General Manager

Job Description

Company description:At Elior were 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 were committed to looking after the planet, supporting the community, cutting food waste and supporting wellbeing. Weve lots to shout about with our strong and united approach in tackling many important global sustainability issues.This role sits within our stadia division, catering for fans and visitors at prestigious stadiums across the UK. With matchdays, concerts, conferences, and banquets to be catered for, our specialist teams are experts in adapting to our clients needs with locallysourced seasonal menus. At the heart of the matchday experience, we bring choice, quality, and value for money to some of the most prestigious sports venues across the UK.Job description:Your key responsibilities as the General Manager will consist of:- Lead Heads of Departments to ensure proactive management of teams on site. Accountable for recruiting, supporting, training and people development to deliver an efficient, high quality service to Elior UK, our customer and clients- Accountable for ensuring that all aspects of the Elior eXperience are communicated and embedded within the team supporting the Service Champion as appropriate- Accountable for maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget- Accountable for innovative menu planning and design of food service within specified budgets ensuring high standard of food presentation and portion/quality control- Accountable for creating a platform for financial growth through cost control and culinary excellence- Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customers and colleaguesProfile description:The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the future General Manager include:- Proven experience of successfully managing a team - Genuine interest in customer service excellence- Significant experience within a management - Contract Catering experience desirableWe offer:We thank our colleagues for a job well done, thats why we offer a wide range of benefits, including:- A salary of £40,000 per annum, 28 days holiday*, life assurance, a workplace pension & free lunches on site- The option to buy additional holidays - supporting your way of life- Free access to mental health first aiders & therapy sessionssupporting you through lifes ups and downs- Free access to the 24/7 GP service, nutritional & health experts, financial & legal supportthe wellbeing of our teams is key- A vast amount of discounts & cashback for supermarkets & retail - reducing your shopping bills- A cycle to work schemesaving you 25-40% on bikes- Discounts for cinemas, restaurants, hotels, holidays and family days out - we want our teams to enjoy life!- A great variety of opportunities & award winning development programmes to support your career ambitionsbig enough for growth, small enough to feel connected- And since the community is at the heart of everything we do - we offer 2 days paid leave for charity work*pro rata, incl. bank holidays