Operations Director
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 3, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 2, 2026.
Working Pattern: 37.5 Hours Per Week
Salary: £Competitive + Company Car/Car Allowance and 15% KPI performance bonus
Job ID: 8333
What you’ll be serving up…
Creating a culture focused on excellent customer experience across your area of responsibility.
Ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and company policies and procedures.
Driving financial performance, identifying opportunities for growth and exceeding financial targets.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior clients, delivering added value and consistently exceeding expectations to strengthen our competitive position.
Overseeing the Operations Management function, ensuring effective leadership and performance across your area.
Leading the recruitment, support, training and development of the operations team to deliver an efficient, high-quality and commercially successful service in line with company processes.
Supporting the sales team through site visits, presentations and ensuring bids are operationally robust. You’ll also help develop centres of excellence across sites that can be used as examples of best practice.
The ingredients you'll bring...
Extensive experience in contract catering, with a strong track record in senior, multi-site operational management.
The ability to lead, inspire and motivate large, diverse teams to achieve their best.
Proven experience of building and maintaining successful client relationships.
Strong commercial awareness, confidence with financial data and proven experience of managing P&L performance.