Assistant Catering Manager

Package Description

We are offering a competitive salary of £22,000 - £25,000 depending on experience plus access to superb employee benefits

• Free meals
• Free 24 hrs GP service
• Bike to work scheme
• Life assurance
• Company pension scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Employee assistance program with counselling and life advice supports
• Family leave options
• Shopping vouchers

The site operates 24/7, you will be required to work 5 out of 7 days a week.

Job Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Catering Manager to join our excellent team in this large busy site in Derry, this role will suit a foodie who is committed to leading the team achieve great customer service.

We are as motivated about your success as we are about our own and will support you achieve your career objectives with amazing training and development leading to phenomenal opportunities to progress within the organisation.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications.

Main Responsibilities

• To ensure that the Company’s reputation for food quality and service is enhanced with the client and customers.
• Support the management of the daily catering and hospitality services for up to 1700 customers, ensuring quality fresh food and high standards of service delivery.
• Assist the Catering Manager control and monitor the financial performance of the unit and maintain costs within pre-budgeted targets.
• Undertake clerical activities in respect of unit controls, records and wages using either a computer or paperwork systems in accordance with company policy and procedures. To account for all money spent and reconcile cash received, and all stocks purchased and used.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with the Client, Colleagues and Customers through regular personal contact, including representing the Company at any Catering or other meeting required by the Client. To report regularly to the Area Manager/General Manager matters discussed with the Client and Customers.
• Comply with all Company and client policies, procedures, and statutory regulations, including human resources, site rules, health and safety, safe working practices, hygiene, cleanliness, fire, COSHH. This will include your awareness of any specific hazards in your workplace
• Manage, recruit, train and develop the right team to deliver your operation to the service standards agreed in the contract with your client.

The Ideal Candidate

Do You:

• Have good communication skills?
• Thrive in a busy environment?
• Love food?
• Strive to give the best service?
• Have a “Can Do” attitude?
• Want to be part of a great team?
• Understand budgets
• Use a computer

The come join us, we are the most amazing team

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