Front of House Supervisor - Rochdale

Lounge Café Bars; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular local café is seeking a Front of House Supervisor in Rochdale to ensure high-quality service and team performance. In this role, you'll support the management team, lead the front of house staff, and engage actively with the community. Ideal candidates have supervisory experience in restaurants or bars and a passion for hospitality. The position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for personal development in a growing business.

Benefits

Tips shared across the team

Paid breaks

50% off food and drinks from day one

28 days holiday

Opportunities for personal development

Best staff party - Loungefest

Qualifications

• Experience as a Supervisor or Team Leader in a hospitality setting.
• Skills in food and drink preparation.
• Ability to build rapport and trust with team and customers.

Responsibilities

• Support management to maintain high service quality.
• Lead team by setting performance expectations.
• Ensure compliance with service standards.
• Prepare and report on KPIs.

Skills

Hospitality passion

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Problem solving

Job description

Front of House Supervisor - Rochdale

Lounges are pretty special places, and what makes them so special are the brilliant people who run them. As Supervisor, you'll be supporting 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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