Catering Manager - PE

SUMMARY:
Our client is seeking an experienced Catering Manager with hospital canteen experience, specifically within the hospital environment, to head up their team.

POSITION INFO:
Our client is seeking an experienced Catering Manager with hospital canteen experience, specifically within the hospital environment, to head up their team.

Requirements:

1. 5 years of experience in a catering role - hospital food service exposure essential
2. Demonstrated knowledge of various diets
3. Computer literate
4. Own transport
5. Excellent customer service skills

• To operate and develop the Catering Establishment to ensure that, within the terms of the Catering Policy and Budget, efficient and economic use is made of its resources.
• To be directly responsible for the preparation, cooking, portioning, and presentation of meals to standards and costings.
• To ensure that the Company’s reputation for food, quality, and service is enhanced.
• To ensure that all the operations of the Catering Establishment are conducted according to the Company Policy and Procedure.
• To administer unit controls, keep controls, keep records, and ensure the proper returns are rendered to the Regional Office.

• To plan, organise, and control the Establishment’s operations to ensure that the food quality, presentation, and service are provided to the appropriate standards. To recommend and implement cost reductions and service improvements to the required standard.
• To achieve and maintain the food cost by this budget (or any authorised variation). To produce a cost/sales analysis when required.
• To ensure that merchandising procedures and aids are applied to sustain interest in the range of food and beverages being offered and that, when appropriate, an effort is made to increase sales.
• Ensure that heavy-duty kitchen equipment, light equipment, work areas, other facilities, and general surroundings of the Establishment are maintained and operated to the standards required by the Statutory, Local Authority, and Company Health, Safety, Fire, and Hygiene regulations and policies.
• Similarly, to ensure that personnel use safe methods to work and that no unauthorised person cleans or operates specified equipment.

• All personnel assigned to work in the Catering Establishment, irrespective of whether or not they are employees of the Company.
• The purchases of materials, consumables, non-consumables, and light equipment are made within the limits of the budget.
• The security and reconciliation of cash, stock, and employees’ wages.