Junior Catering Events Supervisor

**Role Overview**

All food and beverages for events at Heaton House Farm (wedding venue) are delivered by **Stable Yard Catering** which is an innovative company, who are passionate about creating and delivering a fantastic food and beverage service.

We are seeking a **Junior **Catering Events Supervisor** to join our team. The role is suitable for **recent graduates** to gain a good grounding in hospitality or events management or someone who wishes to retrain from within the events/ hospitality industry.

This is an exciting time to be joining the company which has enjoyed fantastic growth, building a brilliant reputation within the catering industry. We provide the highest quality catering for a variety of events both onsite and at external venues, delivered with exceptional detail, and with the highest level of customer service.

**Responsibilities as our Junior Catering Events Supervisor will include**:

- Working alongside our Events Manager and Head Chef in managing all food operations for our events
- On the day catering coordination/supervision ensuring each event is executed perfectly
- Administration of preparing event documentation
- Day-to-day office admin and client interaction associated with the role ensuring to respond in a timely and professional manner to enquiries
- Assisting with the creation of the rotas for the waiting-on team
- Assisting with the recruiting, training, and development of the waiting-on team
- Working closely with other teams to assist with the delivery of all events
- Supervise the team to ensure a fantastic guest experience and a high level of customer service
- Assisting with the planning and delivery of Food & Wine tastings
- Assisting with the diary management Suggesting areas for development for the business by seeking out new business opportunities with the support of the Events Manager and Head Chef

**Our Junior Catering Events Supervisor will come equipped with the following qualities**:

- A passion for the hospitality industry
- You should either have relevant events/catering industry experience or a degree in event or hospitality management
- You will be passionate about food and providing a fantastic customer experience
- You will have a keen eye for detail
- You will be an experienced supervisor, confident in handling high-pressure situations
- You will be flexible and adaptable
- You should be computer literate
- You will be prepared to work weekends and evenings

**The role is part time or full time and permanent based upon 40 hours per week. You will need to be flexible as you will work 5 days out of 7 including weekends and bank holidays.**

**Typical shifts include: 8.30am-5pm on non-event days or 12.30pm - 10pm on event days on a rotational basis.**

**We operate a TOIL system to ensure good work-life balance.**

**What we offer in return**
- **A rewarding experience -** working as part of a friendly, award-winning team
- **Variety **- no two days are ever the same
- **Support **- we are a friendly family run company and care about our team like they are part of the family
- **Progression **- as our company grows, so can you
- **Flexibility **- this includes flexibility in working days (including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays) and working hours (we don’t work Christmas Day or Boxing Day)
- **Staff events **- we work hard but enjoy spending time celebrating our success
- **Guest experience** - you get to stay overnight at the farm to experience our rooms
- **Discounts **- we believe in giving back, so you get discounts on tickets and products
- **Staff Referral scheme** - Rewards for bringing more team players to our family
- **TOIL system** - time off in lieu offered for extra hours worked
- **Insurance **- life & permanent health insurance (after qualifying period)
- **Pension Scheme**:

- **28 days holiday** (including bank holidays, prorate for part-time) - increasing with service to a maximum of 33 days
- **Reward programmes **- we recognise and reward those who have worked for us for a long time
- **Free car parking**

You may have experience of the following: Catering Supervisor, Catering Staff, Bartender, Front of House Team Leader, Event Shift Leader, Catering Team Leader, Events Supervisor, Assistant Manager, Catering Coordinator