Assistant Catering Manager

Title: Assistant Catering Manager

Location: Princethorpe, Rugby

Salary: £30,000pa 

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time Only Plus

Why Join Us?

• 28 Days Holiday (including bank holidays)
• 3 Volunteering Days to make a difference
• 3 Days Grandparent Leave for special family moments
• 24 Weeks Enhanced Maternity Leave
• Training & Development: Bespoke opportunities to grow your career
• Pension & Life Insurance for peace of mind
• Discounts via HAPI App for high street shops, holidays, and cinema
• Wellbeing Hub & Employee Assistance Programme
• Free Meals While at Work
• Career Growth: Opportunities and HIT Apprenticeships available for all experience levels

We are seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Catering Manager to join our team at Princethorpe College, a highly prestigious independent school in Rugby. In this role, you will support exceptional food services that nourish and inspire students and staff alike.

This role is term-time only, providing an excellent work-life balance and an opportunity to work in a vibrant school environment.

Nestled in the heart of Rugby, Princethorpe College caters to a thriving community of students and staff. The school is renowned for its nurturing environment and commitment to excellence.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about food service to make a meaningful impact in the education sector.

If you're ready to bring your energy and expertise to our team, we’d love to hear from you!

As a Assistant Catering Manager you will work with the Catering Manager and be responsible for overseeing all aspects of our business operations, driving growth, and ensuring exceptional service delivery.

• Lead and inspire a diverse team of professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation
• Develop and implement strategic business plans to achieve short-term and long-term objectives
• Assist with overseeing the daily operations, ensuring efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, partners, and suppliers
• Assist in analysing financial data, create budgets, and drive commercial performance to meet organisational goals
• Identify and capitalise on new business opportunities to promote growth and increase market share
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations and company policies
• Collaborate with department heads to optimise processes and improve overall business performance
• Mentor and develop team members, promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Make critical decisions that align with the company's vision and values

• Be a proven, hands-on leader, able to invest in your team and their development
• Be naturally outgoing and vibrant, display a real passion for food and customer service
• Have excellent Health & Safety knowledge
• Be financially astute with good understanding of worked with budgets and have strong IT literacy
• Be innovative and creative and driven by excellence
• Stay up to date with current food trends

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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