Job Description
Hours – Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 15:30pm (Flexibility is essential)
Are you dedicated to delivering great service and want to join a growing company that looks after its people? Have you got skills and experience in a catering role with a customer focused mind-set? If so then we have got the role for you, at our restaurant / deli bar, events and hospitality spaces within a manufacturing and corporate office site in Runcorn, working for FoodSpace, a caterer committed to delivering a high quality and sustainable food offer that always exceeds expectations.
In this role you’ll be responsible for the management of all catering and hospitality services provision, as well as supporting in food preparation where required. This will include but not be limited to restaurant services, functions, hospitality and vending services, as well as supporting other business areas at the site where we manage not just catering but other aspects of facilities management.
It is an important part of the role to manage, support and develop the team within your sphere of responsibility, to ensure they are responsive, well-motivated and customer focused providing excellent catering, hospitality and function services to all customers.
You will be an important member of the senior management team and will need to be hands on, motivated, hardworking - a committed team player ensuring the highest professional standards are adhered to at all times with strong leadership skills.
As an Apleona Catering Manager, you will have:
* Experience at a management level within a catering & events environment.
* Experience within a catering & events environment catering for small and large functions.
* Experience and knowledge of function catering.
* Ability to demonstrate communication skills verbal and written.
* Ability to demonstrate success in management skills that inspires respect and confidence.
* Ability to demonstrate success leadership skills, leading by example.
* Ability to demonstrate excellent customer service skills and focus.
* Ability to demonstrate being a flexible / supportive team player.
* Knowledge and awareness of health & safety, food safety and HACCP legislation and regulations.
We’ll provide you with full training once you start and make sure that you have everything you need to do a great job. You may already have a food hygiene qualification so please let us know in your application.
You will be paid up to £40,000 per annum and you will work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday as required. Mostly your hours will be within normal working hours 0700 – 1530 but you will need to able to adjust your hours where required to support business needs.
Extra benefits will include;
* 25 holiday days
* Employee discounts via Perkbox
* Life Insurance & Pension Scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Access to a virtual GP and a health & wellbeing app
* Training & Development