General Catering Manager

Location: Leeds

Salary: Up to £41,636 per annum, depending on experience

Benefits: On-site Gym Access (£10 annual fee), Free meal on shift, No Christmas or Bank Holiday working

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

Personality behind every plate. Food first. Always.

At Dine, food isn’t an add-on. It’s the centre of everything we do.

Founded in the Northwest in 1997, Dine Contract Catering was built by chefs and food lovers who believed workplace dining could be something more. Today, that chef-led, food-first mindset still defines us.

We’re a business where chefs are empowered to create, bringing together seasonal ingredients, local suppliers and bold ideas to deliver food experiences with real personality, purpose and pride. Every offer is tailored. Every menu has intent.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced General Catering Manager to join our Dine team. You will lead the delivery of exceptional food on-site overseeing day-to-day catering operations, ensuring smooth service, outstanding quality, and full compliance with safety and hygiene standards, all while driving financial performance and inspiring your team to deliver excellence. This role will also require you to overseeing a small cleaning operation on site. 

Services include breakfast, lunch, vending, coffee shop, hospitality and a small cleaning operation. 

What You’ll Do

• Oversee all catering and cleaning operations to meet contractual, financial, and service objectives. Along with managing our key Brand standards, KPI’s and consistency inline with the National contract.
• Build strong client relationships through regular communication, performance reviews, and innovation.
• Manage budgets effectively, controlling labour, food, and operating costs to achieve profit targets.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing team with a focus on engagement, retention, and progression.
• Step into the kitchen to support the team during periods of annual leave, absence, or peak service demand.
• Ensure full compliance with health, safety, and food hygiene standards, including HACCP and audit requirements.
• Use data and KPIs to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Overview of the cleaning team including processing time and attendance.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Catering Manager, ideally in a workplace setting
• Strong leadership, communication, and client relationship skills.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, costs, and performance targets.
• Confident leading large teams across multiple shift patterns.
• Solid understanding of food safety legislation and experience implementing HACCP systems.
• Commercial awareness and confidence using digital catering systems (EPOS, stock control, compliance tools).

Desirable

• Culinary background

Job Reference: com/0907/43233001/52733518/SU #DINE

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!