Job Details
Experience Needed:
Career Level:
Education Level:
Salary:
Job Categories:
Skills And Tools:
Job Description
- Assist the Catering Manager with the day-to-day running of the boys' dining hall, servery and plate wash area in term time and throughout the year.
- With the Catering Manager and one other Catering Supervisor, organize, lead and motivate a diverse team of 20-30 full-time, part-time and casual staff, ensuring that each member of staff completes their duties in accordance with the service and cleaning duties roster. Monitor staff breaks, start and finish times. Particularly in the summer months, ensure that all staff is adequately hydrated throughout their shifts.
- Ensure everything is ready for service including personnel, equipment, and signage.
- While working alongside the dining-hall, monitor and maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout your areas of responsibility.
- This is to include daily, weekly and deep-cleaning schedules of all of the furniture and equipment, e.g. tables, chairs, benches, trollies, salad counters, hot and cold beverage machines, trays, crockery and cutlery, etc.
- Ensure food hygiene and health and safety regulations are strictly observed, including recording temperature checks of the fridge and salad counters, and recording any near misses or accidents in the dining hall.
- Supervise staff on a daily basis and during the service of sports teas, parents’ meetings, end-ofterm suppers and other special events. Assist in planning staff shifts, rotas, overtime and agency staff support.
- Liaise and communicate clearly with other sections of the Catering Department, House Masters and House Matrons. Pass on messages and disseminate important information to the dining-hall team.
- Monitor the standard and use of staff uniform and PPE, and ensure staff have the necessary equipment and materials needed to carry out their jobs efficiently.
- Encourage a welcoming, positive and enthusiastic attitude among staff. Monitor the customer service provided and suggest to the Catering Manager where further improvements and efficiencies can be made.
- Programme menu boards and ensure all staff are fully briefed on the contents of each dish.
- Be aware of customers with food allergies and special dietary requirements, and ensure staff are well briefed on all necessary procedures that are in place to safeguard them.
- Ensure that staff use equipment (e.g. beverage machines, dishwasher and mechanical floor cleaner) in line with the manufacturer’s guidelines.
- In the absence of the Catering Manager, liaise with the Catering Operations Manager with regard to reporting maintenance call outs and any follow-up action required.
- Manage staff problems and concerns promptly and fairly, referring them to the Catering Manager or Director of Catering as required.
Job Requirements
- Education: Degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management
- Knowledge: Good knowledge of food production, menus, HACCP and food safety standards
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience with at least 3 years at a supervisory level in the field of the hospitality industry, or catering operations, or similar environment.
- Language: English spoken and written
Similar Jobs
- IMI2370 - Specialist, Food Con...International Maritime Industries - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia19 days ago