Area Support Manager 6482

We have a great opportunity for an area support manager to work for the largest contract catering in the world.  This is a great opportunity for someone who likes variety. This role is only for 6 – 9 months as it is maternity cover.   You will be supporting 12 schools within the area. Preferably someone who has worked within the education sector, but this is not essential.   The area manager will be overseeing various educational sites within the Cornwall area; therefore will need to have a full clean drivers licence. The ideal candidate must live in the Plymouth or the Truro area.

Package description

Working for the largest contract catering company in the world, Mon – Fri, 40 hours per week, £26 000 to £29 000 plus travel expenses. This is for maternity cover possibly 6 – 9 month contract.

Chartwells, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, is the leading provider of catering and support services to schools, colleges and universities in the UK. Chartwells works with over 2,000 education units including primary schools, secondary schools, independent schools, colleges and universities. Central to Chartwells is its Eat, Learn, Live ethos, which helps to educate young people about how to have a happy, safe and healthy lifestyle while contributing to a sustainable world.

Main responsibilities

We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and experienced Area Manager to be responsible for all aspects of managing the high level of delivery and expectations in this unit. Ambitious and commercially aware, with the presence and personality to influence the day-to-day business, you’ll maximise the performance of your team. Leading by example and setting high standards, you’ll enhance sales and provide our customers with great service. You will be required to work closely with other unit managers and areas.

• Assisting the manager of the various schools
• Training and motivating staff
• Assisting to support business growth and sales presentations
• Completing audits
• Making sure that all the H&S and F&H standards are adhered to.
• Build an excellent relationship with the client
• Ensure all customer requirements are delivered in line with client and contract  expectation

Ideal candidate

• Strong and effective communicator
• Strong people management skills
• Able to motivate staff and be a strong leader
• Well organised
• Able to use own initiative
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Work well under pressure
• Flexible
• Have their own transport