Assistant Domestic and Catering Manager

Package Description

To £24,000 + great benefits 

Ellens Glen, Edinburgh, EH16  

Permanent 

Work Pattern - Monday to Friday 37.5hrs pw. 08.00 - 16.00 with flexibility as required 

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more! 

Job Introduction

An excellent opportunity has become available within a community hospital in Edinburgh for an Assistant Catering and Domestic Manager. We require a ‘hands on’ team player with great customer service skills to assist the Hotel Service Manager with the day to day delivery of all services on site at Ellen’s Glen Hospital. You will be assisting our manager with the day to day operational management of this small community hospital. This 60-bed hospital is set in a gorgeous building and provides long term mental health and palliative care services to residents. As the stay in this setting can be anywhere from a couple of months to several years, the hospital aims to provide a welcoming, warm and comfortable environment. 

Main Responsibilities

Assist the Manager as necessary to achieve the following:  

• Ensure that all costs and expenditure are within the budgeted levels agreed between the client and Sodexo.  

• Control all costs, such as labour, expenses, cash purchases as agreed with the line manager.  

• Plan and control shift patterns, rotas, hour’s holidays and sickness cover.  

• Comply with all Company and client policies relating to Health and safety, Food safety, Safe working practices, hygiene, cleanliness, fire, COSHH, HACCP .  

• Hazard awareness in the workplace, to ensure all equipment is safe and in working order to report faults to the line manager.  

• Staff training. /Team huddles/ Absence monitoring.  

• Complete all internal daily/weekly/monthly checks in accordance with client policies.  

• Daily client meetings.  

• Prepare reports and attend user meetings.  

• To assume the role of building Manager to cover holidays.  

• Assist with recruitment, training and management of staff, including personal development, reward and recognition, appraisals, health & safety, and communication of shared goals.  

• Assist the manager in administering the payroll for establishment staff via UDC and maintain personnel records to comply with statutory regulations and Company policy.  

• Assume responsibility for the establishment in the absence of the manager.  

• Supervise the staff in their tasks and assist to organise their hours and rota’s.  

• Assist as required in the preparation, production and presentation of all meals and services to Sodexo’s standards and procedures. 

The Ideal Candidate

• Consistent relevant experience of a similar function 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Catering qualification, Intermediate Food Hygiene 

• Ability to work on own initiative with a drive to succeed. 

• Previous experience working in food production would be beneficial 

About The Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.