Culinary Operations Manager

5 days ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff University Full time
Culinary Operations Manager

The Catering, Conferencing and Events team at Cardiff University provides a diverse range of services to customers, including hospitality catering, vending, cafés, restaurants, meeting rooms, and banqueting throughout the University.

This role is primarily concerned with organising and managing the day-to-day operation, cooking, and delivery of meals across Hospitality and Retail for students, staff, conference delegates, and guests. The Executive Head Chef articulates the key objectives of this post.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Compliance with Food Safety and Allergen legislation.
  • Participating in stock and financial control.
  • Leading, supervising, motivating, and developing the kitchen team.
  • Providing high standards of product information and customer experience.
  • Ensuring the kitchen team follows agreed standard operating procedures.
  • Supporting the Executive Head Chef in achieving cost-effective deployment of resources across events.

This role holder is part of the Catering Conferencing and Events management team and is expected to assist in the smooth running of the service.

Compensation Package:

We are offering a competitive salary, estimated at around £32,000 per annum, plus 32 days holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays, as well as access to a range of staff discounts and opportunities for development with accredited training.

The post will involve regular attendance outside normal working hours (evenings, weekends).

Staff Benefits:
  • Real Living Wage salaries
  • 32 days holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays, including Christmas and New Year Off
  • Uniform and Training
  • Two contributory pension schemes, automatically opted into the relevant scheme for your job type
  • The Cycle 2 Work scheme enables employees to lease bicycles and associated safety equipment up to a value of £3,000 through a Salary Sacrifice scheme
  • The Annual Season Ticket Travel Loans scheme allows you to apply for an interest-free loan from the university, who will then purchase a yearly travel ticket on your behalf. This amount will be repayable over 10 months
  • Reduced rates on sports memberships
  • Access to 90 plus staff discounts and deals
  • Discounted childcare


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