AddressGeneral information
General Manager
Ref: 2024-60122
Job Information
Division:
Lexington Independents
Advert Closing Date:
28/03/2024
Contractual Hours:Full-time
Salary:
£55,000
Contract Type:Permanent
Location:35 Putney Hill, London SW15 6BH, UK
Working Environment
LEXINGTON INDEPENDENT is an award-winning contract caterer that focus on providing great food and service to customers. To do this we need fabulous people and we work hard to create an environment where our team members feel engaged, inspired and valued. For this reason, we are hiring a brilliant General Manager to work in one of our prestigious contract.
Job Description
Your key responsibilities as the General Manager are to:
- Manage a pupil dining, premium hospitality, 6th form cafe and free issue operation
- Manage the day to day relationship with the client.
- Inspire the team to deliver an excellent, innovative food offer
- Ensure all legal H&S and company policies are up to date and completed
- Complete all tasks to their time schedules including the monthly analysis of figures reported to the client
- Ensure all budgets are kept in line with the client's requirements
- Work closely with the head chef to ensure a smooth running
- Compile the monthly accounts and client report
- Carry out all reasonable tasks expected by management
Working Pattern: MONDAY TO FRIDAY
Skills and Experience
The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the future General Manager include:
- School Catering experience
- Good at planning ahead and able to look at multiple options to help a final well-informed decision
- Positive, polite and realistic
- Must be friendly, a great team player, excellent communicator, fun, enthusiastic and professional at all times
- Able to prioritise and work under pressure.
- Financial acumen and computer literacy is a must
- Enthusiasm for the industry, passion for food and understanding of the changing industry
- Experience of dealing with and developing a client relationship that requires patience and confidence
- Experience in writing monthly / quarterly client reviews
- You will be a driven self-starter who will relish this challenge
Benefits
As part of your package, we are offering a salary of up to £55,000 per annum.
This role comes with an Employee Assistance Programme, a great cycle to work scheme, workplace pension, life Assurance (x2), 28 days holiday – pro-rata (including Bank Holidays), great benefits for you and your family and a day off for your birthday!
This role comes with an Employee Assistance Programme, a great cycle to work scheme, workplace pension, life Assurance (x2), 28 days holiday – pro-rata (including Bank Holidays), great benefits for you and your family and a day off for your birthday!
Why it’s Great to Work for Us
At Lexington Indepedents we dare to be different with our food, our catering and reception services, and the way we work. Our values are a representation of who we are and through our values we encourage our people to be themselves, to be creative and to be bold, and we work hard to make sure our people enjoy what they do and have fun.
We foster and believe in a diverse workplace where we embrace and celebrate our differences, which creates an environment of positive energy. It is our culture to nurture great talent, create a place for people to thrive and fulfil their potential.
If you want to join an award-winning team who are passionate about serving delicious food and want to work with some the most exceptional client in London, you won’t be disappointed. Don’t just take our word for it and visit our website where our people have shared their experiences.
Interested?
All you need is an updated CV and cover letter; we'll do the rest.
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About Us
At Elior we're enriching lives, everywhere, every day. Feeding children in schools, loved ones in hospitals and care homes, sports fans in stadiums, visitors in heritage sites and teams in the workplace.
We are a multi-award-winning global player in the hospitality sector, founded in 1991 with over 105,000 colleagues worldwide, serving over 4 million guests every day. In the UK, our dedicated team serve our customers across 1200 locations.
Because of our success and stability, we can offer you excellent career opportunities where you will be nurtured and supported to fulfil your potential. We are renowned for looking after our people, with 87% of our colleagues feeling proud to work with us, and we are committed to delivering delicious and healthy food, which is ethically sourced.
And we're committed to looking after the planet, supporting the community, cutting food waste and supporting wellbeing. We've lots to shout about with our strong and united approach in tackling many important global sustainability issues.
This role sits within our Lexington brand for independent schools. A specialist catering company, we're committed to sourcing and serving delicious, healthy and exciting food for independent schools in London and the South East. Sustainable and ethical, our food satisfies appetites, fuels curiosity, and encourages academic excellence.
We are a multi-award-winning global player in the hospitality sector, founded in 1991 with over 105,000 colleagues worldwide, serving over 4 million guests every day. In the UK, our dedicated team serve our customers across 1200 locations.
Because of our success and stability, we can offer you excellent career opportunities where you will be nurtured and supported to fulfil your potential. We are renowned for looking after our people, with 87% of our colleagues feeling proud to work with us, and we are committed to delivering delicious and healthy food, which is ethically sourced.
And we're committed to looking after the planet, supporting the community, cutting food waste and supporting wellbeing. We've lots to shout about with our strong and united approach in tackling many important global sustainability issues.
This role sits within our Lexington brand for independent schools. A specialist catering company, we're committed to sourcing and serving delicious, healthy and exciting food for independent schools in London and the South East. Sustainable and ethical, our food satisfies appetites, fuels curiosity, and encourages academic excellence.
