Caterlink - Catering Manager

Job Title Caterlink - Catering Manager Company Description Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our "Fresh Food Policy" forms the foundation of our success and growth, coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site‑based teams. Job Description We are hiring for a Catering Manager at Looe Primary School who wants to ensure future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. This role is term‑time only and on weekdays (no weekends), making it ideal for those seeking flexibility. Salary: £13.35 per hour 25 hours per week (Monday – Friday) Term‑time only – 39 weeks per year Key Responsibilities Prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client. Ensure that the location meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislations and procedures. Enhance the company’s reputation for excellent food and service with the client and customers, consistently exceeding expectations. Be responsible for the day‑to‑day running of the location and supervise teams, including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans. Act as the main point of contact for our client in the school, recommending and implementing regular adjustments and improvements. Communicate regularly with the line manager to monitor KPIs and financial targets to ensure these are achieved. Support and train teams, leading from the front to ensure everyone can excel in their role by ensuring all training is completed and performance is managed. Additional Information Caterlink strives to always provide a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our teams where every individual is treated with respect, integrity and is given the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and with fairness at all times. Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role. Benefits Opportunity for blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications such as apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning, and on‑the‑job training to support your development. Access to our Employee Discount Platform for savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants, holidays, family days out and more. Full access to our Wellbeing Services, including the Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits for you and your family free of charge. May be eligible to join our Pension scheme. Job Details Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level Employment Type: Full‑time Job Function: Management and Manufacturing Industries: Food and Beverage Services Location Looe Primary School, Looe, England, United Kingdom #J-18808-Ljbffr