Catering Supervisor (Lea Green Centre)

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional council in the United Kingdom is seeking a Catering Team Member to manage kitchen duties at Lea Green. Responsibilities include food preparation, service for varied meals, and ensuring health and safety compliance. Candidates must have solid catering experience, good communication skills, and preferably hold a basic food hygiene certificate and NVQ II in Catering. The role involves varied hours, including evenings and weekends, focusing on customer satisfaction and presentation.

Qualifications

• Good all-round catering experience is required.
• Previous experience in a food production kitchen is essential.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Undertake general kitchen duties.
• Prepare and serve a variety of meals.
• Manage health and safety and food hygiene.

Skills

Good communication skills

Catering experience

Ability to adapt menus

Customer focused

Education

Basic food hygiene certificate

NVQ II in Catering or equivalent

Job description

Closing date: 18 January 2026

Working as part of the catering team at Lea Green to undertake general kitchen duties, food preparation and service for a variety of meals, including special events, the post holder will have the responsibility for managing our busy kitchen, including health and safety, food hygiene and team leadership, during their shifts.

The hours will be varied, and will include early mornings, evenings and weekends.

You will need to demonstrate good all-round catering experience and have good communication skills. Previous experience of working in a food production kitchen is essential, as is the ability to adapt menus and/or prepare individual dishes as necessary due to supply issues and to ensure individual dietary requirements are met, as well as giving priority to presentation and being customer focused.

To apply you will need to have a basic food hygiene certificate, will ideally possess an NVQ II in Catering, or the equivalent, and have relevant experience in catering with a sound knowledge of health and safety requirements.

Provisional Interview Date: 27 January 2026