Catering Manager

Catering Manager - Birmingham

Up to £28,000 per annum. (DOE)

Predominately Monday to Friday Role between 7am and 4pm.

Benefits include free meal on shift and free parking on site.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Catering Manager to join our Eurest team at Virgin Media in Birmingham.

As the Catering Manager, you will enjoy getting the best out of people, you draw satisfaction from managing, training and supporting your team. You will be providing a professional catering service, ensuring that company standards are maintained and that Client expectations are met.

The Catering Manager is responsible for managing the daily operations of a full catering services, food safety, health & safety along with driving our Net Zero strategy.

As the Catering Manager you will required to ensure that your location achieves the financial targets agreed with the client in line with your site budget. You will also be required to monitor the work of all the staff and carry out appraisals, recognise training needs and potential as appropriate. You will be holding team meetings on a regular basis to communicate targets and achievements. Making sure we are meeting the standards required by the client. As a team you will ensure that customers are given a prompt and efficient service and that their food service and value expectations are consistently exceeded. Making sure all Food Safety, Health and Safety and Risk Assessments are conducted to ensure that all standards and procedures in respect of Food, Hygiene and Safety are established and maintained.

Your Key Responsibilities are:

• Provide guidance and take a strategic approach to organising and managing the business through the team that report to you.
• Communicate, motivate and guide effectively your management team and catering staff on a daily basis. Set clear operational responsibilities for your management team and monitor their performance against their individual areas of responsibility.
• To take overall responsibility for both food and health and safety procedures in the catering department.
• Action plans are completed following Staff satisfaction surveys.
• To operate to the agreed budget monitor trends and be able to identify corrective action if necessary.
• Ensure all customer requirements are delivered in line with the expectation

• Minimum 2 years experience as a Catering Manager
• Culinary background ideal but not essential
• Previous experience in a B&I contract preferred
• Previous experience engaging with client on a day to day basis essential
• Using entrepreneurial skills to create a thriving and successful working environment.
• Have excellent knowledge of HACCP, Food Safety, Health & Safety, Natasha's Law, Allergens and Manual Handling.
• Excellent management and communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of IT systems.
• Ability to display a real passion for food and customer service
• Be financially and commercially astute.

About Us

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive Wow Points every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

Eurest, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, typically serves 250,000 meals daily, servicing approx 300 contracts across over 700 sites nationwide. The company is a major business and industry foodservice provider for UK organisations many of which have been crucially important in keeping the UK economy and society in general, functioning during the pandemic.

Job Reference: com/2605/79183001/52571051/SU

Compass Group UK&I is an equal opportunities employer, committed to cultivating diverse and inclusive environments for every employee.