Area Catering Manager

London Borough of Waltham Forest

WF Traded Services

Waltham Forest Catering

School Meals Service

Area Catering Manager Temporary contract minimum of 12 months.

PO2: £34,884 - £37,722 (inclusive) plus car mileage

36 hrs per week

Are you an experienced multi-site front-line catering manager with school meals experience? Are you able to lead and motivate a team to deliver excellent quality, freshly cooked school meals and help develop and grow our business?

Looking to work in and contribute to a vibrant multi cultural community within a friendly supportive team?

We are looking to welcome 2 new Team members who can support us with the delivery of our High Quality school meals.

Waltham Forest Catering has a diverse progressive  workforce reflective of the vibrant  community we serve,  we welcome and encourage applications from all .

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced, enthusiastic Area Catering Managers to join our progressive school meals team. You must be a catering professional, able to work on your own initiative and:

• Lead, motivate and develop the catering team to consistently deliver an excellent school meals service
• Have recent experience of managing a multi-site school meals service
• Be creative in planning menus and developing recipes to meet strict School Food Standards, nutritional guidelines and Food for Life Catering Mark Standards
• Have excellent communication skills, interacting well with a variety of people, including children & young people, headteachers, parents, school governors and catering staff
• Have experience of managing client relations and achieving high levels of customer satisfaction
• Effectively manage income, profitability, food, labour and other costs within agreed budgets
• Be innovative in developing new income opportunities to increase sales
• Have a thorough knowledge of Health & Safety, Food Standards, Food Safety, HACCP and Food Information Regulations, and their practical application in school meals
• Have excellent craft skills and hold a relevant craft catering qualification
• Have experience of kitchen planning and good knowledge of current and new equipment
• Be fully committed to working and contributing as part of a team to achieve excellent outcomes and continuous improvement
• Be IT proficient

For an application form and further details please visit our website at www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs

For an informal discussion please contact Christine.cornall@walthamforest.gov.uk

Closing date:31.01.2022

This post is subject to vetting and a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and medical.