Catering Supervisor

Birmingham City Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority council in the United Kingdom seeks a Catering Supervisor responsible for managing daily kitchen operations and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. Ideal candidates will demonstrate excellent customer service and teamwork abilities, and possess a strong knowledge of nutritional standards required for school meals. The role entails preparing meals, managing staff, and overseeing food orders in a dynamic school environment. This is a full-time position requiring effective communication skills and a passion for food.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Disability confident employer

Equal employment opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in catering or food service management.
• Understanding of food and health safety regulations.
• Sound knowledge of nutritional standards in school food.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of daily staff briefings.
• Management of food and non-food orders.
• Preparing and cooking meals for pupils.
• Ensuring compliance with food and safety regulations.
• Managing staff rotas and work routines.
• Submitting weekly online payroll.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Good verbal and written communication skills

Passion for food

Team player

Job description

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 35 hours per week; Working times are Monday - Friday 7.30 am - 2pm Term Time only plus 6 days in the school holiday for cleaning & training.

Cityserve is the Birmingham City Council multi award-winning catering service for school meals providing fresh and nutritious food for school kitchens across the UK. Healthy eating is a continuous theme throughout all our menus, and we are committed to the well-being of pupils. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy environment, delivers excellent customer service and can motivate and support team members. Hours of work will be between 7.00am to 2.30pm.

As a Catering Supervisor, your responsibilities will include:

• delivery of daily staff briefings.
• management of all food & non-food orders via an online computer system called Saffron.
• preparing and cooking all meals for pupils.
• ensuring all food and health and safety regulations are followed.
• managing rotas and work routines for the staff.
• weekly online payroll submissions.
• staff training.
• management of attendance.
• managing employeesbreach of Birmingham City Council's Code of Conduct.
• you will work collaboratively with school staff to ensure the first-class delivery of food in school kitchens.
• sound knowledge of nutritional standards in school food.
• passion about food and customer service.
• great team player.
• good verbal and written communication skills.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, andwe arecommitted to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

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A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance withUK Home Office requirements , before any employment offer can be confirmed.

We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance withUK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need toapply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for askilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).

Job Info

• Job Identification 3678
• Posting Date 01/14/2026, 10:54 AM
• Locations 10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham, B7 4BG, GB