Catering Manager

Package Description

Monday – Friday - Flexible work timing / Permanent fulltime.

Salary up to €46k + Bonus & Sodexo Flexible Benefits Package.

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers include life assurance, 24hrs GP access and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave.

We also have a Sodexo Discount scheme, which offers employees and their friends and family the opportunity to benefit from over 1,200 discounts from top retailers both online and in-store.

Job Introduction

If you are a passionate Catering professional with exceptional experience managing a large team, please read on. We are looking to recruit a Catering Manager to oversee the catering function with a fantastic team at Limerick!

You will manage and control the catering services for the client to the agreed specification and to the agreed performance, qualitative and financial targets

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure that methods of preparation, production and presentation comply with Sodexo’s standards and procedures.
• 'Walk the floor' during service periods to ensure that excellent levels of service are being delivered to the customers. 
• Ensure prompt provision and efficient service of all meals and catering requirements at the specified time to the standards laid down in the KPI's.
• Uphold the correct procedures in menu planning, ordering and stock control
• Ensure that all goods are quickly and correctly stored away on rotation system following the rule 'first in, first out' and comply with health and safety regulations
• Comply with all Company & Client policies, site rules and statutory regulations relating to Health & Safety, safe working practices, hygiene, cleanliness, fire, and chemical safety. This will include your awareness of any specific hazards in your workplace and training of staff.
• Compile and agree an annual business plan with your line manager, and to be responsible for achieving all actions
• Attend to and take all necessary action, statutory or otherwise, in the event of incidents or accident, fire, theft, loss, damage, unfit food, or other irregularities and take such action as may be appropriate.
• Carry out other reasonable tasks as directed by management.

Client

• Ensure that all written communication represents a professional image to customers, clients, and staff.
• Actively seek and identify opportunities for business growth both within the contract and the external market.
• Action customer compliments by praising staff and resolve complaints satisfactorily, referring to your line manager where necessary.

Finance

• Ensure that the Company’s accountancy documentation and administration procedures are carried out to the Sodexo Way Compliance Standards and that the necessary weekly & monthly returns are completed accurately and transmitted at the appointed time or despatched manually.
• 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 your line manager.

People

• Ensure that all Sodexo employees project a positive, approachable, friendly, and professional image.
• Comply with the procedures as laid down within the Unit Personnel Manual or as advised by the Human Resources Manager.
• Hold monthly team briefing meetings using the Company Team Brief format. 
• To attend an annual appraisal with your Line Manager and to agree and take ownership of your training and development needs.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent team building skills
• Good financial acumen
• Good front of house skills
• CIEH & IOSH Qualifications

Desirable

• Two- three years leadership and supervisory experience preferable

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