[ref. r39402] Catering Manager - Full Time - Marina Leisure Centre
An outstanding opportunity has arisen to join our team at Freedom Leisure, one of the fastest growing and successful leisure and cultural trusts in the UK. We are seeking an innovative and inspirational management team to be instrumental part of our team at the new £26 million Marina Centre which opened in August 2022.
The Great Yarmouth Contract is one of the newest to our portfolio of over 100 Leisure and Entertainment centres across 25 local authority contracts.
The Marina Centre, providing an exciting range of activities for residents and visitors alike. Including a leisure pool with two slides, fun splash zone, clip and climb, impressive fitness suite and exercise studios and sports hall providing a wide range of activities.The centre also boasts an amazing café overlooking the beach, providing a focal point for the community.
We are a not-for-profit leisure trust with we have a strong purpose and commitment to support our local communities and hard-to-reach groups encouraging them to become more active, contributing to improved lives. From Swimming lessons, to walking football and everything in-between we are driven to provide fun and welcoming sessions to support the whole community to be active, both within our leisure centres and in the local community.
The good thing is that we provide you with full training and great potential for career progression, we have over 100 facilities across England and Wales – many of our staff have built successful careers with us because they love the having a positive impact in their local communities and enjoy the variety that the role provides.
To manage the catering function within the centre, leading the team to ensure customers experience a professional and quality catering service. Delivering a varied menu and quality Costa Coffee, ensuring staff are trained and working to clear guidelines.Developing the service to meet the needs of the local community and seasonal changes will be key.
You should already be working at Assistant Manager level or higher within a medium to large operation. The people we are looking for will have the ability to manage a number of priorities at the same time; will be able to build, lead and motivate staff and have a passion for the leisure and cultural services and events.The ability to deliver on tight deadlines under pressure is absolutely essential.
Hours: 37 hours a week, Monday to Sunday - Rota Basis
Requirements- Strong people management skills
- Level 2 food hygiene
- At least three years in a catering role
- Experience of problem solving, customer service and staff management
- Experience of identifying staff training and development requirements and implementing development opportunities
- Experience of managing or contributing to an income target
- Experience of stock management (Ordering, Rotation )and building relationships with key suppliers
- An ability to lead and motivate a staff team
- Good IT skills including the ability to produce and interpret reports and data
- Team orientated approach, able to work across organisation boundaries, demonstrate interest and be supportive of the work of staff and colleagues
Benefits
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind, so what can we offer you?- My Staff Shop, our very own staff benefit scheme, gives employees access to a great range of benefits. Get discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending.
- Discounted Staff membership (including family members)
- Incremental holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling.
- Company pension
- Various insurance and saving schemes
- Financial advice
- Cycle-to-work and Car Leasing tax-efficient schemes (salaried staff only, depending on earnings)
- All this as well as fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a team working environment
Salary: Up to £26,236 per annum