sourcing practices.
• Ensure all audits, inspections, and compliance requirements are successfully achieved.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Food safety (HACCP)

Customer service

Communication

Organisational abilities

Education

HACCP certification

Catering, Hospitality, or Business Management qualification

Job description

Location: On site / Cork, Ireland
job type: Contract / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Hospitality | Management / Head Office
Annual Salary range:from € 43,000.00 to € 46,000.00

We are currently recruiting for a Catering Services Manager on a Specified Purpose Contract (6 months) for a healthcare site in Cork, 5 days over 7.

The Catering Services Manager will will lead a dedicated catering team, ensuring the delivery of safe, nutritious, and high-quality food services while maintaining the highest standards of customer care, food safety, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilites

• Manage the day-to-day catering operation, ensuring exceptional food quality and service standards.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a team of chefs, catering assistants, and service staff.
• Deliver a patient-centred dining experience tailored to individual dietary and nutritional requirements.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, food safety, allergen management, and health & safety regulations.
• Manage budgets, food costs, labour costs, stock control, and purchasing.
• Monitor service performance through KPI reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop innovative menus in collaboration with culinary and dietetic teams.
• Build strong relationships with clients, healthcare staff, patients, residents, and visitors.
• Support sustainability initiatives, food waste reduction programmes, and responsible sourcing practices.
• Ensure all audits, inspections, and compliance requirements are successfully achieved.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience managing catering operations, ideally within healthcare, care homes, hospitals, or contract catering.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Experience managing budgets and achieving financial targets.
• Excellent food safety and HACCP knowledge.
• Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high standards.
• Excellent communication and organisational abilities.
• A passion for food, hospitality, and delivering outstanding customer experiences.

Desirable Qualifications:

• HACCP certification.
• Catering, Hospitality, or Business Management qualification.
• Experience working within healthcare or residential care settings.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary package.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• Supportive management team.
• Opportunities to make a meaningful impact within healthcare services.
• Meals whilst on duty
• Free parking
• Bike to Work and Tax Saver Schemes

The Q Café Company is an Irish owned contract catering company. Our core values encompass passion for great food; protecting the environment; integrity; innovation; motivation of staff with a happy and positive environment; empowerment of staff though support networks, our QWellness programme, training and career pathways; finally, the cultivation of a community via our QFamily ethos.

In The Q Café Company we are committed to a productive, happy and exciting workplace