Culinary Operations Manager
2 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Culinary Operations Manager to lead our catering operations across both the Junior and Senior Schools at Edinburgh Academy. This pivotal role involves ensuring the delivery of high-quality meals that meet both our rigorous standards and client satisfaction, while also managing a dedicated team of 20, including two Head Chefs.
As the Culinary Operations Manager, you will report to the Contract Manager for day-to-day operations and the Senior Account Manager for strategic guidance. Your mission will be to seamlessly blend culinary innovation with operational efficiency, ensuring every meal served not only delights but also adheres to the highest standards of food safety and allergen management.
Situated in the historic and vibrant city of Edinburgh, this role provides the unique opportunity to influence the nutritional experiences of young minds in a bustling academic environment. If you are passionate about service excellence, thrive in fast-paced settings, and are a leader who can inspire a team to achieve great results, we invite you to join us at Edinburgh Academy, where your vision will help set the standard for culinary excellence in educational catering.
This position requires the ability to travel between multiple sites, including our two main locations and other schools. A valid driver's license and reliable transportation are essential.
Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. This role will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/or Disclosure Scotland.
Key Responsibilities- Continually monitor all food standards, to ensure that they are to the required client and Sodexo expectations and as per contract.
- Monitor all food hygiene and health and safety standards, to ensure they are maintained to the required client and Sodexo expectation as outlined by Safeguard.
- To ensure that all food is prepared with due care and attention, particularly in regard to customers' special dietary requirements: for example, nut, dairy or wheat allergies.
- To ensure that regular and effective promotions and special days/street days occur twice termly.
For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description.
What You'll BringWe are looking for a highly skilled and experienced professional who can bring the following qualities to this role:
- Strong level of literacy and numeracy.
- Experienced business manager who has operated in a multi-site environment.
- Experience of managing an overall budget with diverse functional components (catering, cleaning, retail, and hospitality).
- Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Clear and effective leadership style.
- Ability to analyse problems analytically, develop opportunities and implement innovative solutions and approaches.
- Strong ability to increase individual effectiveness through leadership, motivation, communication, coaching and training.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Computer literate.
- Able to demonstrate positive attitude to self-development; willingness to learn in role and identify own training needs as appropriate.
- High level of self-motivation.
- Strong ability to build professional partnerships and communicate at all levels, particularly at senior client levels.
- Ability to set high standards, achievable through striving for continuous improvement.
- Ability to act on own initiative and also to work effectively as part of a team.
- Flexible approach to role.
We offer a range of benefits, including mental health support, employee assistance, health and wellbeing app, discounts and financial benefits, retirement planning, death in service benefit, career development, cycle to work scheme, volunteering opportunities, and flexible work environment.
We are a Disability Confident Leader employer and are committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
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