Catering Services Manager - Helensburgh
Join ESS and play a key role in shaping outstanding food, retail, and customer experiences across multiple dynamic locations. If you’re a passionate culinary professional with a flair for operational excellence, this is your opportunity to lead, innovate, and make a real impact.
What You’ll Do
Lead and support catering & retail teams across all sites
Deliver training, develop talent, and elevate food standards
Launch and embed new food offers, menus, and retail innovations
Drive safety, service excellence, sales growth & profitability
Build strong client relationships and support contract retention
Monitor food service delivery to ensure consistency and quality
Use dashboards, EPOS & Nexus to forecast, optimise and improve performance
Manage stock, merchandising, promotions, and brand compliance
Champion Health & Wellbeing and Supply Chain initiatives
What You’ll Bring
Professional Cookery Level 3 (or equivalent)
Strong multi-site catering/retail experience
Outstanding culinary capability & passion for great food
Skilled trainer, mentor and motivator of chef teams
Confident presenter with excellent communication
Financial acumen: costings, margins, forecasting
Strong analytical skills and ability to work independently
Microsoft Office competency
We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
Contributory pension scheme
Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, (url removed) and many more
Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
About Us
Part of Compass Group UK&I, ESS is the Defence, Government, and Energy services sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland. We support 250+ UK military establishments, high profile police, secure environments and government sites, along with a range of onshore and offshore facilities including platforms, drilling rigs, floatels and offices for the energy sector. We know that a friendly face makes all the difference, so we look for people who are passionate about delivering excellent customer service, at all levels, to join our teams.
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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength