Catering Manager

Are you an experienced catering professional? Aramark UK is seeking a Catering Manager to oversee all catering and support other service on site at Highbury Hospital. This is a rewarding role where you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, nutritious, and innovative food experiences for patience, staff, visitors, and guests, while driving commercial performance and maintaining service standards and food safety.

As the Catering Manager, you will lead and develop a dedicated team, manage budgets and supplier relationships, ensure full compliance with food safety and health and safety regulations. Working closely with Hospital stakeholders, you will play a key role in enhancing customer satisfaction, supporting wellbeing initiatives, championing sustainability, and contributing to Aramark UK's commitment to delivering exceptional service and operational excellence.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all employees and workers to share this commitment
. All roles are subject to safer recruitment checks, including references and a basic DBS.

• Compeitive salary and benefits package - £36,000
• You will have access to Perk Box - 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 great team, with fabulous career prospects and could lead to all sorts of opportunities – we LOVE to promote from within!
• As we are passionate about developing our people from within, great training is provided. We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so your learning journey can continue!

• Lead and manage the day-to-day catering operations across all Hospital food service outlets, ensuring high standards of quality, service, and customer satisfaction.
• Drive financial performance by managing budgets, controlling costs, monitoring sales, reducing waste, and delivering agreed revenue and profit targets.
• Develop and inspire teams through effective recruitment, training, coaching, performance management, and succession planning, creating a positive and inclusive working environment.
• Ensure full compliance with all food safety, allergen, health & safety, and company policies, always maintaining audit-ready standards.
• Build strong client relationships with Hospital stakeholders, responding proactively to feedback and identifying opportunities to enhance services and customer engagement.
• Manage supplier and procurement activities, ensuring products and services are sourced cost-effectively while maintaining quality, sustainability, and compliance standards.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation by developing menus, introducing new concepts, promoting wellbeing and sustainability initiatives, and identifying opportunities for service growth and operational efficiency.

• Proven catering management experience within a high-volume hospitality, education, healthcare, or food service environment.
• Catering qualifications and level 3 food safety qualification with a willingness to work to level 4
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate, develop, and engage diverse teams to deliver excellent service.
• Commercial and financial acumen, including experience managing budgets, controlling costs, driving sales, and achieving financial targets.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food safety, allergen management, and health & safety legislation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with…