Restaurant

Squire's Garden Centres; Badshot Lea; Remote; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discount

Holiday (including bank holidays)

Bonus

Pension

Attendance

Made A Difference Scheme (MAD)

Learning & Development

Birthday

Cycle2work scheme

Child's first day at school

RHS Membership or a Tree / Shrub

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Retirement

Free Parking

Job summary

Squire’s Garden Centres in Badshot Lea, England, is seeking a Front of House Supervisor for a fixed-term maternity cover in the restaurant. You will work closely with the Restaurant Manager to deliver excellent customer service and oversee front-of-house operations during your rota.

The role requires supervisory experience in catering or retail, a willingness to learn, and the ability to cook. The fixed-term contract runs until 31 December 2026 with a rotating weekend schedule; join a

Qualifications

• Previous catering / retail supervisory experience is essential
• Good friendly manner
• Good interpersonal skills
• Willing to learn
• Ability to cook

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and offer assistance
• Handle customer queries courteously and efficiently
• Identify customer needs through interaction, and take appropriate action
• Maintain excellent hygiene and housekeeping per company guidelines
• Take responsibility for the whole operation in the absence of the manager

Skills

Supervisory experience

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Cooking ability

Job description

Restaurant: Fixed Term - Maternity cover - Front of House Supervisor

Location: Badshot Lea Road, Badshot Lea, GU9 9JX

Job Reference: #12601

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Your primary responsibility will be to provide professional support to our customers in the restaurant.

Working closely with the Restaurant Manager to help the business to succeed.

Fixed Term Maternity Cover: Until 31 December 2026

Rota: Monday 10:00-17:00, Tuesday 08:30-17:00, Thursday 08:30-17:00 and Friday 10:00-16:00 with alternate weekends Saturday 08:30-17:00 and Sunday 09:00-17:30

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Ensuring all customers are greeted and offered assistance
• Handling customer queries courteously and efficiently
• Identifying customer needs through interaction, and taking appropriate action
• Excellent standards of hygiene and housekeeping are established and maintained in accordance with company guidelines
• Take responsibility for the whole in the absence of the manager

To be successful in this role, we are looking for people:

• Good friendly manner
• Good interpersonal skills
• Willing to learn
• Previous catering / retail supervisory experience is essential
• Ability to cook

Squire’s is a family-owned group of 17 garden centres based in Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, and Berkshire. Since 1936 the purpose of our business has been the happiness of those who work in it.

We are committed to growing our business and to promoting the highest standards in horticulture, catering, and retail.

We want our staff to enjoy working with us in a friendly, energetic customer focused environment.

Rewards & Benefits:

We want our employees to be known for their friendliness, helpfulness, and good customer service, with their whole ethos being ‘nothing is too much trouble for our customers’. In turn we will provide an extensive benefit package, please see below.

• Employee Discount– 50% in Restaurants and 20% in Garden Centre on joining, increasing to 25% after 2 years’ service and 30% after 5 years’ service.
• Holiday (including bank holidays)– 5.6 weeks on joining increasing to 6.2 week after 2 years’ service and 6.6 weeks after 5 years’ service.
• Bonus– We reward our employees with a non-contractual bonus at Christmas, based on the profit of the company in any financial year (first year is dependent on start date)
• Pension– We are all aware of how important it is to save for our retirement. We offer a Defined Contribution Pension Plan to new employees. If you pay into the plan and meet the government criteria, the company will too, and these contributions will be invested.
• Attendance– After one years service, if you have worked for a full financial year and have 100% attendance, one day holiday (pro-rata) will be added to your holiday grant as a 'Thank you'.
• Made A Difference Scheme (M.A.D)– A reward scheme for team members who make a difference to our business through outstanding customer service, over and above normal duties or initiatives that have grown / inspired the business. There is a monthly winner. All winners select a gift to receive.
• Learning & Development– You can look forward to a wealth of learning opportunities with us that will enhance and develop you with the skills and confidence you need.
• Birthday –After 6 months service if your birthday falls on your contracted day to work, you can leave work early (holiday policy rules apply). If you have 2 years service on your birthday, you will receive a £25 Squires gift voucher (pro rata for less than 40 hours).
• Cycle2work scheme –After 1 years service, a government initiative which offers a 25% to 39% saving on new cycling equipment. This cost is deducted out of your pay over 12 or 19 months.
• Child's first day at school –After 1 year's service come in late and go home early on your child's first day of school life, so that you can be there to take them and pick them up from school on their first day.
• RHS Membership or a Tree / Shrub –After 1 years service Squire's employees can choose either one tree or shrub to plant each year up to the value of £50 retail on the anniversary of your engagement or £50 towards RHS annual membership.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) –After 2 years service employees are eligible to join an EAP, that gives them access to a range of wellbeing resources, etc.
• Retirement–After 15 years service if you are retiring and have over 15 years service, your contracted hours will be reduced by a fifth but your pay will remain the same for your final 3 months.
• Free Parking– Available to all employees in the designated parking areas on our site.