Catering Manager- Prestigious Head Office Location

Catering Manager-Welwyn Garden City-competitive 

Servest are recruiting for a Catering Manager based at a prestigious site near Welwyn Garden City.

Want to work within an exciting food brand that offers fresh seasonal food with a retail twist? Are you able to keep up to date with current food trends whilst making sure the customers have a fantastic dining experience? If this is you we have an exciting opportunity at a major site within our portfolio.

Day to day the role involves you managing a team of between 15 and 25 staff, overseeing both back of house and the front of house - with a grab and go catering outlet with deli / salad bar, theatre cooking, hot food counters and a retail focussed coffee offering. Your role is to make sure the unit runs smoothly, staff are trained, the unit is well presented and customers are happy- all this whilst meeting and exceeding financial budgets and client expectations. As the Unit Manager you will report into the Group Operations/ Area Manager, you will need a background of ideally retail catering management within a high end Business and Industry site. The site is open 5 days a week- the role is predominantly Monday - Friday (7am start) working around 40 hours per week- some flexibility with hours will be needed. The unit is busy with over 700 customers accessible to the restaurant.

Servest pride ourselves on delivering a diverse range of fresh foods whilst adding value to the food offering. We are innovative with our dishes, offer a high level of customer service and excel in making sure our units run like clockwork.

About you... What will you need?

• A background within Business and Industry Catering with a retail focused
• Experience in managing a team of at least 15 catering staff- including Chefs
• An interest in quality fresh food with the ability to work with the head chef to develop the menu
• Ideally experience in a unit which services an onsite capacity of around 500
• The ability to lead by example and build a team and train to exceed customers' expectations.
• A Head chef or Chef Manager background would be advantageous
• Superb customer service skills will come naturally
• Ability to train health and safety to the team is advantageous
• Financial awareness with the ability to manage budgetary lines is a pre-requisite

Servest are offering a salary of up to £30k depending on experience- together with 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) and free parking onsite. Uniform and meals on duty are also provided.

Servest is an equal opportunities employer and relies on diversity to deliver on our goals. We actively encourage applications from talented and qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability or age. Should you meet the above criteria and be interested in applying for this role, please email your CV

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