Assistant Manager

Job Introduction

Sodexo have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Manager to join our team based at our Scottish government site in Glasgow. 

The role will be responsible for supporting our General management team, delivering catering services across the organisation. 

The ideal candidate should have previous experience working in a catering operational role, have excellent attention to detail and brilliant communication skills both verbal and written. 

Our wealth of experience partnering Government Agencies means we are able to transfer best practices from the corporate sector to create better working environments in the public sector. We bring services that increase employee engagement, wellbeing and productivity to the public sector to help support government to deliver on its promised outcomes while reducing costs. Our goal is to improve service outcomes and reduce overall costs to the taxpayer.

Role Responsibility

• Provide effective delivery of catering services to the client organisation across multiple sites
• Responsible for supporting the Business Manager to ensure the smooth running of the catering services to the benefit of customers and client ensure strict service level agreements are met.
• Support  the  Business  Manager with all  cash  and  stock  procedures to  ensure  that  they are  managed  and adhered to in line with Company Policies and procedures 
• Cover for the Business Manager in their absence

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience of working in a catering operational role
• Must be able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication 
• Able to work on own initiative within a team environment
• Well organised with a strong ability to work to tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good  interpersonal  and  communication  skills  with  proven  experience  in  dealing  with  a  wide-range  of individuals/teams at different levels, including an excellent telephone service
• Excellent team player but also able to work at own initiative
• Able to demonstrate working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook)

Package Description

Up to £26,000 plus benefits

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

This role is offered on a full time permanent basis, working hours Monday to Friday based on site 

All offers are subject to full security clearance

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their age, disability, gender, transgender, marital or family status, race or ethnicity, religious belief of sexual orientation are welcome to and included within our business. We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process