Assistant Manager: Food Services at Rhodes University

The Department

• The Division of Food Services is an in-house operated catering service that creates a home away from home by providing a hospitable and welcoming environment in our dining rooms. We provide a social environment in which students can interact while they eat, learn, and live. We support local and credible suppliers and ensure the nutritional well-being of our students. We are a team of 196 managers, caterers, and food services staff.
• Food Services, as part of the Residential Operations Division, provides a support service that complements and enriches the students' educational experience and, in doing so, strives to ensure an environment in which students can reach their full potential.
• Daily, Food Services provides convenient and flexible access to a variety of value-for-money, nutritious, tasty, and well-balanced meals in an environment that is friendly, hospitable, and hygienic.

Main Objectives

• To assist the Manager: Food Services in the running of Food Services operations, particularly as regards the management of staff and the implementation of food services procedures and standards to ensure high quality service delivery. 
• The post will contribute to the Residential Operations Division Vision & Mission Statement which in turn contributes to Rhodes University’s overall objective of being a world class institution where leaders learn.

The Requirements

A degree/diploma (NQF Level 7) in Hospitality Management with approximately 4 years’ relevant experience, where such experience includes: -

• At least 3 years’ experience working with staff who are at the supervisory level.
• At least 2 years’ experience supervising staff.
• Approved practical training (on-the-job training in an Industrial Catering Facility) – With hands-on practical industrial cooking experience, physical stock-take, and on-the-job training of catering staff.
• Previous experience working with up-to-date Food Services practices with high-volume food production at multiple sites.
• A valid Driver’s license

Closing Date 29 September 2025