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General Catering Manager (Multi-Site)
Location: Luton
Salary: up to £45,000 per annum, depending on experience
Contract: 40 hours, 7 day operation
We're looking for an experienced and ambitious General Catering Manager to lead a newly mobilising multi-site catering contract in Luton. This is an exciting opportunity for a proven catering professional who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys building high-performing teams, and is passionate about delivering exceptional food and service experiences.
As the senior catering leader across multiple outlets, you'll play a key role in establishing operational excellence from day one. You'll work closely with both client stakeholders and site teams, embedding best practice, developing capability, and creating a culture built on service, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
This role will suit someone who enjoys being highly visible within an operation, is comfortable leading through change, and has a genuine talent for coaching, mentoring and developing others.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading the change management and ongoing management of a multi-site catering operation.
- Driving excellence in food quality, customer experience, health & safety, and financial performance.
- Building strong relationships with client stakeholders and becoming a trusted operational partner.
- Coaching, developing and supporting managers and frontline teams to achieve their full potential.
- Implementing consistent standards, processes, training programmes, and ways of working across all locations.
- Monitoring performance and identifying opportunities to improve service delivery, engagement, and operational efficiency.
- Managing budgets, labour costs, purchasing, and commercial performance across the contract.
- Creating a positive, customer-focused culture where colleagues feel supported, engaged, and motivated to succeed.
What We're Looking For
- Significant experience managing catering operations across multiple sites.
- Proven change management experience.
- A strong catering background with excellent foodservice knowledge and operational expertise.
- Demonstrable experience leading large and diverse teams.
- Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience improving operational performance through coaching, training, and team development.
- Commercially astute with a solid understanding of budgets, KPIs, and financial controls.
- The ability to remain calm, resilient, and solutions-focused in a dynamic environment. xsabvtc
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills with a hands-on approach.
Why Join Us?
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