Project Manager - Catering

EnableSA (Pty) Ltd; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A food service management company in Pretoria is looking for a manager to oversee daily operations, ensuring high-quality food service and budget compliance. The ideal candidate should have a Grade 12 education, relevant tertiary qualifications, and five years of experience in a similar role. Responsibilities include managing people, using standardized recipes, and ensuring customer satisfaction. The position offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on quality and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in a similar environment.
• Experience in costing, budgets, forecasts, and invoicing is advantageous.
• Proven experience in managing successful departments or teams.

Responsibilities

• Managing daily operations of the assigned unit in accordance with sector strategy.
• Implementation of the food production process.
• Manage the execution of creative functions.
• Monitoring the kitchen to ensure quality of food.
• Daily bookkeeping procedures.
• Managing the unit's budgets to meet targets.

Skills

People Management

Project Management

Budget Management

Food Quality Control

Menu Planning

Education

Grade 12

Relevant tertiary qualification in food and beverage services or hospitality or culinary arts

Job description

Job Description

• Managing daily operations of the assigned unit in accordance with sector strategy, contract specifications, and statutory regulations
• Implementation of the food production process
• Provide great quality service to clients
• Manage the execution of creative functions
• Menu planning, standardisation, adoption and costing
• Monitor the kitchen to ensure the cooks are using standardized recipes and quality of food is of the highest standard
• Daily bookkeeping procedures – capturing of issues, sales, stock
• Managing the Food GP’s as per the budgeted targets
• Managing the unit’s budgets to ensure that the budgeted targets are met monthly
• Implementation of minimum & maximum stock levels to controls stock days
• Managing the HSE daily to ensure all records are up to date
• Managing People (i.e. staffing – workforce planning, payroll administration, leave management, performance management)
• Managing Customer Experience
• Strict management of service levels to client SLA

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Relevant tertiary qualification in food and beverage services or hospitality or culinary arts is preferred
• Five year’s work in a similar environment.
• Experience gained in most functions of this position.
• Project Management experience in a hospitality / catering industry would be an advantage
• Experience in costing, budgets, forecasts and invoicing is advantageous
• Proven experience in managing successful departments / team