Catering Manager

Catering Manager
Permanent Full-Time | St George Private Hospital
About the Role
This role provides the opportunity to lead the Catering Department across our hospital.
Duties and responsibilities include:

• Mentoring, inspiring and developing the team
• Driving staff productivity and engagement, fostering a positive and collaborative kitchen culture
• Production, supervision and delivery of a high volume nutritious patient meals
• Ensure consistent food production based on hospital occupancy and menu standards
• Catering for internal functions
• Direction and leadership of all catering staff
• Maintain quality control, kitchen hygiene, WH&S and HACCP principles
• Responsible for financial and operational performance of catering services
• Purchasing and stock control

The successful candidate will be an outstanding leader with well-rounded kitchen competencies, who thrives in managing and leading their staff by example to be the best that they can be.
About You

• Chef trade qualifications with experience in a high-volume catering environment
• Food Safety Supervisor certification
• Responsible Service of Alcohol qualification (desirable)
• Knowledge of HACCP Principles and the proven ability to manage the food safety program
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Positive attitude, coupled with a customer-centric mindset to contribute to a harmonious work environment
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities to inspire, motivate and manage a large team, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment
• Experience with end of month financial reporting
• Preference for Hospitality background and previous supervisory experience, eg rostering, ordering, menu planning, line management and WH&S.

What's in it for you?
Professional Advancement: Recognition, Rewards, Professional Development, and Employee referral programs. Free access to LinkedIn Learning, education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.
Discounts: Hospital, Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts - you'll pay less for hospital cover and receive higher extras limits for things like General and Major Dental.
Health and Wellbeing: Flexible work opportunities, Flexible Leave Program, and a free Employee Assistance Program offering access to confidential counselling, coaching and support.
Leisure/Social/Financial: Discounts for leisure travel with selected Hotels, salary sacrifice opportunities e.g., airport lounge membership, self-education expenses, novated leasing and more.
About our Hospital
St George Private Hospital is one of Australia's most modern private hospitals - with a strong surgical expertise in cardiac, orthopaedics, cancer care, spinal surgery, endoscopy, medical, general surgery and obstetrics.
St George Private is also Australia's first and only internationally recognised centre of “Bariatric Excellence” and is currently the highest volume bariatric hospital in Australia.
Located in Kogarah, 20 minutes from Sydney Airport and 30 minutes from Sydney City, St George Private Hospital serves the diverse population of Sydney's southern suburbs and is adjacent to The St George Public Hospital - one of Sydney's major university teaching hospitals.
Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety. Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at
Requirements

• Must provide a National Police check conducted within the previous 12 months
• According to the role, Ramsay may require a Working-With-Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases, which may include Covid-19.

To Apply
All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.
For any enquiries please contact: Tori Landers via landerst@ramsayhealth.com.au
Applications close: Friday the 16th February 2024
Advertised: 01 Feb 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 16 Feb 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time