Catering Supervisor

Job Description

We currently have an opportunity for a Nights Catering Supervisor to join our team. The role will be covering holidays and sickness. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

• To assist as directed with all aspects of preparation and presentation to the Company's standards

• To provide an efficient and friendly service to customers in all areas of the catering department

• To ensure that food is presented and served in a clean, hygienic environment

• To assist at service times by serving the customer at the counter as directed, to the Company's standards

• To complete all necessary sales controls and documentation for each service

• To communicate well with customers and demonstrate a helpful attitude at all times

• To undertake all aspects in cleaning equipment to the Company's standard according to the cleaning rota or as directed

• To ensure tables and accompaniments are kept as clean as is reasonably practicable and adequately stocked during service times and relay as required

• To load service counters as and when directed and to ensure sufficient supplies throughout the service period

• Fill and clean vending machines, record on Service cards

• Check deliveries and temperatures on delivery, also record food temperatures during service

• Operate till during service periods

• To fulfil any reasonable management request

• To attend/receive any job-related training as required

  Additional Ad-hoc Duties:

• To assist at any special functions, some of which may occur outside working hours

• To report any customer complaints or compliments and take some remedial action if at all possible

• To report immediately any incidents of accident, fire, theft, loss, damage, unfit food, or other irregularities and take such action as may be appropriate or possible

• To attend meetings and training courses as may be necessary

• To provide cover in other areas during periods of holidays and sickness, As a Catering Supervisoryou will be responsible for:

• Preparation of and the serving of meals to customers to the required standard set by the client

• Ensure that the kitchen and service areas are clean and tidy

• Ensure all food and health and safety regulations are followed

• Undertake accurate and timely stock taking, reconciliation of money and invoices

• Completion of company documents

• Usage of internal software for recording accounts

• Oversee staff reporting into you

• Manage workloads of yourself and staff

• Prepare staff rota's

Candidate Description

Essential

• Good communications skills with a high level of speaking and reading English

• Previous food handling experience

• Ability to adhere to all health & safety practices

• Strong customer service skills

• High level performer with the ability to work in a fast paced environment

• High levels of personal hygiene and appearance

• Flexibility to work Weekends and Bank Holidays

  Desirable

• Food Hygiene certificate, The successful candidate for this role will have:

• Catering and food production experience, ideally in a small to medium contract catering related environment

• Good customer service and communication skills

• The ability to demonstrate great team work and show the ability to follow instructions and supervise a small team

• Good computer skills

• Basic Food Hygiene and basic Health and Safety certificates are advantageous but not essential

• Supervisory experience

Employer Description

Sodexo is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland).

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors.

With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.