Operations Manager - B&I London, England
Job description
Operations Manager
London - B&I Focus
Salary £ 55,000.00 to £60,000.00
Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.
We are looking for an Operations Manager with a passion for food and creating and maintaining the highest quality food standards. The role will be focusing on high calibre contracts working with our clients within Greater London. The successful candidate will enjoy working with people and creating great relationships with clients, managers and team members. They will enjoy supporting and developing excellence, adding value to all that they do, delivering on target financially, and leaving a positive footprint every day.
The successful applicant will have proven previous experience of working at an operational level within the contract catering ideally within B&I for clients with exceptional standards and will be keen to work as part of our exceptional leadership team.
As Operations Manager, you will have full accountability for the P&L, business development strategy and people management & development for the Operational Division in your area. You will employ a commercial focus delivering fantastic customer service and outstanding food and will develop a positive and motivating culture.
The role will be to support the Regional Director and the division will cover a leading and exclusive client base, with exceptional and consistent standards.
Benefits:
- Salary of up to £ 60,000.00
- Car allowance or Travel allowance
- Private Healthcare
- Life Assurance
- Opportunities for personal development
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wider Wallet savings scheme
- Social events
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Workplace Pension
Candidate requirements:
- Passion and knowledge of great contemporary fresh food and service
- Experience of delivering exceptional senior management operations in a contract catering environment for a range of senior clients with exceptional standards.
- The ability to build strong, professional relationships with internal and external individuals, service providers, suppliers, and businesses.
- Strong motivation skills with a ‘lead by example’ approach
- Outstanding financial management skills - commercial and fixed price
- An appreciation of innovative marketing and merchandising skills which can be delivered by our Creativity Team.
- HR best practice and retail skills
- The right to work permanently in the UK.
- Able to undertake an enhanced DBS and provide references covering full 5 years and overseas police checks
- Have proven experience in the area of compliance.
- Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills (in English) and able to articulate and communicate effectively at all levels.
- Knowledge of office management systems
- Outstanding organisational, analytical and time management skills and ability to create effective processes and procedures. A team player, but able to work autonomously and remotely.
- Experience of working in a multi-site/mobile/remote capacity.
Sound like the ideal role for you? Apply today!
All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.
An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants’ suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.
Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks
We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £55,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: On the road
Reference ID: OpsManagerB&I | London | 03052023
