Craft, Creativity and Community – we are Company of Cooks! These are our values, and they go far beyond corporate waffle. In fact, they set the tone for everything we do. Company of Cooks have been working with some of the UK’s most cherished venues since 1996, delighting customers and clients alike with great food and drinks, brilliant service and an absolute focus on the details that make good restaurants, cafes and bars, great ones. In October 2019 the company was brought into the CH&CO family. The completion of the deal saw Company of Cooks become the group’s go-to operators in heritage and performance venues, art galleries and destinations. We are excited to be recruiting for a Operations Workforce Strategist' to work at Leisure sites across London and surrounding areas.
Location: 3 days a week site based
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum + car/travel allowance + Bonus
Shift Pattern: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Key Responsibilities:
- Work on-site at various catering locations, observing staffing levels and identifying inefficiencies
- Collaborate with General Managers and operational teams to develop smarter staffing solutions
- Ensure rotas are aligned with sales forecasts, adjusting for demand fluctuations.
- Support teams in understanding and implementing best practices for workforce planning
- Collaborate with Finance Managers and Location Accountants to ensure accurate labour reporting and accountability
- Provide ongoing training and guidance to operations teams on effective labour management
Ideal Candidate:
- Seasoned operator with finance experience with a deep understanding of workforce planning in multisite catering environments
- Strong commercial mindset - able to balance labour efficiency with service delivery
- Hands-on approach, willing to spend time on-site working directly with teams
- Comfortable working with finance teams, commercial teams, and operational leadership
What's in it for you?
Working with Company of Cooks has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.
- Personal Development and Training opportunities
- Life assurance scheme
- Pension scheme
- Holiday allowance
- Private medical eligibility
- Eye care
- A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
- Family friendly support
- Regular social events and communication with our leaders
- A holiday purchase scheme
- Volunteering days
- Professional subscriptions
- Recognition schemes and people awards
- Long service awards
- Access to some great high street discount vouchers
