Horseradish Catering Event Manager

Join our team as a Horseradish Catering Event Manager!

Chester Race Company is seeking an enthusiastic, delivery-driven individual to join our Horseradish Team as an Event Manager on a 9 month Contract.

Located in Chester, this Fixed Term position plays a vital role in the successful coordination and delivery of event operations, ensuring exceptional standards across all activities. Working closely with the Operations Management team, you will help oversee event delivery and provide effective leadership to the events team when required.

• Assisting with the planning of staff rotas to ensure sufficient cover for booked and forecasted events
• Ensuring event requirements are communicated to teams prior to events
• Build strong inter-departmental working relationships to aid a consistently high level of service and delivery
• Lead event set-up and service delivery to brand standards, providing support and guidance to the team as required
• Ensuring that deadlines and performance expectations are met through effective planning and time management
• Ensuring high standards of health and safety during event set-up, service delivery and event close by securing the premises and stock
• Identifying opportunities in creative and innovative ideas including sustainable alternatives to develop CRC’s sustainability ambitions
• Support the delivery of division budgets through cost control and the maximisation of sales opportunities

• Previous experience in events or front of house roles
• Previous experience working in a Managerial/Team leadership role
• Commitment to ensuring high standards in the delivery of guest experience
• Excellent communication skills
• An approachable, positive, and supportive team leadership style

Chester Race Company Ltd is one of the North West’s best-known and most-admired brands. It is an evolving organisation with a broad portfolio but retaining Horse racing at its core. Horseradish Catering is a branded division of Chester Race Company. From intimate canapé receptions to large-scale public events, major sporting and conference venues, to weddings and parties in the privacy of a client's home;

their special occasion deserves our undivided attention. We deliver exceptional food to esteemed clientele and can count royalty, major corporates, and celebrities amongst our customers.

CRC offera great selection of benefits,from Race Day tickets to enhanced pension contributions.

Contract
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Fixed Term for 9 months.

We anticipate this to be from April 2026 - December 2026

Salary
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Up to £30,000 per annum

40 hours per week. CRC is an event company;you willbe required to work weekends and evenings.

Any work beyond the contracted hours will be eligible for time off in lieu. CRC has a flexible approach to working hours, which should be agreed with your line manager.

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