Catering Supervisor

Essex Food - Our mission

Our aim is to deliver a food service standard which reflects and supports the University’s core values of excellence, quality, creativity and diversity across the full range of catering facilities our in-house team provides. 

We aim to provide a broad range of high quality, value for money food and hospitality facilities across the university for students, staff and visitors. Our 12 catering outlets are spread across the campus and range from Street food huts on our squares to High Street style eateries and coffee shops.

Our focus is on using local fresh produce, providing value for money and supporting an ethical approach to sustainability and traceability.

We are committed to ensuring that our services meet the needs of our diverse and multicultural community on campus.

Duties of the Role

Essex Food is looking to recruit an enthusiastic catering supervisor to join our busy catering team.

We are looking for a self-motivated and personable individual who has a real passion for food and customer service, to lead a small team of catering assistants when on shift.

You will work with the Assistant Retail Manager in delivering outstanding customer service, ensuring the outlet is ready for service, whilst following Essex Food standards.

Skills and qualifications required

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? Then look no further, with 12 different outlets in one location there will be fantastic opportunities for an ambitious and passionate individual.

You will need previous experience in a catering and customer facing environment and strive in a busy and fast paced environment.

As a team leader you will be able to train and support your team as well as delegate tasks as appropriate. 

To comply with Health and Safety regulations, any offer of employment will be made subject to satisfactory University Food Handling health clearance by the University Occupational Health service.

You will be required to work 5 days out of 7 including occasional evenings and weekends.

Why you should work with Essex Food

As well as working in a friendly team, at Essex Food we offer generous benefits to our employees, and promote a work life balance. Employees receive annual leave entitlement along with the University’s mandatory Christmas closure. We provide all employees with training and development opportunities for example a Level 3 in Food Hygiene. You will also benefit from our 'on duty' meal allowance.

Please use the 'Apply' button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here.

Our website http://www.essex.ac.uk contains more information about the University of Essex. If you have a disability and would like information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk.

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