At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to prepare and serve delicious, nutritious meals for students.
- Company: Caterlink, a leading catering specialist in the education sector.
- Benefits: Up to £30,000 salary, flexible term-time hours, and great employee discounts.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to growth and inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a positive impact on students' health while enjoying work-life balance.
- Qualifications: Experience in catering management and a passion for food safety.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 30000 £ per year.
Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our “Fresh Food Policy” is the foundation of our success and growth in the market coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site-based teams.
We are hiring for an experienced Catering Manager at HRC College Group in Hertfordshire, covering both campuses in Broxbourne and Ware, who wants to ensure our future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. This role is working term‑time only and no weekends, making it ideal for those looking for flexibility.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- To prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client.
- To ensure that the location meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislations and procedures.
- To ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers and expectations are consistently exceeded.
- To be responsible for the day‑to‑day running of the location and supervising teams including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans.
- To be the main point of contact for our client in your school, ensuring that regular adjustments and improvements are both recommended and implemented.
- Communicating regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and financial targets to ensure these are achieved.
- Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role by ensuring all training is completed and performance is managed.
Caterlink strives to always provide a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our teams where every individual is treated with respect, integrity and has the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and with fairness at all times. Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.
There are many advantages to working for us including:
- You have the opportunity to complete a blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications such as apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning and on‑the‑job training to support and encourage your development and enable you to be the best you can be.
- We offer you access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants as well as holiday discounts, family days out and many more!
- You will have full access to our Wellbeing Services including the Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits which are available to you and your family free of charge at any time.
- You may be eligible to join our Pension scheme.
Caterlink – Catering Manager – Broxbourne employer: Caterlink
Caterlink is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment where employees are encouraged to grow and excel in their roles. With a focus on employee development through blended learning programmes and access to wellbeing services, staff can enjoy a fulfilling career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance, especially with the term-time only schedule that allows for flexibility. Located in Broxbourne, this role not only provides competitive pay but also the chance to make a meaningful impact on the nutritional well-being of future generations.
