Join our team!
Are you a passionate Operations Manager? If so, we'd love for you to join our team and lead the operation of our schools covering sites across the Midlands and Cambridgeshire areas
This role sits within our Education division - catering for students. Dedicated to providing high-quality, nutritious, fresh, and sustainable food for our younger generation, we're 100% committed to supporting a healthy diet. At Taylor Shaw & Edwards & Blake, we're driven by the knowledge that young people deserve and need the best food for their wellbeing; we do food with a difference
What you'll be doing...
Are you ready to lead with passion and drive standards to new heights?
We are seeking a dedicated Operations Manager to join our team covering 13 sites across Nuneaton, Kettering, and Cambridge. If you have experience in managing clients and inspiring diverse internal teams, including General Managers, this is the role for you!
As an Operations Manager, you'll have a comprehensive support network to help you thrive. Your commercial awareness and leadership skills will be the key to driving continuous growth and success.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and Inspire: Coach site managers and service champions within your area, fostering a culture of excellence and motivation.
- Drive Financial Growth: Utilise innovative strategies for cost control and menu planning within specified budgets to create a platform for financial success.
- Oversee Excellence: Ensure outstanding site management and operational standards across all locations.
- Recruit and Develop Talent: Attract and nurture top-tier site managers, building a high-calibre team that excels.
- Build Strong Relationships: Cultivate and maintain strong internal and external relationships through regular client liaison.
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday
What can you bring?
In this role:
- Proven experience in contract catering in a field-based role.
- A background in Education operations is preferred but not essential.
- Exceptional leadership qualities with the ability to inspire and motivate a large, diverse team.
- Confidence in handling numbers and managing profit and loss.
If you're excited about leading a team to drive standards and foster a motivating culture, we want to hear from you!
Our way of saying thank you...
At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.
We are offering a salary of £45,000 plus 15% KPI performance-related bonus and company car
FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.
Support Your Way of Life:
- Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments
- Hybrid Working Model: Collaborate & innovate in the office three days a week while enjoying focused work-from-home days
- Holiday Allowance: Relax & recharge with 33 days of holiday (including bank holidays)
- Additional Holiday Purchase Option: Customise your time off by purchasing extra holidays
- Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options
- Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work
Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:
- Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community
Supporting You Through Life's Ups & Downs:
- Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits
Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:
- Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle to work scheme
Why it's great to work for us...
Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK's leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:
- Workplaces & Office Space
- Sporting Venues & Stadiums
- Attraction & Heritage Sites
- Public Sector & Defence
- Health, Care & Hospitals
- Schools, Colleges & Universities
Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we're committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.
That's why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us!
Elior Celebrates Equality
Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!
Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.