Operations Support Manager

Impact Food Group; Addlestone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education catering firm is looking for an Operations Support Manager in England. This role involves managing multiple sites, ensuring quality food service, and building relationships with schools. Candidates should have multisite management experience, a passion for food service, and craft skills in the kitchen. The position offers a salary of £40,000 with a car allowance, emphasizing career growth and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Career growth opportunities

Free qualifications

Staff discount scheme

Shopping vouchers for best teams

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple sites in a catering environment.
• Ability to work in a kitchen as needed.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and inspire teams across multiple sites.
• Track and manage schools' restaurant profit contributions.
• Build client relationships to improve food offerings.
• Guide chef managers in daily operations across sites.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Multisite management experience

Passion for food and service

Craft skills in the kitchen

Effective communication

Office software proficiency

Job description

Overview

Welcome to IFG, we are one of the fastest growing education catering companies in the country and were recently awarded Education Caterer of the Year at the Foodservice Catey Awards.

Are you an experienced contract catering Operations Support Manager who still likes to be involved with Food?

Do you want to be part of a growing business with an industry-leading social impact agenda?

We’re not going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives. We want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feed more children better food.

The Role

Job Title: Operations Support Manager

Area Covering: Covering Surrey, Hampshire and surrounding Area

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 45 hours per week

Working Weeks: 52 weeks per year (25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays)

Pay Details: £40,000 per year plus car allowance of £3,840 per year (paid monthly)

What’s this all about?

Due to continued business growth an exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Operations Support Manager to join our team. Geographically, you will support the operations manager across their portfolio of sites.

You will need multisite management experience, a passion for food and service and craft skills to support in the kitchen when needed

Responsibilities

• Manage, inspire, and engage the teams across multiple sites.
• Understand, track, and manage the schools’ restaurant profit contribution to the business, with attention to our food and service offering and client expectations.
• Meet with clients and stakeholders to build effective relationships, gain trust, and drive the shared goal of feeding more students, better food.
• Manage at least 4 sites; guide the chef managers with day-to-day running and build excellent client relationships.
• Be happy to work in the kitchen when needed as a chef by trade.
• Communicate effectively at all levels, from the kitchen to the board room.
• Be self-motivated, resilient, highly organised, and skilled at prioritising effectively.
• Proficient with Office software and capable of producing spreadsheets and presentations to show performance.

What’s in it for me?

• Career growth and professional pride in your work.
• Free qualifications and career development opportunities.
• Staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers.
• Monthly opportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers.

Next steps

If you think you’ve got what it takes and the times above suit you, we’d love to hear from you!

An interview and kitchen visit will be required for this role.

IFG is committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG will pay for.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer. If you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail this within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.