Weekend Cafe Supervisor

Hamilton Barber Recruitment is working in partnership with a purpose-driven organisation to recruit an experienced Café Supervisor to support the day-to-day running of a busy, customer-focused café operation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced, flagship environment and is passionate about delivering high-quality service while leading and developing a team.

As Café Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of a high-volume café. You will support the management team in driving performance, maintaining standards, and delivering an exceptional customer experience.

This role requires a proactive, organised individual who is confident managing people, performance, and compliance within a fast-paced hospitality setting.

Operations & Service Delivery

• Oversee the daily running of a flagship, fast-paced café
• Ensure consistently high standards of food quality and customer service
• Lead by example, remaining hands-on within service

People Management

• Supervise, support and motivate café staff
• Lead on rota planning and resource management
• Provide coaching and on-the-job training to team members

Performance & Commercial Focus

• Implement KPI setting and performance monitoring
• Drive revenue growth through effective service and upselling
• Oversee stock control, ordering and waste management
• Ensure all health & safety, hygiene and food safety standards are met
• Maintain full compliance with policies, procedures and audit requirements

We are looking for a confident and capable supervisor with strong operational and people management experience.

Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume or flagship café environment

• Experience managing rotas and staffing levels
• Strong understanding of KPIs and commercial performance
• Knowledge of health & safety, hygiene and food safety standards
• Experience in stock control and cost management
• Hands-on approach with previous cooking or food preparation experience

Competitive salary

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Pension contribution and life assurance
• Enhanced pay for evenings, weekends and bank holidays
• Ongoing training and development
• Staff discounts across café and retail sites