Operations Manager - Education Catering
The Company
An established and growing contract catering business within the education catering sector, delivering high-quality food services across secondary schools and hub kitchen models.
With a strong leadership team and continued expansion across the Home Counties, the business is investing in talent and structure to support growth, offering excellent career progression opportunities for ambitious individuals looking to step into an Operations Manager role.
The Package
The Job Role
As an Operations Manager, you will oversee a cluster of education catering sites across the Home Counties, managing an initial portfolio of 6 sites, scaling up to approximately 10 locations.
The Operations Manager role will focus primarily on secondary schools, with additional support to primary sites through a central hub kitchen model supplying surrounding locations.
Key responsibilities include:
The Requirements
We are looking for a driven and ambitious individual ready to step into an Operations Manager position or currently operating at that level.
Ideal background:
This Operations Manager role covers the M25 corridor and Home Counties, including:
Apply Now
If you are an ambitious leader ready to take the next step into an Operations Manager role within education catering, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply today or contact:
Consultant: Jay Pindolia
�� +44 7345 603172 (Call or WhatsApp)
�� jay@talenthive.co.uk
The Company
An established and growing contract catering business within the education catering sector, delivering high-quality food services across secondary schools and hub kitchen models.
With a strong leadership team and continued expansion across the Home Counties, the business is investing in talent and structure to support growth, offering excellent career progression opportunities for ambitious individuals looking to step into an Operations Manager role.
The Package
- Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum
- Car allowance: £500 per month
- Access to electric car scheme
- Company benefits package
- Genuine opportunity for progression within a growing business
The Job Role
As an Operations Manager, you will oversee a cluster of education catering sites across the Home Counties, managing an initial portfolio of 6 sites, scaling up to approximately 10 locations.
The Operations Manager role will focus primarily on secondary schools, with additional support to primary sites through a central hub kitchen model supplying surrounding locations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing multi-site education catering operations across hub kitchens and satellite schools
- Leading and developing site-based teams, driving performance and engagement
- Building strong client relationships with school stakeholders
- Ensuring high standards in food quality, service delivery, and compliance
- Driving commercial performance, including labour and food cost control
- Supporting mobilisation of new sites, particularly during peak summer periods
- Working closely with senior leadership, reporting directly into the Account Director
The Requirements
We are looking for a driven and ambitious individual ready to step into an Operations Manager position or currently operating at that level.
Ideal background:
- Experience within education catering or Business & Industry (B&I)
- Currently a Group Manager or Senior Manager looking for the next step
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to manage P&L performance
- A natural people person with a warm, engaging leadership style
- Adaptable, resilient, and comfortable managing multiple stakeholders
- Experience working across multiple sites and diverse client environments
- A "rising star" mindset with ambition to grow within the business
This Operations Manager role covers the M25 corridor and Home Counties, including:
- Hertfordshire (St Albans, Berkhamsted)
- Wendover, Beaconsfield, Chesham, Rickmansworth, Borehamwood
- Potential inclusion of North Essex (Harlow)
Apply Now
If you are an ambitious leader ready to take the next step into an Operations Manager role within education catering, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply today or contact:
Consultant: Jay Pindolia
�� +44 7345 603172 (Call or WhatsApp)
�� jay@talenthive.co.uk