Your Aramark journey starts here Aramark UK are currently recruiting an experienced Catering Manager to join our brand new team working at King Henry VIII 3-19 School, The Lodge, Old Hereford Road, Abergavenny, NP7 6EP You will be working in the first all-through 3-19 school in Wales, serving up to 1000 pupils per day. You will be responsible for overseeing the day to day running of the unit, preparing meals, delegating tasks to your team and leading your team to success. What we offer: This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday. Shifts range between 7.30am – 4pm, leaving your evenings and weekends free - a rarity when you work within culinary. We are offering a salary of £30,520 Free meals and parking on shift, plus bonus scheme eligibility You will have access to our benefits app - which includes 100's of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats. We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more perks. You will also be joining a talented team, with fabulous career prospects that could lead to all sorts of opportunities – we LOVE to promote from within. We are passionate about developing our people from within; great training and development is available. We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so that your learning journey can continue. A day in the life of a Catering Manager: Ensure the catering operations connect to the Executional Framework. Demonstrate established company solutions to ensure consistency, quality and efficiency within consumer driven offerings. Lead catering team to ensure quality in final presentation of food. Train and lead employees to ensure knowledge of food menus and promotional calendars. Monitor team performance and provide regular feedback. Plan and execute team meetings and daily huddles. Demonstrate excellent customer service using Aramark's standard model. Implement communication strategy as provided by marketing team in order to build catering revenue. Responsible for delivering food and labour targets. Develop and execute strategies to achieve catering revenue forecasts. Responsible for executing catering events of wide-ranging size and scope, including staffing and management. Ensure compliance with Aramark food, occupational and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations. You will be organising and coordinating hospitality – alongside leading the team to ensure tasks are appropriately allocated and food preparation activities are delivered using standard recipes and in line with Aramark brand standards Accountable for stock flow and rotation of products Placing orders and stock rotation, carrying out regular stock takes and completing the relevant back office paperwork. Handle customer complaints as required Direct and coach team members to learn procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks, ensuring all training and development needs are met You'll be set up for success if you have: An approved catering qualification at diploma/degree level and /or 2-5 years industry experience, 2 of which were at management or department head level with a strong background in a high-volume hospitality, conference and banqueting operation. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Demonstrates excellent people management skills with experience of managing large teams of staff. A high degree of knowledge of Food Hygiene including HACCP. The ability to manage in a diverse and pressurised environment with a focus on client and customer services. Commercially focused, experience with budgets and a proven ability to achieve stretching commercial targets. About Aramark At Aramark UK, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and empowered to thrive. As a proud Disability Confident employer, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all abilities and are dedicated to supporting employees with disabilities throughout their career journey. We ensure our recruitment process is accessible, and reasonable adjustments are available at every stage, from application to interview and employment. If you require any accommodations or have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team – careersaramark.co.uk Join us in fostering a workplace where everyone can achieve their full potential.