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Catering Supervisor

University of Southampton - Campus Services & Facilities

Location: Southampton
Salary: £26,942 to £29,959 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 8th July 2025
Closes: 21st July 2025
Job Ref: 3093125TD-R
 

The Campus Kitchen is the University of Southampton’s in-house catering service. We facilitate a multitude of services across the University to include the provision of food in catered halls, retail catering outlets across all campuses, a delivered catering service and catering for all hospitality requirements across our campuses. Our aim is to deliver a five-star food service, catering for a wide range of needs and requirements and enhancing the experience for staff, students and visitors on campus.

Find out more about the services we offer here.

The role

In the role of Catering Supervisor, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of one of the Campus Kitchen outlets. You will be overseeing all aspects of the business including our two key financial KPI's (labour and cost of sales) alongside health and safety responsibilities and the associated due diligence. You will be assisting with in-house training and the continuous monitoring of standards both front and back of house.  

You will be leading your team from the front to achieve a high standard of customer service in a proactive and positive manner; continuously promoting and contributing towards our culture of inclusivity.

The working hours are on a full-time basis, 36 hours per week. You will need to be flexible in terms of working hours which will include some evenings and weekends as part of the regular working week, rota patterns are on a 5 days out of 7 basis. The role with either be based on Highfield Campus or at our Winchester outlet.

Additional working benefits include a daily lunch allowance, time off over the Easter and Christmas period due to University Closure days, bank holidays and a 36 hour working week.

About you

You will be a highly motivated and proactive individual with a ‘can-do’ attitude, capable of multi-tasking and ensuring exceptional attention to detail. 

What we can offer you 

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates who are committed to helping us create an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, people who identify as LGBTQ+; and people with disabilities. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates from working class, first generation Higher Education, the Global South and other underrepresented groups.

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