Catering Manager

6 days ago


Gosport, United Kingdom Pure Human Resources Full time

**_Catering Manager_**: Gosport

**Salary**: £30-34k per annum depending on experience

Do you have a passion for great hospitality, quality food and amazing service? Are you a confident Manager able to build your own team of professional catering staff?

Our client, Your Local Garden Centre Group Ltd, is a family run group of garden centres based in Hampshire and Warwickshire. They are offering everything their clients can possibly need and want for their garden plus an exciting day out experience that appealsto a wider family audience.

For their premium destination Alver Valley Garden Centre in Gosport, Hampshire, they are now looking for an experienced and passionate **_Catering Manager_** to develop the catering business to the next level. You will be responsible for kitchens with bakery, front of the house coffee shop and restaurant areas including outdoor seating - 400 covers in total.

**_Catering Manager_**, the role:

- Managing the operation of the business (i.e., recruitment, training and development of the new staff)
- Liaising with staff, managers and directors - communication is the key
- Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks
- Overseeing menu planning, design of food service and presentation
- Ensuring a positive and professional impression to all customers
- Building internal and external relationship to enable operational excellence
- Guaranteeing a safe working environment within the catering environment for employees, customers and visitors
- Performing all other duties and objectives as required

**_Catering Manager_**, the person:

- Relevant Catering experience - chef background and volume “home cooking” style food knowledge is desirable
- Previous involvement in staff management and development
- Brilliant communication skills to aid customer service and liaison with catering staff
- Welcoming, customer-friendly attitude
- Keen on empowering and getting the best from your team
- Excellent attention to detail and always looking for ways to improve and deliver service to the customers
- Exceptional reliability and timekeeping
- Flexible to cover hours dependant on needs of the business
- Competent in COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customer and colleagues
- An agile mind and ability to see opportunities to grow the business through example
- Familiar with procurement and administration duties

**_Catering Manager_**, the benefits:

- Opportunity to work in a well-funded and successful development and within friendly and supportive team
- Very competitive salary
- Permanent contract of employment
- 28 days of Annual Leave
- Onsite parking

This is a permanent, full-time role. Alver Valley Garden Centre is open 7 days a week, daytime only (no split shifts) and you will be required to work every other weekend.


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