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What you'll be doing:
We're currently recruiting a dedicated Area Catering Manager to help ensure the smooth running of the operations on a full time basis, contracted to 40 hours per week.
As an Area Catering Manager, your purpose is to develop and lead a team of managers within a geographical region. To provide exceptional service to our clients and to manage the employee life cycle. Manage client and contractual relationships in a commercial manner ensuring compliance and company policies are adhered to. Drive foodservice solutions that exceed customer requirements whilst delivering key financial targets and contract specification.
Key Responsibilities:
Delivery of student engagement sessions
Adherence to all client and company Policies
Ensure delivery and management of labour strategy in line with contract specifications
Delivery of all HSE requirements both contractually and legislatively
Monitor and delivery of contractual and internal KPI’s, identify and help develop continuous improvements
Develop and maintain client relationships
Achievement of financial budgets
Training and development of all employees
Maintain & monitor food standards to ensure adherence to brand standards & company policy
Assist in the development of strategies for growth and retention
Ensure the implementation of any governance and communication strategies
Essential
Good Chef skills
Driving License and current driver
Welsh Speaking
Good knowledge and experience of working with food
People Management
Results Orientation
Proven experience in managing successful teams remotely
Multi-site operational experience in a similar role
Experience of leading and managing teams to deliver results
Track record of growing sales and retaining business
Foodservice or similar background
Previous budget management and/or profit & loss responsibility
Ability to communicate effectively to senior stakeholders
Chef background
Desirable
Experience of managing catering services, inc. contract catering delivery
Experience in highly commercial and price sensitive markets
Formal catering qualification
About Us
Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Job Reference: com/0705/H65201/(phone number removed)/SU #State Schools
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