F&B/Catering Manager with Cook responsibilities

Company: Flow Recruitment
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Location: St Albans
Job Description:

Our client of one of the UK’s largest and most progressive Leisure Centre operators. They are currently looking to recruit a Catering Manager to join one of their flagship sites, based in St Albans.

Is this the role you are looking for If so read on for more details, and make sure to apply today.Main Objective

To ensure that F&B services meet the requirements of the organisationand customers and that all resources are deployed in an efficient, cost effective and safe manner. Ensuring all policies, procedures are followed, monitored & recorded.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure the catering team & facilities are managed daily so that there is no more than 10 customer complaints per month and by meeting & greeting of customers within the first 30 seconds of them entering our facility.
  • Ensure the team are trained, developed and monitored. While promoting food & beverage offering to our clients members/visitors by up selling & no waiting times of over 5 mins.
  • Responsible for operating a till within departmental procedures.
  • Complete rotas & costed rotas in line with your budget.
  • Responsible for the running of the F&B operation and all associated areas within the leisure centre, such as café, restaurant, hospitality, kitchen, stores, back-of-house, bars, and the The Quality Management System (EQMS).
  • Ensure through appropriate colleagues that all equipment used within the F&B operation is maintained, stored, cleaned and up to company standards. To ensure all hire equipment is checked in & re-checked on its departure. To ensure all vending equipment is checked in, maintained & re-checked on its departure.
  • Where appropriate the ordering, storage, production and service of all food and beverages, vending, light equipment, laundry, disposable and cleaning materials. This should also include wastage records & china stock breakage controls. To complete & check weekly & monthly stock takes. To control cost & GP’s, every new product to be inputted & GP cost & sales sheet to achieve GP for your unit.

We are looking for dynamic and engaging leaders, with a minimum of 18 months experience within hospitality operations and kitchen management. We are ideally looking for candidates with supervisory and team leadership experience, with the ability to manage multi use F&B operations. xwzovoh This role will also include a requirement to cover chef shifts as required.

Posted: April 7th, 2026