Deputy Head of Hospitality - London, United Kingdom - Lexington Catering

Lexington Catering

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Vacancy Date

21/11/202 Closing Date
19/12/202 Location Text
London, City

Benefits:

£38-£40k per annum dependent on experience.

FREE On-Site Lunches:
Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.

Support Your Way of Life:

Flexible Working: We offer fulltime & parttime roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments
Relax & recharge with 31 days holiday
Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options
Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work

Lexington is an award-winning contract caterer that focus on providing great food and service to customers.

To do this we need fabulous people and we work hard to create an environment where our team members feel engaged, inspired, valued and enjoy what they do.

Responsible for ensuring an efficient operation of the hospitality, conferencing rooms and associated areas, meeting the requirements of the client, company and customers and maximising the efficiency of all resources available.

Your key responsibilities as the Deputy Head of Hospitality

Ensure that effective quality of services is provided to the standard of the client, customers and company
Ensure the highest standards of presentation and cleanliness of all fronts of house areas and equipment.
Conduct staff briefings and trainings on the job to include (Fine dining, silver service, wine training)
Full understanding of entire client journey and the ability to effectively connect all available services including catering, IT, AV support cleaning etc.
Liaise directly with the Catering coordinator to ensure all requirements are captured effectively.
Manage and coordinate events.
Ensure that there is a thorough understanding of all menus and wines.
Exceed client expectations and actively promote a client centred environment within the team.
Responsible for stock management and making sure the team and the contract adheres to food hygiene systems.
Ensure all SOPs are adhered to and continuously check and monitor performance
Ensure that administration is maintained to the highest standards on a consistent basis
Actively support the reduction of food waste systems
Support the performance management programmes to motivate and develop staff.

Working Pattern: 40 hours (Mon-Fri)

Skills and Experience:

The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the Deputy Head of Hospitality

Aspire to be a role model for others.
Demonstrate the ability to provide clear direction/ communication to individuals and teams, supporting and motivating the team to drive results.
Ensure that the recruitment, selection, and induction of the front of house team are to the standards of the company and the client.
Ensure that team building is effective to meet the site and company requirements by use of team meetings.
Ensure attendance of all relevant training and development courses for self and staff
Ensure that with the help of the chef the food and service is compatible and jointly project the