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Area Support Manager

United Kingdom, Wigan 35000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted April 20, 2026
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Due to continued business growth an exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Operations Support Managers 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.

Job Responsibility

  • Manage, inspire, and engage the teams
  • Understand, track, and manage the schools’ restaurant profit contribution to the business, being conscious of our food and service offering and client expectations
  • Meet with clients and stakeholders to build effective relationships, gain trust, and drive our shared goal of feeding more students, better food
  • Support the operations manager across their portfolio of sites

Requirements

  • Multisite management experience
  • Passion for food and service
  • Craft skills to support in the kitchen when needed
  • Managed at least 4 sites
  • Managing and guiding chef managers with day-to-day running of the site
  • Building excellent client relationships
  • A chef by trade and still happy to be in the kitchen when needed
  • Comfortable conversing at all levels, from the kitchen to the board room
  • Self-motivated, resilient, and highly organised
  • Understanding of how to prioritise effectively
  • Not afraid of the Office suite
  • A dab hand at producing spreadsheets and presentations

What we offer

  • Car allowance of £3840 per year (paid monthly)
  • Bonus potential of up to 10% (Discretionary) of salary based on performance
  • Free meals on shift
  • Uniform
  • Pension
  • Other great company benefits
  • Loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities
  • Staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers
  • Monthly opportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers

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