General Manager

Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire catering operation, delivering daily meals and vending offer
• Lead and develop a small team, ensuring high standards of service, safety, and hygiene across all areas.
• Manage operational logistics, including budgeting, stock control, supplier negotiations, meal planning, and allergen management
• Maintain operational excellence in a challenging logistics environment, focusing on efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Implement and uphold food safety and quality standards (HACCP) across all catering operations.
• Oversee the hospitality and lettings segments, ensuring a seamless experience for external events and high-profile functions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, adapting operations to meet changing demands and enhance service delivery.

Requirements

• Must be a car driver with a current, valid driver's license .
• You can demonstrate that managing, training, and supporting a team has been an important part of your career to date.
• Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance.
• Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing skills.
• Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to thrive under pressure.
• Ability to multitask, prioritise responsibilities, and adapt to changing circumstances in a fast-paced environment.
• Meticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detail
• Empathetic, clear and highly effective verbal and written communication
• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective.
• Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills
• Baxterstorey is one of the UK's leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision.
• To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.
• We pride ourselves on:
• Sustainability
• Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.
• Nutrition
• We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.
• Food Innovation
• We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

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