Operations Manager

• Overseeing a portfolio of schools
• Manage, inspire, and engage teams
• Meet with clients to build strong professional relationships
• Deliver exceptional senior management operations in contract catering environment
• Deliver financial management skills - commercial and fixed price
• Day-to-day management and guidance of chef managers
• Supporting client relationships, Recruitment and HR matters
• Travel to support teams out in the business

• Background as an Area Manager/Operations Manager within Independent Education contract catering desirable
• Experience from State Education, Business & Industry or retail catering environment acceptable
• Must have managed at least 8 sites
• Day-to-day management and guidance of chef managers
• Supporting client relationships, Recruitment and HR matters
• Comfortable conversing at all levels
• Self-motivated, resilient, and highly organised
• Understanding of how to prioritise effectively
• Proficient with Office suite (spreadsheets and presentations)
• Experience in managing, inspiring, and engaging teams
• Building strong professional relationships with clients, service providers, suppliers
• Passion and knowledge of great contemporary fresh food and service
• Delivering exceptional senior management operations in contract catering environment
• Strong motivation skills with 'lead by example' approach
• Financial management skills - commercial and fixed price

Background as an Area Manager/Operations Manager within Independent Education contract catering

• Car Allowance
• Bonus
• 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Company pension scheme
• Healthcare
• Access to extensive online Learning platform and development opportunities
• Employee wellbeing platform
• Access to salary sacrifice electric car scheme
• IFG rewards for highstreets discounts
• Annual Summer Party with company awards