Chartwells are specialists in providing catering and hospitality services in education. Our goal is to provide engaging and nutritious dining solutions tailored to support academic achievement at the highest levels.
- Lead a large, established and professional team
THE POSITION
- Overseeing campus-wide food and beverage offering.
- Communicate and work collaboratively with our client on all aspects of delivering a quality service to achieve mutually rewarding outcomes.
- Developing leadership and employee capability and foster a high-performance culture through continuous improvement and innovation.
- Build and leverage effective stakeholder relationships to achieve business objectives.
- Drive operational efficiency to maximise financial results without compromising quality.
- Responsible for managing team across 2 outlets, including Head Chef, Sous Chef, residential, retail and functions
- Catering at a high level for events and functions (internal and external stakeholders).
- Oversight of the provision of quality products to a commercial café.
- Oversight of the development and professional presentation of the commercial café staff.
- Provision of quality service and product to student tuck-shops.
- Personally develop every team member by listening, coaching, supporting and encouraging them to optimise performance.
- Oversight of the administrative functions associated within your responsibility remit.
THE PERSON
- This is a role for a focused and motivated Manager who thrives on a challenge and enjoys engaging, mentoring, and building an effective and professional team.
- Minimum of 5 years industry experience at management level.
- Qualifications in hospitality with business management preferred.
- Good communication and people management skills are essential.
- Experience in a comparable environment or within a multi-site catering environment.
- Proactive leader who is professional, positive, supportive, and motivated with experience in recruiting, mentoring, training and developing a team of hospitality professionals.
- Is adamant about the pursuit of high levels of customer satisfaction with the aim being the team delivers an exceptional experience every time.
- Can encourage and lead others to develop a quality branded operation.
THE BENEFITS
- As a Manager with Compass Group, you will have the support, infrastructure, systems and processes that you would expect from a global organisational.
- Easy access to 100+ retail discounts.
- Opportunity to learn new skills and move to different internal roles.
- Access to a wide variety of training & development.
- Work life balance, most school holidays off.
- Work largely within school hours and spend time where it counts - with family.
- Clear career paths and support to achieve your goals.