Project Manager

*The Main Purpose of the job*
The successful applicant will be responsible for managing the assigned unit in accordance with sector strategy, contract specifications, and statutory regulations. The candidate would implement the food production process, a great quality food service for clients and manage the execution of creative functions.

• Education and Experience required:*
• Relevant tertiary qualification in food and beverage services or hospitality or culinary arts is preferred
• Minimum of 5 years hospital catering experience is vital
• Experience in highly commercial and sensitive markets is compulsory
• Project Management experience in a hospitality/catering industry would be an advantage
• Implementation of change programmes, unit mobilization experience is advantageous
• Experience of working within brand guidelines to deliver results
• Experience in costing, budgets, forecasts and invoicing is advantageous
• Proven experience in managing successful departments/teams
• Drivers License is required
• Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:*
• Knowledge of the hospital catering environment
• Knowledge of South African and industry-specific laws
• Customer service skills
• Management skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to arrange exceptional functions
• Ability to balance the budget and save on soft costs
• Ability to draft and extract reports
• Profit improvement skills an absolute must
• Key areas of responsibility:*
• Managing daily operations of the assigned unit in accordance with sector strategy, contract specifications, and statutory regulations
• Implementation of the food production process
• Provide great quality service to clients
• Manage the execution of creative functions
• Menu planning, standardisation, adoption and costing
• Monitor the kitchen to ensure the cooks are using standardized recipes and quality of food is of the highest standard
• Daily bookkeeping procedures on worksmart capturing of issues, sales, stock, bankings etc.
• Managing the Food GPs as per the budgeted targets
• Managing the units budgets to ensure that the budgeted targets are met monthly
• Implementation of minimum & maximum stock levels to controls stock days
• Electronic Meal ordering system to be fully functional and implemented within the unit
• Managing the HSE daily to ensure all records are up to date
• Managing People (i.e. staffing workforce planning, payroll administration, leave management, performance management)
• Managing Customer Experience (through surveys and using data to improve the service offering)
• Strict management of service levels to client SLA