Catering Supervisor, Rochdale

We are looking for a Catering Supervisor to lead day‑to‑day teams in the provision of food service to both patient wards and retail outlets. The role oversees retail and patient catering across Rochdale Infirmary, Tudor Court, and the Floyd Unit, ensuring services meet the Food Safety Act, Trust policies, and high standards of cleanliness.

The role requires working at the main site and ancillary units, and may involve work in any of the Trust's kitchens. Working independently with no direct supervision, the supervisor will lead staff briefings, supervise daily food service, and ensure food is prepared to standardised recipes with correct portion control.

• Cash handling, analysing EPOS data to adjust menus, and completing monthly BVA reports.
• Recording food temperatures, monitoring HACCP compliance, and adapting procedures as needed.
• Stock duties: checking, rotating, and ordering supplies; recording wastage and receiving deliveries.
• Administrative tasks: HACCP filing, patient numbers, and spreadsheet updates.
• Domestic tasks: use of dishwasher, tray clearing, and maintaining high cleanliness standards.
• Leadership: supervising catering assistants, allocating tasks, managing rotas within budget, ensuring correct PPE, and maintaining team relations.
• Training staff and ensuring mandatory training completion, and communicating effectively with managers.
• Work under pressure, using initiative, and maintaining good relationships across departments.
• Physical demands: lifting, handling, prolonged standing, extensive walking.
• Use of Electronic Menu Ordering Software to take patient orders and generate reports.