Catering Operations Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | WV6 0PE |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Arena Racing Company |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 284353JCP |
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We are looking for a Catering Operations Manager who thrives in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment spanning horse and greyhound racing, large-scale events, and hotel F&B operations.
In this exciting and diverse role, you’ll be at the heart of our venue’s hospitality strategy mobilising our catering teams (in-house and third-party), creating seamless race day experiences, and driving sustainable commercial growth across all our operations.
About us…
Arena Racing Company does so much more than lead the UK’s largest horse racing group. We have 21 racing venues showcasing horse racing, greyhound racing, golf courses, hotels and events. In short, leisure, entertainment, media production and distribution are at the heart of what we do, making it an exciting and diverse place to work!
Our success is a team effort which is why we offer great opportunities for growth, development and career progression. After all, it’s our employees that enable us to offer first class service and create an electric atmosphere, all within an industry we love.
Work Perks of being a Catering Operations Manager…
Annual passes to attend any of our 21 venues
Discounted food & ARC days out
Cycle to work scheme
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
Support with study through our study assistance schemes
And so much more…
Key Responsibilities
Oversee and deliver our end-to-end catering strategy across racing, events, and hotel F&B.
Lead a team of catering professionals, championing exceptional service and food quality.
Plan, cost, and coordinate rotas, staffing, and resources for high-volume race days and events.
Drive performance through effective monitoring, training, and cross-functional collaboration.
Maximise profitability by streamlining cost of sales, improving retail/F&B offers, and controlling labour budgets.
Build and develop a high-performing catering team while minimising agency reliance.
Spearhead innovation in menus, service, and brand presence across all venues.
About you
At least 5 years’ experience within high-volume hospitality, leisure, or events environments.
Demonstrated ability to successfully lead and deliver large-scale catering operations and complex events.
Strong leadership capabilities, with outstanding communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
Broad hands-on experience across diverse hospitality settings, including restaurants, banqueting, retail, and hotel food & beverage services.
Commercially astute with a sharp customer focus and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
Comfortable working under pressure, effectively managing multiple priorities in fast-paced, live-event settings.
Confident using business systems and reporting tools, with solid digital and operational literacy.
Full, clean UK driving licence.
If you’re hungry for a challenge and excited to shape the catering future of a dynamic, high-energy venue, apply now and be part of our story.
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.
In this exciting and diverse role, you’ll be at the heart of our venue’s hospitality strategy mobilising our catering teams (in-house and third-party), creating seamless race day experiences, and driving sustainable commercial growth across all our operations.
About us…
Arena Racing Company does so much more than lead the UK’s largest horse racing group. We have 21 racing venues showcasing horse racing, greyhound racing, golf courses, hotels and events. In short, leisure, entertainment, media production and distribution are at the heart of what we do, making it an exciting and diverse place to work!
Our success is a team effort which is why we offer great opportunities for growth, development and career progression. After all, it’s our employees that enable us to offer first class service and create an electric atmosphere, all within an industry we love.
Work Perks of being a Catering Operations Manager…
Annual passes to attend any of our 21 venues
Discounted food & ARC days out
Cycle to work scheme
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
Support with study through our study assistance schemes
And so much more…
Key Responsibilities
Oversee and deliver our end-to-end catering strategy across racing, events, and hotel F&B.
Lead a team of catering professionals, championing exceptional service and food quality.
Plan, cost, and coordinate rotas, staffing, and resources for high-volume race days and events.
Drive performance through effective monitoring, training, and cross-functional collaboration.
Maximise profitability by streamlining cost of sales, improving retail/F&B offers, and controlling labour budgets.
Build and develop a high-performing catering team while minimising agency reliance.
Spearhead innovation in menus, service, and brand presence across all venues.
About you
At least 5 years’ experience within high-volume hospitality, leisure, or events environments.
Demonstrated ability to successfully lead and deliver large-scale catering operations and complex events.
Strong leadership capabilities, with outstanding communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
Broad hands-on experience across diverse hospitality settings, including restaurants, banqueting, retail, and hotel food & beverage services.
Commercially astute with a sharp customer focus and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
Comfortable working under pressure, effectively managing multiple priorities in fast-paced, live-event settings.
Confident using business systems and reporting tools, with solid digital and operational literacy.
Full, clean UK driving licence.
If you’re hungry for a challenge and excited to shape the catering future of a dynamic, high-energy venue, apply now and be part of our story.
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.