Catering Manager – Lodestone House, Sutton

Salary: £45,000 per annum
Working pattern: Term Time Only Working - 44.8 weeks per year - Monday to Friday
Location: Lodestone House, Sutton

Are you an experienced Catering Manager who loves great food, great service and building a fantastic team?

We’re looking for a confident and hands-on Catering Manager to lead the catering operation at Lodestone House in Sutton. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a busy catering operation, bringing together your people-management skills, commercial awareness and passion for delivering a quality food service.

You’ll be responsible for the efficient and effective running of the unit, ensuring food is prepared, cooked and served to the required standards while making the best use of stock, resources, company assets and your team. 

What you’ll be doing

• Leading, supporting and developing the catering team
• Overseeing the preparation, cooking and service of food
• Delivering consistently high standards of customer service
• Managing costs, budgets and financial performance
• Managing stock and resources efficiently
• Maintaining high standards of food safety and health & safety
• Ensuring client hospitality is delivered to the required standard
• Supporting promotions and identifying opportunities to grow the operation
• Building positive relationships with the client, customers and colleagues 

What we’re looking for

You’ll be an experienced catering professional who is comfortable leading from the front and taking responsibility for both people and performance.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Proven experience managing a successful team in a similar environment
• At least two years’ catering experience
• Experience leading and managing a small team
• Strong financial and commercial awareness
• Good knowledge and experience of working with food
• IT literacy
• A Basic Food Hygiene certificate
• NVQ Level 1 & 2, City & Guilds 706/1 & 2, or equivalent
• Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach 

If you’re an enthusiastic catering leader who enjoys taking ownership, developing people and delivering an excellent food service, we’d love to hear from you.

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

Please note: This role is contracted to 44.8 weeks per year

About Us

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

Job Reference: com/1210/41297001/52616558/R/SU #Lodestone House

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!