Cafe Assistant Supervisor

Durham University; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the North East is seeking a Catering Supervisor to manage the catering team. This role involves ensuring excellent customer service, maintaining cleanliness in food areas, and managing retail outlet standards. Ideal candidates should be flexible with working hours, including evenings and weekends. Previous experience in a similar environment is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Ability to work well in a team and lead by example.
• Punctual, flexible, and willing to work variable shifts.
• Experience in customer service valued.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the catering team to ensure excellent customer service.
• Set up retail outlets to an exceptional standard.
• Ensure cleanliness and safety of working environment.

Job description

Overview

You will be working part of a team to provide students, staff, and visitors with a courteous, professional, friendly and efficient catering service.

Effectively supervise the team to ensure excellent customer service and to lead by example, demonstrating excellent teamwork and the ability to appropriately delegating tasks and responsibility to team members and follow instruction.

Working as part of the catering team you will ensure that retail outlets are set up to an exceptional standard and remain clean, tidy and a safe working environment. Throughout opening hours, all food areas are to be cleared and cleaned.

Specific Role Information

Working in a catering environment requires an element of physical manual handling which can include lifting and transporting food and catering equipment, including heavy plates and cutlery.

We will require you to be punctual, flexible, and willing to work variable shift patterns including evenings and weekends.

Who to contact for more information

If you would like to have a chat or ask any questions about the role or if you are struggling to complete the application process, the systems and administration team would be happy to speak to you: .