Catering Manager

**More about the role**: You will be providing a professional catering service across a new contract, ensuring that company standards are maintained and that Client expectations are met. As the Catering Manager, you will enjoy getting the best out of people, you draw satisfactionfrom managing, training and supporting your team whilst delivering value to your employer.

**Overall Purpose of the Role**
- To be responsible for the overall efficient and effective management of the contract to ensure great quality, consistent food and beverage services across 2 outlets, a large vending operation and hospitality.
- To maintain positive client relationships ensuring we are true partners in their business
- To ensure the smooth planning of the contract and resources to deliver a first-class food and beverage service to our clients and customers
- To be responsible for the management, recruitment, development and training of team members
- To ensure the contract is fully compliant with company policies and procedures
- To deliver on the agreed financial budget and run commercially in line with net income and cost targets

You will ensure that your location achieves the financial targets agreed with the client in line with your site budget. As a team you will ensure that customers are given a prompt and efficient service and that their food service and value expectations areconsistently 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.

**Who you are**:

- Experience in Contract Catering or Hospitality
- Experience in a similar role
- Using entrepreneurial skills to create a thriving and successful working environment.
- Excellent management and communication skills
- Have a good understanding of report writing and financial management
- Be able to demonstrate analytical approach to problem solving.
- Ability to display a real passion for food and customer service
- Be financially and commercially astute.

**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 manyof which have been crucially important in keeping the UK economy and society in general, functioning during the pandemic.

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:

- 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
- Contributory pension scheme
- Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes

Job Reference: com/2110/96200001/52374280/EP

**What you'll be doing**:Catering Manager - Croydon**

**Up to £28,980 per annum depending on experience**

**Benefits include: Free meal on shift, free parking, uniform provided**

We currently have a really exciting opportunity for a Catering Manager to join our Eurest teamin Croydon.

As an 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 thatClient expectations are met.

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, recognisetraining 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 theirfood 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.

The Catering Manager, is responsible for supervising the daily operations of the restaurant, retail and hospitality onsite, ordering of food and supplies, and ensure that customers are satisfied with their experience.