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Group Catering Manager

United Kingdom, Parkway 22890.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted March 21, 2026
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At King's Oak Academy within Taylor Shaw, we believe healthy food fuels young minds, and we’re passionate about serving delicious, nutritious meals in schools and colleges across the UK. Every meal is fresh, sustainable, and packed with goodness – because we know young people deserve the best.

Job Responsibility

  • Proactively support teams in multiple sites
  • Accountable for recruiting, inducting, training and supporting colleagues
  • Motivating and managing a team within multiple sites
  • Controlling and managing a budget creating a platform for financial growth
  • Accountable for ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison
  • Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customers and colleagues

Requirements

  • Proven experience of successfully managing multiple teams
  • Chef background and ability to run commercial kitchens
  • Genuine interest in customer service excellence
  • A strong team player, highly confident and positive
  • Self-motivated and innovative
  • Previous experience managing sites, contract catering desirable

What we offer

  • Free, tasty meals
  • Flexible working
  • Plenty of Time to Unwind
  • Leave for life’s important moments
  • Give back time
  • Room to grow
  • Wellbeing first
  • Financial security
  • Exclusive discounts
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