What you do
- Lead, support, and motivate both the catering and cleaning teams, ensuring standards remain consistently high across both services.
- Oversee the full catering service from breakfast through lunch, including food preparation, counter service, menu delivery, and end‑of‑service dismantling.
- Ensure compliance with all health, safety, food hygiene, and cleaning standards through regular audits and daily checks.
- Plan and develop menus that meet nutritional standards and appeal to a large student population.
- Manage, mentor, and train team members, ensuring a positive and inclusive working environment.
- Be responsible for weekly budget oversight – ensuring cost control, avoiding overspend, and driving profitable delivery without impacting quality.
- Maintain strong client relationships and effective communication with school leadership.
- Support operational scheduling and ensure appropriate staffing across both services.
- Oversee cleaning operations which begin at 3pm, ensuring smooth handover and service consistency.
- Ensure uniformity in service delivery for students, staff, and visitors.
What you bring
- Proven experience managing catering operations within a large‑scale environment (schools, hospitals, care settings, or similar).
- Strong leadership skills and the confidence to manage a team across two service areas.
- Experience working with fresh ingredients and producing meals at volume.
- Ability to multitask across catering and cleaning functions.
- Strong stakeholder management skills to maintain a positive relationship with the client.
- A solid understanding of budgeting and cost control within a catering environment.
- Awareness and commitment to health & safety and food hygiene standards.
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and lead by example with professionalism and a positive attitude.
- Level 2 Food Safety Certificate
What we offer
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of a team that values you for who you are, offers a culture of purpose, and provides the resources to thrive.
- Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
- Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger challenges, including legal and financial advice, and support with work‑related or personal issues such as bereavement.
- Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24‑hour virtual GP and other services.
- The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or a prepayment cashback card.
- Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
- Membership of the Sodexo Retirement Plan – saving for your future.
- A death‑in‑service benefit for colleagues who pass away while employed by Sodexo.
- Opportunities to grow and succeed through a variety of learning and development tools.
- Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues contribute to the environment while staying fit.
- Volunteering opportunities to support worthwhile causes in our communities.
- Flexible and dynamic work environment.
- Competitive compensation.
- Full training and full protective uniform supplied.
Package Description
Catering and Cleaning Manager
- Salary: £40,000 per annum
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Working pattern: Monday to Friday (opportunity for flexible working hours)
- Location: Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Marlborough Road, Bowdon, Hale, WA14 2RS
Free Parking on‑site
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Safeguarding and Welfare
Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo appropriate screening, including checks by past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (UK) and/or Disclosure Scotland.
Advert Closure
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications.
About Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone, building a better life for all. We operate in 55 countries and serve over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On‑Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.
We are an inclusive employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities, including those with disabilities. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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