Catering Supervisor

Job Title: Catering Supervisor
Location: Malvern College
Contract Type: 52 weeks contract (term-time Optional)
Salary: £28,808

• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• 3 volunteering days to give back to causes you care about
• 3 days grandparent leave for those special family moments
• 24 weeks enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training & development opportunities
• Pension & life insurance
• Discounts on high street brands, cinema & holidays via the Perkbox App
• Wellbeing hub & access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals while at work
• Career development through apprenticeships for all experience levels.

Malvern College is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Catering Supervisor to support the delivery of high-quality catering services for both boarding and day students, alongside assisting with a variety of school events and hospitality functions.

As one of the UK’s leading independent co-educational day and boarding schools for pupils aged 13–18, Malvern College is set within the beautiful Malvern Hills in Worcestershire. The College is renowned for its academic excellence, exceptional pastoral care, and outstanding co-curricular opportunities, offering A Levels, the IB Diploma, and BTEC qualifications.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a professional and dedicated catering team, helping to oversee the day-to-day catering operation while maintaining excellent service standards for students, staff, and visitors across the College community.

We are seeking enthusiastic and reliable Catering Supervisor to support the day-to-day food and service delivery across the school. This role is essential in ensuring pupils, staff, and visitors receive high-quality, nutritious meals served with care, efficiency, and attention to detail.

You will be joining Holroyd Howe, one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

The safety and wellbeing of the people we serve is at the heart of everything we do. A key element is effective allergen management; achieved through training, communication, and care, we create mealtimes where every pupil has a safe experience. Our mission is simple: to provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their job and our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

• Support the preparation, service, and presentation of food to a high standard
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene across kitchen and service areas
• Assist with food labelling, temperature checks, and allergen controls
• Provide excellent customer service to pupils, staff, and visitors
• Set up and clear service areas, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations
• Follow all food safety, health & safety, and safeguarding procedures
• Contribute to hospitality events and occasional out-of-hours functions
• Accountability for following and championing allergen controls

• Ideally have experience working within contract, or high-volume catering
• Possess a good Health & Safety knowledge
• Flexible with a can‑do attitude, customer-focused
• Fun and enthusiastic
• Have excellent organisation skills
• Demonstrate great attention to detail
• Be a team player and enjoy succeeding as a team
• Possess great customer service skills
  
  Have a flexible approach to work

We’re a company of individuals, united in doing our best for our clients.

Using only the best ingredients, our food is fresh, authentic and tailored to each school, age group, and specific needs and preferences.

We educate pupils through food, encouraging them to understand and develop their own personal tastes and make informed food choices.

Our respectful codes of conduct inform how we behave towards our clients and customers, suppliers and business partners, and each other.

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