Shift Supervisor

The Bunk Inn; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium pub company in Thatcham is hiring a Shift Supervisor to lead a team, ensuring exceptional customer service and managing promotional activities. Candidates should have a track record in the restaurant industry, be excellent communicators, and possess solid decision-making skills. The role offers flexible shifts, competitive pay of up to £14.00 per hour, and growth opportunities within the company. Join a friendly team dedicated to providing a high-quality pub experience in a cozy atmosphere.

Benefits

Up to £14.00 per hour

Flexible shift patterns

Discounts on meals and hotel accommodation

Development program to General Manager

Lifestyle card for discounts

Service Awards

Birthday gifts

Referral incentives up to £1000

Qualifications

• Proven track record of restaurant experience.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate team members.
• Conduct team briefings and training on products.
• Drive and implement promotional activities.
• Provide support to team members to upsell.
• Manage issues during shifts promptly and professionally.
• Ensure the highest levels of customer service.
• Collaborate with kitchen and door teams.
• Assist management in running the business effectively.
• Engage in ongoing training and development.

Skills

Restaurant experience

Great communicator

Decision-making skills

Organised

General food, wine and beer knowledge

Job description

If you are looking for a new challenge in a growing business, then read on!

What’s in it for you?

• Up to £14.00 per hour plus a share of Tronc
• Flexible shift patterns
• Up to 33% off meals taken off duty for you and up to 6 guests
• 33% off our hotel accommodation & 20% for Friends and Family
• Development program with a clear pathway to General Manager
• Access to the lifestyle card – which will provide you with instant access to over 5,000 discounts across all aspects of their lifestyle. With thousands of discounts covering local independents, national and online businesses, there are plenty of opportunities to save money. The lifestyle card is a 100% free benefit for our Upham Inn team members.
• Service Awards
• A Birthday Gift
• Refer a friend and Chef recruitment incentives of up to £1000

Shift Supervisor Requirements

• Have a proven track record of restaurant experience
• Be at least 18 years of age due to licensing laws
• You’ll be a great communicator
• You’ll have great decision‑making skills
• You should be confident
• You’ll need to be organised
• General knowledge of food, wine and beer
• Have the Right to work in the UK
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays

Shift Supervisor Responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for team work, leading and motivating team members
• Hold pre‑session briefings as and when appropriate and make sure the team are fully briefed and trained on any new amended food and drink products, and any promotional activity
• Assist in implementing and driving promotional activities
• Support and coach team members to upsell
• Deal with any issues that arise during each shift promptly and professionally, seeking advice from the general manager where necessary
• Lead by example to ensure that the highest possible levels of customer service are delivered by team members at all times
• Liaise with other departments including kitchen and door teams in the business to ensure every customer experiences a consistent level of service
• Assist the General and Assistant Managers as and when necessary to make the business run effectively and efficiently
• Participating in ongoing training and development
• Must have an eagerness to take advantage of new opportunities
• Learning different skills

As a Front of House Team Leader, you will need to be able to demonstrate passion and energy to develop team members resulting in focussed customer service and exceptional standards.

What do we do?

We own a collection of beautiful and individual premium pubs across Southern England. Our pubs are in idyllic settings in country villages and towns, where we are proud to be the quality local of the area, serving high quality fresh pub food in a cozy pub ambience. Most of our pubs have some Charming Bedrooms as well. New to our growing family is Harper’s Steakhouse, a new premium American Steakhouse brand that we started rolling out last year.

It’s an exciting time to join us!

Upham Inns is growing, and we want you to grow with us and be part of our success. We’ve been busy investing in our business and we are seeing some great results. So, we want to continue to grow our pub family and we are looking to recruit passionate people into our team

We are looking for great people to join us

Our company is big enough to support you but small enough to care about your individual needs. We are a friendly, hands‑on team who have a passion for running great pubs. We are always on the lookout for like‑minded people who have the desire to work and grow with us.