Catering Manager

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College is an improving school. We are an ambitious, community-focused academy of just over 1400 students serving an area of social deprivation on the southern edge of Bradford and seven miles from Leeds. BBEC is popular locally and is rapidly becoming the school of choice for the community of Buttershaw.

BBEC is an inclusive school, our school motto is ‘We all belong at BBEC’. We celebrate our differences and our similarities and do not tolerate discrimination of any type. We have a bold approach to inclusion and work so that all students and staff can bring their authentic selves to school.

BBEC has a cohesive, highly skilled and ambitious staff team who work hard to ensure that every student is successful. Many of our students face multiple challenges and it is through clarity of vision, professionalism and determined support for students and for each other that we are bringing about improvement. We have the highest expectations for all our students and expect that our staff teach to the very highest level. We have a rigorous approach to quality assurance and a significant commitment to Continuing Professional Development. Teachers have many opportunities to improve their teaching pedagogy and pedagogical subject knowledge and we expect them to make the most of these opportunities to ensure that the highest of standards are maintained.

BBEC is situated in a modern building. It has well-equipped departments that are arranged in suites of rooms. 

All at BBEC are dedicated to raising the aspirations of our students and improving cultural capital through ambitious schemes of learning in all year groups and a varied offer of extra-curricular activities and opportunities. We run trips and visits to places in the UK and across the world, our students take place in a myriad of competitions and our CEIAG programme is exemplary. 

We are looking to appoint a Catering Manager to join our professional and dedicated catering team; applicants should have experience of catering in high volume catering operations, hold a City and Guilds 706 (i) and (ii), basic food hygiene certificate (or higher) and have experience of managing industrial or commercial catering operations. 

As Catering Manager, you will have operational responsibility for this secondary school in Bradford, West Yorkshire. You will be focusing on delivering the highest quality of food and service to our students and staff.

Duties to include:

• Planning menus efficiently, to produce high-quality menus on a daily basis, attractive to young people that are compliant with relevant school food standards/legislation
• Ordering and storing of goods in line with purchasing & stock holding procedures
• Managing food production, stock and waste control
• To lead & manage the catering team on a day-to-day basis
• To manage all hygiene, health and safety policies and practices and COSHH regulations in line with the documented schedules, HACCP, due diligence practices and allergen management for a food operation.

If you would like to speak to someone about the vacancy, please contact Taffy Brown or Paula Eastwood at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College on 01274 676285, or by email at paula.eastwood@bbec.bdat-academies.org.

To apply, go to https://mynewterm.com/jobs/142825/EDV-2026-BBCA-57463

Closing Date: 9am, Friday 24th July 2026

Interviews will take place on 10th August 2026

Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.