Description Role: Food and Beverage Supervisor Grade and Salary: Grade 5, £26,338 - £30,805 per annum FTE and working pattern: 1 FTE, working a 5 over 7 working patterns (weekends included). About our School/Directorate and Team Hospitality Services takes in Accommodation, Reception, Residential and Cleaning Services, Events and Catering, within the Catering function of Hospitality Services we ensure that we have catering outlets for both students, visitors and staff, ensuring we provide nutritious and cost-effective food for all. We ensure we have high standards of customer service, cleanliness and selection for all. Purpose of Role Actively contribute to the successful delivery of excellent service to all students, staff and visitors across the university by supervising the service, cleaning and provision of food and beverage arrangements and team members. Ensuring all events and outlets share the same high standards. Summary of Key Duties and Responsibilities Direct Supervision of all front of house staff across all areas of the retail operation, delivered catering, functions and events Prepare and manage staffing rosters within agreed parameters, agreeing additional staff needs with Mgr. – monitor constantly identifying problems and pinch points, taking action to address issues that arise due to staff illness or absence to ensure that service delivery, the customer experience and standards are always maintained. Supervise the day-to-day operation of the EPOS system, completing audits, providing training and hands on oversight of staff and operators. Identifying and addressing issues and training needs Record and report monthly agency /overtime use and reasons for any variances against agreed staffing. All administration relating to uniforms, time sheets, staff leave, PDR, recruitment, training, grievance and complaint resolution appropriate to grade and level. Compliance with HACCP. Ensure completion of General Assistant's cleaning schedules, etc. Return to work interviews Health & Safety, COSHH, actioning and correcting unsafe practices. Stock control and rotation of food products, waste management – monitoring stocks and highlighting issues well in advance in order that actions can be taken to mitigate losses. Supervision of all cleaning, ensuring correct use of chemical, equipment and cleaning materials. Safe appropriate storage of such items Supervision and maintenance of all equipment – crockery, cutlery, glassware, smallware’s, dishwashers, coffee machines etc. Proactively monitoring the state and quantity of items, overseeing pre-approved preventative and reactive maintenance, identifying shortfalls / issues in sufficient time in order that service delivery and the customer experience is not negatively impacted. Participate and contribute to planning for future events etc. Provide the service lead for events – working collaboratively to ensure service delivery standards are delivered, ways of working are constantly reviewed and upgraded and that all events are delivered to the required standard or above. Role holder will be expected to be a designated driver to assist with event and catering deliveries both on and off campus Other tasks and roles relevant and appropriate to this grade and general function not defined above but which may reasonably be expected of the post holder, grade and the development of the operation. Education, Qualifications & Experience These are the criteria on which the short-listing and recruitment selection will be based. Essential Experience of working within a similar environment as outlined above Experience or relevant qualifications in the hospitality industry Experience of leading an operations team Experience of supervisory practice and principles Good numeracy and IT skills Competent in the use of relevant IT packages Well-developed interpersonal skills Demonstrable professional and proactive approach Demonstrable ability to work quickly, flexibly and accurately in a dynamic, changing and pressured environment Demonstrable provision of excellent customer service Willingness to learn Full clean driving Licence Desirable Previous experience of working within a similar environment as outlined above Experience of operating relevant catering and/or cleaning equipment Experience of working with Oracle Experience working with Procure Wizard Experience working KX This job description is intended as a flexible framework which outlines the key general areas of activity in your position. Other activities may be required which are not outlined above but which are appropriate to the position and grade. Your personal objectives (Forward Job Plan) will also set out specific tasks and objectives for you to achieve, including objectives to help your career development. How to Apply Applications can be submitted up to midnight (UK time) on Saturday 24th May 2025. Please submit your full CV via the Heriot-Watt on-line recruitment system. Heriot-Watt University is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to the creation of an environment in which individuals are selected, trained, promoted, appraised and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities. Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all. Heriot-Watt University values diversity across our University community and welcomes applications from all sectors of society, particularly from underrepresented groups. For more information, please see our website https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/services/equality-diversity.htm and also our award-winning work in Disability Inclusive Science Careers https://disc.hw.ac.uk/. We welcome and will consider flexible working patterns e.g. part-time working and job share options. Use our total rewards calculator: https://www.hw.ac.uk/about/work/total-rewards-calculator.htm to see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University.