Craft, Creativity and Community – we are Company of Cooks! These are our values, and they go far beyond corporate waffle. In fact, they set the tone for everything we do. Company of Cooks have been working with some of the UK’s most cherished venues since 1996, delighting customers and clients alike with great food and drinks, brilliant service and an absolute focus on the details that make good restaurants, cafes and bars, great ones. In October 2019 the company was brought into the CH&CO family. The completion of the deal saw Company of Cooks become the group’s go-to operators in heritage and performance venues, art galleries and destinations. We are excited to be recruiting for a General Manager to work with us at a prestigious visitor attraction site based in central London.
Location: EC3N 4AB
Rate of pay: £60,000 per annum
Working pattern: 5 over 7 shift pattern, no evenings
Shift patterns: 8am-4.30pm or 9am-6pm
*If successful, you will be required to undergo a DBS check*
Key responsibilities
* Managing a team of 15-50 people
* Holding regular feedback sessions with customers and clients to ensure we are exceeding their food service expectations
* Lead, develop and manage the team staff members
* Managing several cafe/retail outlets
Our ideal candidate:
* We are ideally looking for a candidate with proven multi-site experience within contract catering, restaurants or retail sector
* Experience managing large commercials turnovers between £5-7 million per year
* Ability and experience to manage a large seasonal venue
What's in it for you?
Working with Company of Cooks has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.
* Personal Development and Training opportunities
* Life assurance scheme
* Pension scheme
* Holiday allowance
* Private medical eligibility
* Eye care
* A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
* Family friendly support
* Regular social events and communication with our leaders
* A holiday purchase scheme
* Volunteering days
* Professional subscriptions
* Recognition schemes and people awards
* Long service awards
* Access to some great high street discount vouchers