Food and Beverage Supervisor

Be the driving force behind day-to-day F&B delivery across the whole site

This is a hands-on leadership role at the heart of one of Surreys busiest visitor attractions.

At Godstone Farm youll take day-to-day ownership of F&B delivery across every outlet on site café restaurant grab-and-go kiosks and seasonal or event catering serving over 250000 visitors a year. Youll be the person on the floor making sure every outlet runs smoothly every day allowing the F&B Manager to focus on strategy growth and commercial development.

This role is ideal for an experienced team leader or supervisor ready for their next step up moving beyond a single outlet or shift to help lead operations across the whole F&B offering.

What youll be doing

Run the day-to-day across every outlet

Take operational responsibility for F&B delivery across the site not just one outlet:

• Restaurant and café
• Grab-and-go kiosks
• Seasonal and event catering

Youll move between outlets as needed spotting and resolving issues before they escalate and making sure standards stay consistent everywhere.

Be the go-to person on the floor

Lead from the front during peak trading acting as the first point of contact for staff and guests across all outlets:

• Step in wherever the operation needs support
• Make fast sensible calls on staffing service and stock
• Escalate to the F&B Manager when it genuinely needs their input

Support commercial performance

Play an active role in the commercial side of the operation:

• Help drive spend per head and revenue across outlets
• Control waste and manage stock ordering and transfers
• Monitor labour and cost of sale flagging concerns early
• Support monthly stock takes and back-office record keeping

Build and lead the team across the site

Take ownership of people management across all F&B outlets:

• Recruit induct train and coach team members
• Manage the day-to-day rota to meet demand across outlets
• Address performance issues promptly and fairly
• Act as duty supervisor for F&B and support other areas of the farm when needed

Uphold standards everywhere

Ensure consistent standards across the whole F&B operation:

• Food safety hygiene and cleanliness compliance in every outlet
• Health & safety policies risk assessments and audits
• Equipment checks maintenance reporting and timely fixes

Support the F&B Manager to work strategically

This role exists to take on the day-to-day operational load allow the F&B Manager to focus on strategy:

• Deputise for the F&B Manager across the site when theyre not on shift
• Handle routine decisions and escalations independently
• Feed back insight and ideas that help shape the wider F&B strategy

What were looking for

Youll have some experience leading a shift or a team in a fast-paced hospitality or catering environment and be ready to grow into a role with wider scope. Were particularly looking for someone who:

• Has supervisory or team-leading experience in hospitality catering or a similar customer-facing environment
• Is a hands-on leader whos comfortable moving between areas during busy periods
• Is happy picking up commercial basics on the job spend per head cost control wastage
• Can train motivate and manage a small team
• Stays calm organised and decisive under pressure
• Is keen to grow into a bigger more varied role than a single-outlet position

The reality of the role (and why its rewarding)

Our business is highly seasonal and weather-dependent with peak periods driven by school holidays weekends and events. This creates a fast-paced high-energy environment where strong day-to-day leadership has a direct and visible impact.

In return youll benefit from:

• A varied role with responsibility across the whole F&B operation not just one outlet
• A predominantly daytime-focused operation offering a strong alternative to late-night hospitality
• The opportunity to work in a unique outdoor family-focused environment
• Genuine scope to grow into broader operational or management responsibility

Experience & qualifications

• Experience as a supervisor or team leader in F&B or hospitality
• Experience across multiple outlets or a multi-site operation would be helpful but not a requirement
• Good organisational and communication skills
• Some exposure to stock control forecasting or rota management is useful but not essential
• Ability to lead motivate and support a team
• Level 3 Food Safety (or willingness to work towards it) desirable

Additional information

This is a full-time role requiring flexibility including weekends bank holidays and peak trading periods.

Required Experience:

Manager