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Section Manager Catering Department - Reading [06/01/2010]
Supporting the Department Manager in formulating, implementing and achieving the department business plan and branch targets.
You will be required to motivate a team of Food Service Partners to offer customers fabulous food and superb service. By recognising, supporting and developing talent you will be expected to set and maintain exceptional standards in all areas of the department including merchandising.
Delivering results that meet targets, maintaining optimum productivity and ensuring a positive work environment will be prime challenges, and you will also work with Partners outside the department to develop and drive the business forward. Strongly customer focused, you will need the leadership skills to get the best out of your team, the confidence to take key departmental decisions and the commitment to maintain the highest standards in everything you do.
Applicants should have the ability to inspire and motivate team members as well as possessing the confidence to tackle any performance concerns honestly.
Applicants should have previous Catering experience. An intermediate food Hygiene certificate and NVQ level 2 would be preferable but not essential.
You will be required to motivate a team of Food Service Partners to offer customers fabulous food and superb service. By recognising, supporting and developing talent you will be expected to set and maintain exceptional standards in all areas of the department including merchandising.
Delivering results that meet targets, maintaining optimum productivity and ensuring a positive work environment will be prime challenges, and you will also work with Partners outside the department to develop and drive the business forward. Strongly customer focused, you will need the leadership skills to get the best out of your team, the confidence to take key departmental decisions and the commitment to maintain the highest standards in everything you do.
Applicants should have the ability to inspire and motivate team members as well as possessing the confidence to tackle any performance concerns honestly.
Applicants should have previous Catering experience. An intermediate food Hygiene certificate and NVQ level 2 would be preferable but not essential.
Job Requirements
Applicants will ideally have a proven record of success in a leadership role within a Catering based environment. Strong organisational skills and high levels of self-motivation are essential. As applicants will be required to routinely use PC based systems basic computer skills would be an advantage but training will be provided.
There will be a requirement for flexibility with working hours at peak times.
Everyone at John Lewis is a Partner. Being a Partner means treating everyone with honesty and respect. It means valuing each other and working towards a common purpose. Most of all, it means taking personal responsibility for driving our success.
There will be a requirement for flexibility with working hours at peak times.
Everyone at John Lewis is a Partner. Being a Partner means treating everyone with honesty and respect. It means valuing each other and working towards a common purpose. Most of all, it means taking personal responsibility for driving our success.
Job Type:
Permanent
Location:
Cape Verde
Salary:
11
Date available:
now
Experience Skills:
Manager
Company:
John Lewis Partnership plc
Company Description:
John Lewis is the UKs largest department store group with a network of 28 selling branches, plus distribution centres and production units, stretching from Aberdeen in the north east of Scotland to Bristol in the south west of England. Within our stores, we set out to meet our customers needs for fashion and household goods. Of course, tastes constantly change and so does our range of goods, but the objective has stayed very much the same: to offer customers a wide choice of styles and prices in every category, while guaranteeing high quality standards and competitive prices. Our department stores offer over a million different lines. There are fashion goods for men, women and children, of whatever age; electrical goods, from the latest IT hardware to huge American fridges; furnishing fabric by the kilometre; furniture for every room in the house; lighting; gardening equipment; sports goods; toys; watches; cameras; books; and more. Waitrose is the supermarket division of the John Lewis Partnership, with over 180 branches across the country. Offering oustanding customer service and a wide range of quality products, Waitrose was voted the nation's favourite supermarket in a recent 'Which?' magazine survey. Whether your interest lies with John Lewis or Waitrose, our teams are as diverse as the products we sell. We recruit experienced professionals from a variety of backgrounds. In all cases, we look for people who have good communication skills coupled with an outgoing and friendly personality, common sense, the ability to work in a team, commercial awareness, energy, resilience and adaptability. Please use the links on the left-hand side of this page for details of the opportunities available at present.
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