Catering Manager

• Full time
• Monday to Thursday - 07:00 – 15:00, Friday - 07:00-12:00
• Up to £42000 per annum plus our Sodexo employee benefits package
• Please note that due to the site's remote location, a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle are required.
• Opportunities for professional development

Catering Manager

Dumbarton, G82 2SS

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating meaningful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees.

We are looking for an experienced Catering Manager to oversee the planning, preparation, and delivery of catering services within a busy operational environment. You will be responsible for a catering operation with approximately £1M annual turnover, supporting around 1,100 client staff and leading a team of 14 employees. The successful candidate will ensure services are delivered efficiently and to a high standard, in line with legislative requirements, company policies, and contractual service level agreements.

This role requires a strong focus on operational excellence, financial performance, compliance, and team leadership while building effective relationships with clients, colleagues, and wider stakeholders.

As a Catering Manager you'll

• Oversee the planning, preparation, and delivery of catering services to ensure consistent quality and efficiency.

• Manage purchasing, stock control, and approved supplier relationships.

• Ensure compliance with dietary requirements and allergen management.

• Maintain high standards across all catering and hospitality services.

• Provide hands-on operational support during busy service periods.

• Ensure full compliance with health and safety, food hygiene, COSHH, fire safety, and company policies.

• Maintain excellent hygiene standards and accurate due diligence records.

• Ensure secure management of catering facilities, storage areas, and cash handling.

• Lead, develop, and motivate the catering team to maintain high performance.

• Conduct performance reviews and support ongoing training and development.

• Monitor financial performance including profit and loss.

• Identify opportunities to grow the business and maximise sales.

• Support promotions, merchandising, and ensure payroll accuracy.

• Contribute to the annual business plan and deliver agreed objectives.

• Maintain strong communication with stakeholders and escalate issues where necessary.

What we're looking for

• Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate.

• IOSH Managing Safely qualification.

• 706/2, NVQ Level 2 Chef qualification or equivalent.

• Proven experience managing catering operations and leading teams in a manufacturing or similar environment.

• Strong financial awareness and budgeting experience.

• Experience delivering training in line with company standards.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop teams.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Good literacy, numeracy, and IT skills.

• Strong organisational and time management skills.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure while maintaining high standards.

• Proactive approach to personal development.

• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Demonstrates initiative, sound judgement, and flexibility in a fast-paced environment.

Why Sodexo?:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong

in a company and team that values you for you. 

Act

with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive

in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications

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• HR-5933_Benefits UK Brochure V9.pdf