Front of House Supervisor - Northampton

Lounge Café Bars; Northampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local café and bar chain in Northampton is looking for a Front of House Supervisor to lead the team and ensure excellent customer experiences. This role requires a background in hospitality, strong communication skills, and the ability to work under pressure. Enjoy benefits like shared tips, paid breaks, and career development opportunities in a fast-growing business.

Benefits

Shared tips

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday pro rata

Long service awards

Company pension scheme

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Supervisor, Team Leader, or similar role in a hospitality setting.
• Experience in a bar environment with food and drinks preparation.
• Natural talent and passion for hospitality.
• Strong literacy skills for reporting on KPIs.
• Ability to work under pressure with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support the management team to maintain service quality.
• Lead front of house operations with a high pace.
• Ensure customers have a great experience.
• Build rapport and trust with team and customers.

Skills

Hospitality

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Sales building

Job description

Front of House Supervisor - Northampton

Lounges are pretty special places, and what makes them so special are the brilliant people who run them.

As Supervisor, you'll support the management team to maintain that brilliance, delivering 14 great shifts with the team to make sure that every customer leaves happy.

Which they tend to do.

Because of your brilliant supervision.

Brilliant!

It's all about the bustle.

You'll lead from the front, setting the pace high for the team so everyone delivers on time, every time.

You're all over the detail, never settle for second best and you make it your mission for your Lounge to be the place to go for the local community.

It's not a job for the faint hearted, but you know you've got what it takes.

The Good Stuff

• Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
• Paid breaks
• Staff food on every shift, regardless of hours worked
• 50% off food and drinks (including alcohol) from day one at all three of our brands - Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata
• Competitions and incentives (like jetting off on an all expenses paid trip with one of our supplier)
• Christmas and Boxing Day off!
• The best staff party - Loungefest
• Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast-growing business

What you’ll bring:

• You are probably an existing Supervisor, Team Leader or an epic front of house team member ready to take their first step into management with a background in restaurants, bars, caf or coffee shops.
• You will have experience of working in a bar environment with serving freshly made food and drinks preparation.
• A natural talent and passion for hospitality.
• Extremely driven and relentless at overcoming challenges or obstacles.
• Good literacy skills alongside excellent attention to detail to support reporting on KPIs.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build rapport and trust.
• Self motivator working at pace with limited supervision whilst adhering to pressure and timescales.
• Strong knowledge of best practice in the following areas : sales building, sales and labour forecasts, paperwork and reporting, recruitment and HR and NPS.

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