5436- CATERING AND BAR MANAGERS

Job Title: 

CATERING AND BAR MANAGERS

Alternate Titles: 

Bar manager,Catering manager,Floor manager (restaurant),Kitchen manager,Steward (club)

Job Description: 

Catering and bar managers plan, direct and co-ordinate the catering and bar facilities and services of licensed premises, factories, shops, theatres, educational premises and other establishments. They also manage outside catering businesses and shops selling food cooked on the premises.

Education: 

Entry is possible with a variety of academic qualifications and/or relevant experience. Larger catering and licensed premises chains offer managerial trainee schemes. Candidates for these usually require a BTEC/SQA award, a degree or equivalent qualification, or a professional qualification. Off- and on-the-job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs in relevant areas are available at Levels 2 to 4.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 2
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 5
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • plans catering or bar services and supervises staff;
  • decides on range and quality of meals and beverages to be provided or discusses customer?s requirements for special occasions;
  • purchases or directs the purchasing of supplies and arranges for preparation of accounts;
  • verifies that quality of food, beverages and waiting service are as required and that kitchen and dining areas are kept clean in compliance with statutory requirements;
  • checks that supplies are properly used and accounted for to prevent wastage and loss and to keep within budget limit.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK