Catering Manager

6 days ago

ChesterleStreet, Durham, United Kingdom Holroyd Howe Full time
Catering Manager Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Catering Manager to join our team at Holroyd Howe, a leading contract caterer providing fresh innovative food services to independent schools and colleges.

The successful candidate will have a background in exceptional food catering services and a passion for creating delicious dining experiences that fuel young minds and ignite taste buds.

As a Catering Manager, you will work closely with your teams to develop a great work relationship and provide the best customer service. You will be responsible for collaborating with the back of house team to develop well-balanced and nutritious menus, preparing and managing the catering budget, and establishing strong relationships with school Bursars, Head Teachers, and faculty.

You will also be responsible for recruiting, training, supervising, and motivating catering staff, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations, hygiene standards, and quality control protocols, and identifying opportunities for growth, innovation, and improvement in menu offerings, service delivery, and operational efficiency.

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

As a Catering Manager at Holroyd Howe, you will be part of a team that is committed to sustainability, nutrition, and food innovation.

We pride ourselves on providing engaging and fun dining experiences for our students, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the back of house team to develop well-balanced and nutritious menus.
  • Prepare and manage the catering budget.
  • Establish strong relationships with school Bursars, Head Teachers, and faculty.
  • Recruit, train, supervise, and motivate catering staff.
  • Ensure compliance with food safety regulations, hygiene standards, and quality control protocols.
  • Identify opportunities for growth, innovation, and improvement in menu offerings, service delivery, and operational efficiency.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a General Manager or Deputy General Manager in a high-volume, quality-focused environment.
  • Ability to demonstrate that managing, training, and supporting a team has been an important part of your career to date.
  • Financially astute, with excellent analytical and budgeting skills.
  • Excellent coaching, delegation, and influencing skills.
  • Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and thrive under pressure.
  • Ability to multitask, prioritise responsibilities, and adapt to changing circumstances in a fast-paced environment.
  • Meticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detail.
  • Empathetic, clear, and highly effective verbal and written communication.
  • Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective.
  • Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills.

About Holroyd Howe

Holroyd Howe is a leading contract caterer providing fresh innovative food services to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

We pride ourselves on sustainability, nutrition, and food innovation, and we offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences that attract chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity, and we will require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List check for all successful applicants.

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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