Catering Manager

At Gather & Gather, we are known as one of the UK & Irelands most distinctive workplace catering experts, we are passionate about great food and great coffee and putting our employees and customers at the heart of everything that we do. We are currently recruiting for a Manager at OBU - Caf� Central.

Location: Oxford Brookes University

Rate of pay: from £27,000 per annum

Working pattern: 40 hours per week

Key responsibilities

• To ensure that legal and company requirements are adhered to in respect of Hygiene, Health & Safety, Employment Law, and Food Safety Law for all staff, visitors and customers
• To ensure that all the unit standards, administration, payroll, cash control, stock control and security procedures are accurate 
• To ensure full catering services are provided as agreed within the client contract.
• To continually strive to offer new food trends and ideas to the client with the overall purpose of developing exciting menus and ensuring that the unit is continually offering new products and stays ahead of our competitors.
• Organise work throughout the unit in a manner that facilitates efficient customer service and profitable operations

People Management

• To ensure all employees in the unit adhere to the correct standards 
• To ensure through effective communication, that all unit employees consistently demonstrate an excellent level of customer care, selling techniques, merchandising skills and knowledge of current promotions
• To ensure recruitment, induction, training, promotion, performance management, development and discipline of all employees occurs in the units. Full job performance of all employees to be achieved through accordance with company employment and equal opportunities policies. Appropriate records must be kept.
• To strive to continually exceed customer expectations and provide excellent customer care.

Financial Contribution

• Develop future budget, planning and delivery along with Operation’s Manager.
• To maximise sales generation through effective implementation of CH&Co marketing plans.
• To grow the business in the unit through maximising uptake and spend per head

What's in it for you?

Working with Gather & Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits and development opportunities to keep you content.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Private medical eligibility
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme