Job Description

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Catering Manager to oversee our catering operations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in food preparation, cooking, and team management, ensuring that all catering events are executed to the highest standards of quality and service. This role requires a blend of culinary expertise, leadership skills, and a passion for hospitality.

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities:

Adhere to all legal requirements:

Current licensing laws in liaising with DPS Designated Premises Supervisor

Food Control and Safety Regulations - in liaison with health and Safety Advisor

Food hygiene - in liaison with Environmental Health Officer

Implement and monitor daily cleaning schedule

Customer Service:

Ensuring all staff deal with customers pleasantly and efficiently

Assessing customer needs and responding/adjusting

Preparing and cooking food

Serving drinks and snacks to customers

Staff turn-out and appearance

Training staff on customer service, legal responsibilities and violence management.

Managing Staff

Staff training

Staff rotas for kitchen and bar, working within the staff budget.

Staff appraisals, liaise with office re any staff disciplinaries.

Recruitment and retention of staff to ensure a full quota of employees to meet business needs.

Ensure all staff work as a team

Ensure all staff take their compulsory minimum break (20 mins every 6 hours unpaid)

Make the office aware of any staff sickness so return to works can be carried out by the administrator.

Stock Control:

Liaising with suppliers and seek best quality of goods at best price.

Stock rotation

Ordering of stock

Stock taking/inventories

Organising and Handling deliveries and ensuring recording of temperatures where required.

Managing condition of beers etc -cleaning of pipe

Managing budgets:

Stock control to minimise waste.

Staff budget

Food and drinks ordering

Events:

Liaising with Administrator and pro shop regarding requirements for external events and societies

Responsibility for internal events - dealing with relevant Captains and Club organisers

Liaising with Marketing Manager regarding promotions

Dealing with potential booking enquiries and passing external enquiries to the office.

Responsibility for the preparation of the venue for the specific event arranged

Cleanliness and Hygiene/Maintenance:

Responsibility for cleaning of all food and catering area (including the staircase, handrails, lift, windowsills, floors, tables, chairs and bar).

Liaising with and monitoring pest control

Cellar management

Management of equipment/breakdowns with the house manager/office.

Experience

The successful candidate should have:

Proven experience in a culinary role, preferably within a restaurant or hotel environment. Supervising experience with a focus on team management. Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and best practices. Culinary and cooking experience with a background in food preparation. Experience serving in a hospitality setting, demonstrating leadership qualities.
Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 14.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 30 per week

Benefits:

Discounted or free food Free parking
Work Location: In person