Catering Manager - Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
15 hours ago

Job description
About Us
Tsebo is looking for a Catering Manager to lead the catering operations at our site in Durban. The role is responsible for delivering high-quality meals, ensuring excellent customer service, maintaining food safety standards, and managing a productive catering team.
As a leading African Integrated Workplace Management Solutions Provider, Tsebo Solutions Group offers clients reduced costs, risk and complexities together with increased quality, efficiency and productivity. We specialise in Catering, Facilities Management, Cleaning and Hygiene, Pest Control, Protection, Energy, Procurement, Workspace Design, Engineering, Remote Camps, and more. Developing our people – the heart of Tsebo – is the foundation of our purpose. The result is a knowledgeable workforce that is in touch with every nuance of our clients' needs. DOWNLOAD OUR ONE-PAGER to find out more about who we are in a nutshell.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage daily catering operations to ensure consistent, high-quality food and service.
- Monitor food production, menu planning, portion control, and meal presentation.
- Ensure compliance with HACCP, hygiene, and health and safety standards.
- Oversee stock control, ordering, receiving, and correct storage of food and supplies.
- Control costs, reduce waste, and work within budget targets.
- Lead, train, and support the catering team to achieve service and quality standards.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with clients and site stakeholders.
- Complete operational reports, compliance records, and administration accurately.
- Take full responsibility and management of the unit
- Need to be able to work in a demanding environment
- Setting and management of service delivery standards
- Implement and maintain operational controls in line within budgetary requirements
- Ensure quality of food preparation, presentation and service is up to Fedics standards
- Ensure all Fedics policies and procedures are complied with
- Daily HR and IR issues (including training, development & performance management)
- Management of all administration, finances, debtors, budgets, etc.
Skills and Competencies
Strong judgement and problem solving skills
Excellent people skills
Strong interpersonal and communicative skills (verbal and written)
Flexibility with regards to working hours
Attention to detail
Client service orientated
Business management principles
Fully computer literate
Excellent food skills
Qualifications
Matric and Culinary Tertiary qualifications
Minimum of 3 years experience is advantageous
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