Overview
Make every meal matter. Lead a team that delivers real impact every day. We're looking for a proactive, hands‑on Catering Team Leader to support the delivery of safe, high‑quality and person‑centred catering services for patients, staff and visitors.
Responsibilities
* Lead and support frontline catering and hostess teams, oversee the smooth running of daily meal services, maintain strict food safety and hygiene standards, manage stock and deliveries, ensure accurate documentation, and work closely with Dietitians and ward staff to keep services running on time and to a high standard.
* Provide clear leadership, motivation and direction to Supervisors and frontline catering and housekeeping staff.
* Ensure all food safety, hygiene and legislative requirements are consistently met.
* Oversee the accurate receipt, storage and rotation of all deliveries and stock.
* Complete departmental, service and ward‑based audits, including PLACE led assessments.
* Manage the day‑to‑day performance, training and development of catering staff.
* Address customer concerns, service issues and complaints promptly to maintain high service standards.
Qualifications
* Experience in catering, hospitality or food service.
* Good knowledge of food safety and compliance.
* Strong communication and people‑leadership skills.
* A passion for delivering great service and supporting patient care.
Company Information
AGH Solutions was born out of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, a hospital and community services trust based outside Keighley, West Yorkshire. We are privileged to operate in a beautiful part of the country. The clinical services we support reach far up into the Yorkshire Dales, across the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven patch. We are also lucky to have excellent transport links to Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and beyond. Leeds city centre is 25 minutes by train from Keighley. We provide a wide range of services, from traditional facilities management and estate maintenance, to sterile services, wheelchair engineering and procurement. Our vision is to bring you a flexible, responsive, high quality, value for money service. Our NHS heritage means we work to the values and ethics of the NHS, and to those of Airedale NHS FT specifically.
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