Catering Manager
Permanent Full-Time | St George Private Hospital
About the Role
We're seeking a Catering Manager to lead our hospitals catering department, ensuring the delivery of quality meals and exceptional services to our patients, staff, and visitors. This role requires a blend of operational management, team leadership and commitment to food safety and quality.
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Managing daily operations: You'll oversee the daily production and delivery of a high-volume of meals per day, ensuring functions run smoothly and efficiently.
- Plan and execute catering for our hospital's internal events.
- Lead and mentor a team of catering staff.
- Oversee food quality control, adhering to safety standards including OHS and HACCP regulations.
- Responsible for the catering services financial and operational management, including budgeting, cost control and financial reporting. This includes managing purchasing, inventory, and stock control to minimise expenses and maximise efficiency.
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
- Skilled leader with Operational Experience. You have a solid background in catering or hospitality management, with proven skills in running high-volume operations.
- Chef trade qualifications with experience in managing large scale catering operations.
- Food Safety Supervisor certification
- Responsible Service of Alcohol qualification (desirable)
- You have an in-depth Knowledge of HACCP Principles and the proven ability to manage the food safety program.
- Experience with financial management tasks including auditing, budgeting, and end of month financial reporting.
- Previous experience in hospitality management, with skills in staff scheduling, menu development, line management, ordering and upholding safety standards.
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 with the ability to have a say in your roster, 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, aged care, 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.
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: Peter Ridley at RidleyP@ramsayhealth.com.au
Applications close: Thursday the 11th of April 2024
Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety. Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at www.ramsayhealth.com