Catering Event Manager

Catering Event Manager

Salary: £27,344 - £30,151

Grade: H

Hours: Full-time, permanent

Location: Matchams (Harrogate Convention Centre)

We are looking to recruit a passionate and innovative individual to provide a high standard of frontline management to our successful in-house catering team at Harrogate Convention Centre!

About us…

Matcham's is our in-house catering team here at Harrogate Convention Centre. We pride ourselves on quality produce and impeccable service and focus on supporting local suppliers and producers from the North of England, Yorkshire, and Harrogate. We cater to a variety of events and provide a range of services from a simple tea and coffee service to full-blown celebratory banquets.

We are a friendly and driven team who put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on delivering a professional, high standard service.

The role…

This is a varied and exciting role working within the newly formed in-house Catering Operation, Matchams. We are looking for an innovative and dynamic leader who can inspire confidence to ensure high levels of service.

We manage a substantial number of events throughout the year from retail catering to high-profile Gala Dinners meaning no two days are the same. This a fantastic opportunity for someone seeking a varied and exciting role. This role will include shift work so a flexible approach is required.

The responsibilities of the role include:

Food Service

• Ensuring that the client expectations of hospitality food and food service are consistently delivered in line with the HCC Standards.
• Continually monitoring the service and food provided at events and where necessary giving feedback to the Catering Supervisor/ service team to ensure the food and service is of the highest quality and in line with client requirements and the HCC standard.
• To contribute with the team to ensure the service is provided in a professional and timely manner.

Financial

• Understanding and interpreting the financial control systems relevant to Catering and use the information to measure performance and work with the Operations Manager to achieve Catering financial targets.

What you will bring…

The ideal candidate will ideally have previous experience in a similar environment and will have a passion for hospitality. Self-motivation, strong communication and time management skills are essential for this role.

No two events are the same, so a resilient, positive and flexible attitude is essential.

You will ideally:

• Experience of managing in the catering / hospitality industry is essential to be able to meet the demands of this role
• Experience in managing a team to deliver operations in a high volume catering environment
• Knowledge of food safety regulations – qualifies to at least level 2 in food safety, but must be willing to progress to level 3
• Experience of managing catering in the event sector would be an advantage

What we can offer…

In return for your hard work and dedication to our service, we can offer you the chance to be part of a strong and supportive team having access to great benefits via our everybody benefit’s scheme such as shopping discounts, home technology and green car salary sacrifice schemes, financial wellbeing and health assured and our employee assistance programme to assist with your health and wellbeing.

Please see our rewards brochure for more details.

Contact and Apply

Applying is easy, simply click on apply now, register your details, remove your personal details from your CV and upload by midnight on Sunday 25th of June 2023

Key Dates

Closing Date: Sunday 2nd of July 2023

Shortlisting: Monday 3rd of July

Interview dates: TBC

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £27,344.00-£30,151.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Harrogate, North Yorkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person