Catering Manager
| Posting date: | 02 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,838 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | BN2 9XZ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Arena Racing Company |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 282560JCP |
Summary
Join Our Team at Brighton Racecourse – Catering Manager Wanted!
Brighton Racecourse is on an exciting journey, and we’re looking for a passionate, knowledgeable, and driven Catering Manager to join our team and help shape unforgettable experiences for our guests.
About the Role:
As Catering Manager, you’ll be responsible for leading the delivery of high-quality food and beverage services, ensuring operational excellence, and championing outstanding customer service. You’ll play a key role in managing day-to-day operations, implementing health and safety standards, and driving commercial success.
What We’re Looking For:
We want someone who is not only skilled and experienced, but also has a genuine enthusiasm for hospitality and a sharp eye for detail. The ideal candidate will:
Have management experience in a high-end food and beverage or restaurant environment.
Be highly knowledgeable in licensing, food hygiene, and health & safety standards and their implementation.
Hold a Personal Licence (desirable).
Be customer-focused with strong planning and organisational skills.
Possess the ability to maximise sales opportunities and identify areas for continuous improvement.
Lead by example in operational standards, with a commitment to excellence and detail.
Be IT proficient, especially in Microsoft Office, stock management, and EPOS systems.
Be a strong communicator with a team-player mindset and a positive, approachable manner.
Demonstrate a high level of attention to detail in all aspects of the role.
What is ARC?
We embrace diversity
We develop our people
We care for our visitors
We think about our impact
We are proud of our sport
Work Perks of being a Front Office with us…
Annual passes to attend any of our 21 venues
Discounted food & ARC days out
Discounted hotel stays
Cycle to work scheme
Study assistant schemes
Holiday allowance increasing with length of service up to 28 days
Company life assurance scheme
Discretionary group annual bonus schemes to reward your hard work
Internal development programmes to help you progress
Support with study through our study assistance schemes
At ARC, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable adjustments, please let us know; we will ensure that individuals with additional needs are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
We understand the value that diversity brings to our business and we are striving to create a working environment that is inclusive, psychologically and physically safe and ensures everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions. We are committed to making a consistent, top-down effort to be role models on what diversity, inclusion and belonging means in society.
Brighton Racecourse is on an exciting journey, and we’re looking for a passionate, knowledgeable, and driven Catering Manager to join our team and help shape unforgettable experiences for our guests.
About the Role:
As Catering Manager, you’ll be responsible for leading the delivery of high-quality food and beverage services, ensuring operational excellence, and championing outstanding customer service. You’ll play a key role in managing day-to-day operations, implementing health and safety standards, and driving commercial success.
What We’re Looking For:
We want someone who is not only skilled and experienced, but also has a genuine enthusiasm for hospitality and a sharp eye for detail. The ideal candidate will:
Have management experience in a high-end food and beverage or restaurant environment.
Be highly knowledgeable in licensing, food hygiene, and health & safety standards and their implementation.
Hold a Personal Licence (desirable).
Be customer-focused with strong planning and organisational skills.
Possess the ability to maximise sales opportunities and identify areas for continuous improvement.
Lead by example in operational standards, with a commitment to excellence and detail.
Be IT proficient, especially in Microsoft Office, stock management, and EPOS systems.
Be a strong communicator with a team-player mindset and a positive, approachable manner.
Demonstrate a high level of attention to detail in all aspects of the role.
What is ARC?
We embrace diversity
We develop our people
We care for our visitors
We think about our impact
We are proud of our sport
Work Perks of being a Front Office with us…
Annual passes to attend any of our 21 venues
Discounted food & ARC days out
Discounted hotel stays
Cycle to work scheme
Study assistant schemes
Holiday allowance increasing with length of service up to 28 days
Company life assurance scheme
Discretionary group annual bonus schemes to reward your hard work
Internal development programmes to help you progress
Support with study through our study assistance schemes
At ARC, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable adjustments, please let us know; we will ensure that individuals with additional needs are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
We understand the value that diversity brings to our business and we are striving to create a working environment that is inclusive, psychologically and physically safe and ensures everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions. We are committed to making a consistent, top-down effort to be role models on what diversity, inclusion and belonging means in society.