Relief Catering Manager

Tsebo Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering solutions provider in Johannesburg is seeking a dependable Relief Catering Manager to oversee healthcare catering operations. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' experience in healthcare catering management, strong leadership skills, and the ability to support multi-site operations. Responsibilities include managing a team, ensuring food quality, and building client relationships. This role requires reliable transport due to the nature of the job. Competitive salary and benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Catering Manager in Healthcare.
• Experience in managing a team of 20 staff.
• Functions/events experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the unit with full responsibility.
• Lead, motivate, train, and develop staff.
• Ensure food preparation and service quality meet standards.
• Handle daily HR and IR issues including training and development.
• Build relationships with clients and customers.

Skills

Healthcare catering experience

Leadership abilities

Food safety understanding

Team management

Excellent people skills

Flexibility in working hours

Attention to detail

Client service orientation

Education

National Senior Certificate

Relevant Culinary Degree/Diploma or Certificate

Job description

About Us

We are seeking a dependable and experienced Relief Catering Manager (permanent role) to support our healthcare catering operations. The ideal candidate will have previous healthcare catering experience, strong leadership abilities, and the flexibility to step into management duties as needed. This role requires own reliable transport due to multi-site support requirements.

As a leading African Integrated Workplace Management Solutions Provider, Tsebo Solutions Group offers clients reduced costs, risk and complexities together with increased quality, efficiency and productivity. We specialise in Catering, Facilities Management, Cleaning and Hygiene, Pest Control, Protection, Energy, Procurement, Workspace Design, Engineering, Remote Camps, and more. Developing our people – the heart of Tsebo – is the foundation of our purpose. The result is a knowledgeable workforce that is in touch with every nuance of our clients’ needs. DOWNLOAD OUR ONE-PAGER to find out more about who we are in a nutshell.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility and management of the unit
• Need to be able to work in a demanding environment.
• Setting and management of service delivery standards.
• Lead, motivate, train and develop a team of staff.
• Implement and maintain operational controls in line within budgetary requirements.
• Ensure quality of food preparation, presentation and service is up to standard by meeting all quality star grading standards in all areas of responsibility as per grading checklist
• Ensure all policies and procedures are complied with
• Daily HR and IR issues (including training, development & performance management)
• Analyse and pre-empt client needs and possible complaints
• Take responsibility for all functions by organising, preparing & co-ordinating.
• Management of all administration, finances, debtors, budgets, etc.
• Process paperwork and compile & understand weekly & monthly P & L
• Relationship building with the client and customers on a daily basis (essential)
• Must be able to work long hours and over weekends should there be a need
• Stay abreast of latest food trends and best practices

Skills and Competencies

• Prevoius experience within Healthcare is essential.
• Strong understanding of Food safety.
• Ability to manager teams and maintain operations standards
• Must have own reliable transport.
• Excellent people skills
• Strong interpersonal and communicative skills (verbal and written)
• Flexibility with regards to working hours
• Attention to detail
• Client service orientated
• Business management principles
• Fully computer literate
• Excellent food skills

Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate
• Relevant Culinary Degree/Diploma or Certificate
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience Catering Manager within Healthcare
• Experience in managing team of 20 staff
• Functions / events experience
• Experience managing a coffee shop would be advantageous
• Own reliable transport