Catering Manager Operations

Compass Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company is seeking a Catering Manager in London to supervise culinary teams, prepare high-quality food, and oversee catering operations. The successful candidate will manage efficiencies, communicate with customers, and ensure Health & Safety compliance. Benefits include training opportunities, life assurance, and a pension scheme. Join an award-winning team that values development and wellbeing.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Access to Healthcare Support App

Eye care

Great wellbeing strategy

Regular social events

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Recognition schemes

Long service awards

High street discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to prepare food to high standards.
• Experience in supervising culinary teams.
• Strong communication skills with teams and customers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare delicious food to the highest standards.
• Supervise culinary and catering teams.
• Oversee efficiency of in-unit catering operations.
• Communicate with line manager to monitor KPIs.
• Identify new food or service concepts.
• Liaise between customers and culinary teams.
• Support and train team members.
• Implement Health & Safety standards.

Job description

Great food in the workplace isn’t simply about fuel. It’s about increasing productivity and improving performance; it’s about happy motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do – we live to bring food and people together.

We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional.

Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more, love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday. Come and join our award‑winning teams – we are currently recruiting for a Catering Manager to join our team in London.

Location: SE1 0BE

Working Pattern: Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week, 07:30am – 15:30pm, overtime paid at a premium of 1.5

Rate of Pay: £35,000 per annum

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing delicious food to the highest standards
• Supervising our culinary and catering teams to ensure we continue to deliver impeccable food and customer service
• Overseeing the efficiency of all in‑unit catering operations, including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans
• Communicating regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and targets
\ Compass Group UK&I and maintaining a positive brand image
• Identifying opportunities for new food or service concepts to drive sales
• Liaising between customers and our culinary and service teams to ensure we continue to exceed expectations
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role
• Implementing and reviewing Health & Safety standards to ensure compliance across all catering and service teams.

What’s in it for you?

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

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• 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