About This Role
Leading the catering operation at Keresley Grange Primary Academy, this role involves shaping a positive dining experience for students by providing fresh, nutritious meals. The Catering Manager will inspire and lead a team, ensuring high standards of food quality, presentation, and customer service, while also managing stock, ordering, and budgets.
Responsibilities
- Shape a positive, welcoming dining experience where students can enjoy fresh, nutritious meals
- Lead and inspire your talented team, creating a strong, supportive culture and high performing environment
- Take full ownership of the catering operation, ensuring a smooth, efficient service
- Drive standards across food quality, presentation and customer experience, making lunchtimes the highlight of the school day
- Manage stock, ordering and budgets effectively to keep the catering operation running efficiently and sustainably
- Champion food safety, hygiene and compliance, ensuring a safe, organised and well-run environment
Requirements
- Proven experience in a Catering Manager or senior kitchen operation role
- Experience within an education setting is advantageous
- Excellent organisational and financial management abilities
- In-depth knowledge of food hygiene, safety, and compliance standards
- A passion for delivering high-quality food and service
- Commercial experience with the ability to manage budgets, stock and overall performance
Benefits
- Free meals on shift
- Flexible and part-time working opportunities
- Holidays aligned with school term dates
- Enhanced family, personal and compassionate leave policies
- Paid volunteering days
- Training, development and career progression opportunities
- Pension scheme, life assurance and financial wellbeing support
- Salary Advance, giving you access to a portion of your pay before payday
- A supportive, inclusive culture where everyone can thrive
- Access to Elior Spark, an enhanced wellbeing platform, offering support for you and your immediate family, including:
- 24/7 virtual GP appointments
- Mental health support, counselling and therapy sessions
- Physiotherapy services and second medical opinions
- Online gym and workout programmes
- Legal and financial advice
- Nutrition, fitness and lifestyle guidance
- Meditation and mindfulness resources
- Dedicated wellbeing helplines and expert support whenever you need it
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