Role: Deputy Catering Manager
Contract Length: Ongoing
Location: Croydon
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Up to £19.50 per hour + holidays + pension
Security Clearance: DBS
Spinwell is recruiting for a Deputy Catering Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPUTY CATERING MANAGER
The Deputy Catering Manager is employed to ensure provision of a high quality, hygienic, safe and efficient catering service to Patients, Staff and Visitors.
The Deputy Catering Manager is based within the hospital and supports the catering manager in managing, supervising and training of staff in the preparation, production and service of all food items for patients, staff, visitors, functions and conferences by the Catering Staff
A wide-ranging multiple choice menu is offered to both Patients and Retail Services. In addition to main meal and break times, hospitality is provided for internal meetings, functions held within the premises.
Catering requirements vary according to each site, the number and types of patients and the number of staff.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE DEPUTY CATERING MANAGER
- Degree level or equivalent professional qualification or proven management experience
- Management Training
- Formal Catering Management Qualification Certificate
- Advanced Food Hygiene diploma
- Health and Safety Qualification
- Trainer Certificate
- Understanding of Food Hygiene Regulations
- Good understanding of the quality required within a Catering Retail Service
- Knowledge of the catering process including HACCP Identifications
- Budgetary Management experience, ability to deal effectively with Complaints, Risk Assessments and Controls
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills to work with staff in all disciplines and at all levels within the Organisation
- Working Knowledge of Risk
- Stock Management
- Experience of supervising staff in a catering/stores environment
- Previous experience in analysis and ability to plan cost impacts and options
- Experience of Duty Management on-call Role Quality Assurance management to ISO 9000
- Experience in delivering training
- Experience in a Catering Patient Services Environment
- Good communicator with full command of the English language
- Ability to problem solve
- Knowledge of audit management and experience of quality control systems
- Able to motivate staff
- Possess report writing and analytical skills
- Enhanced Customer Care skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Leadership qualities
- Ability to appraise & develop staff
- Computer literate including Word & Excel
- Experience of product costing
If you are a Deputy Catering Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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