Regional Operations Manager

4 months ago


North Island, New Zealand Cater Plus Services Full time

The Central Region

The Central Region, sits within our Northern portfolio, and encompasses from North Waikato down to the Hawkes Bay. We currently operate 20 kitchens across a variety of service types including aged residential care, private hospitals, corporate and public facing café’s and industrial canteens.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager with knowledge of contract catering and multi-site management, who is ready to showcase their leadership skills, and take responsibility for the success of the region as we grow our footprint in the Central North Island.

In this role you will:

- Manage all hands on operational aspects for the region with the support of a small team of Operations Managers.
- Support the General Manager - Operations (North) and the wider business to implement development strategies and foster an engaged workforce.
- Manage and support the catering for functions whilst actively promoting Cater Plus and seeking out new business opportunities.

This is a multifaceted role which requires someone who can think on their feet, be adaptive and who thrives in a fast-paced environment. We need someone who is commercially and financially savvy with a strong customer focus, and excellent stakeholder management skills. Experience in the catering or hospitality industry is essential as you will need to be able to support your operations and site managers, understand their business and challenges, resolve problems, identify opportunities for improvement, and get in and roll your sleeves up to assist when necessary.
- has a proven track record in developing working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
- displays an understanding of the food service sector and issues important to service delivery.
- thinks innovatively about new food trends, design, technology and executes effectively and within the budget guidelines.
- has experience in planning, coordinating, and executing functions and events to a high standard.
- can continually review and monitor budgets/contractual requirements, identify operational developments, and provide appropriate recommendations.
- can create high levels of engagement to drive the performance of teams to deliver outcomes.
- is able to create a culture of continuous quality improvement and effective team performance.

Most importantly we are looking for someone to fit our culture. You must be positive, self-managed with the right attitude to take ownership and execute success.


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