Overview
Join to apply for the Operations Manager - North role at Thomas Franks Ltd. This Yorkshire-based role is a full-time, permanent contract. Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum. Hours: 40 per week. Our head offices are based in Hook Norton near Banbury, supporting all locations across the Thomas Franks family. There is ample parking when visiting.
We are looking for an Operations Manager with a passion for food and for creating and maintaining the highest quality food standards. The role focuses on high-calibre contracts with clients within the North region. The successful candidate will enjoy working with people and building great relationships with clients, managers and team members. They will enjoy supporting and developing excellence, adding value to all they do, delivering on target financially, and leaving a positive footprint every day.
The successful applicant will have proven experience at an operational level within the contract catering or hospitality industry for clients with exceptional standards and will be keen to work as part of our exceptional leadership team. As Operations Manager, you will have full accountability for the P&L, business development strategy and people management and development for the Operational Division in your area. You will employ a commercial focus delivering fantastic customer service and outstanding food and will develop a positive and motivating culture. The role will be to support the Regional Director and the division will cover a leading and exclusive client base, with exceptional and consistent standards.
Responsibilities
* Full accountability for the P&L, business development strategy and people management and development for the Operational Division in your area.
* Deliver a commercial focus that provides fantastic customer service and outstanding food, and develop a positive, motivating culture.
* Support the Regional Director and work with a leading and exclusive client base to maintain exceptional and consistent standards.
* Build strong, professional relationships with internal and external individuals, service providers, suppliers and businesses.
* Lead and contribute toward achieving targets and maintaining high standards across the division.
Qualifications
* Passion and knowledge of great contemporary fresh food and service.
* Experience delivering senior management operations in a contract catering environment for a range of senior clients with exceptional standards.
* The ability to build strong, professional relationships with internal and external individuals, service providers, suppliers and businesses.
* Strong motivation and a lead-by-example approach.
* Outstanding financial management skills—commercial and fixed price.
* An appreciation of innovative marketing and merchandising skills that can be delivered by our Creativity Team.
* HR best practice and retail skills.
* The right to work permanently in the UK.
* Able to undertake an enhanced DBS and provide references covering full 5 years and overseas police checks.
* Experience in the area of compliance.
* Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills (in English) and the ability to articulate and communicate effectively at all levels.
* Knowledge of office management systems.
* Outstanding organisational, analytical and time management skills with the ability to create effective processes and procedures. A team player, but able to work autonomously and remotely.
* Experience of working in a multi-site/mobile/remote capacity.
Benefits
* Wider Wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc.).
* Free meals on duty.
* Car / Car Allowance.
* Private Medical.
* Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Recommend a friend bonus.
* Unrivalled individual training and development.
* Well established apprenticeship programme.
* Team & company social events.
* Employee assistance programme.
* Workplace pension.
* Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.
About Us
Thomas Franks is a founder-led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.
Disclaimer
All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.
An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.
Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks
We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.
Job details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Hospitality
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