Catering Operations Manager

**Catering Operations Manager***

**POSITION NUMBER**:
05202

**SALARY**:
Level 7 VWGA $76,585 - $80,764 per annum

**About VenuesWest**

At VenuesWest our vision is to deliver world class sport and entertainment experiences. We take pride in owning and/or operating 13 of Western Australia’s major sporting and entertainment venues, including not only state-of-the-art Optus Stadium and the iconic RAC Arena, but also HBF Park, HBF Stadium, HBF Arena, Bendat Basketball Centre and Gold Netball Centre.

We play an extremely important role in the lives of Western Australians by offering opportunities for those pursuing elite sport, a range of options for individuals or families choosing to live healthy, active lifestyles and a variety of entertainment experiences for everyone.

**About the Role**

The Catering Operations Manager is a dynamic role managing the catering operations for a range of events including conferences, cocktail functions, banquets as well as large scale concerts and sporting events.

Reporting to the Catering Manager the role will take responsibility for developing effective business processes and operations around stock management; cash management; rostering; customer service and cost control of goods. Through monitoring, corrective action and continual improvement the role will ensure the achievement of best practice results that sees the achievement of budgets and KPI’s.

This is a full time, permanent role. You will be required to work 152 hours per 4 weeks spread over varying days of a 7 day operation.

Reasonable regular overtime to meet business needs will be required in addition to the base hours with penalty rates and overtime paid in accordance with the Agreement.

Whilst the position will be based at HBF Stadium in Mount Claremont, mobility between our portfolio of venues is an expectation of this role.

**What We Offer**

Working with VenuesWest comes with a number of benefits:

- A free membership to our gym and aquatic centres
- Access to staff fitness classes
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Access to free counselling for employees and their immediate families through our Employment Assistance Provider
- Payment for re-qualification for essential qualifications and certifications
- Optical reimbursements for office-based staff (after 12 months employment)
- Free use of the creche for up to 3 hours per visit (up to 12 hours per week)
- 50% discount on kid’s programs
- Corporate health insurance discounts
- A comprehensive learning and development program

**About the Person**

You will be an experienced Catering Operations Manager that ideally has experience in large scale function formats. You will have a strong commercial acumen and clearly demonstrate your ability to identify opportunities for improving business operations and identifying new business.

You will have strength in managing budgets and stand out as someone who achieves results. It is expected that you will have previous experience developing people and demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships.

**Application Instructions**
- copy of your current resume and
- cover letter detailing your skills and experience which demonstrate how you meet the following essential capability in the context of this position:

- **_Previous demonstrated experience in managing operations within a catering environment including:_**
- **_strong commercial acumen with the ability to manage and achieve budgets;_**:

- **_ability to identify contract retention and new business opportunities; _**:

- **_ability to identify opportunities for business operation improvements; and_**:

- **_experience as an Approved Manager._**

A full copy of the Job Description is available as a PDF below, which includes a complete list of the capabilities required to fulfil this role.

**Employment Screening**

To be eligible for employment with VenuesWest you must have the following at the time of commencement:

- Right to Work in Australia for the duration of the employment contract
- National Police Clearance

Please note that the appointee will bear the costs associated with the abovementioned eligibility requirements.

**Workplace Diversity**

VenuesWest maintains a working environment that is free from discrimination in accordance with Equal Opportunity legislation. We are seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the differing needs of our customers and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our employees. Our goal is to increase the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disabilities in our workforce.

This advertisement may be requested in other formats including Word, PDF, and large format by contacting People and Culture on (08) 9441 8362.

**Future Appointments**

VenuesWest will utilise this recruitment process to place suitable applicants in a pool for a six-month period from which fixed-term and permanent appointments may be made.