Catering Supervisor
Plumpton CollegeLewes, South East
Overview
This is a education role (full time) with Plumpton College based in Lewes. The advertised salary is Up to £28,039 per annum. Applications close on 21 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We are looking for a professional, hardworking and confidentCatering Supervisorto join our busy in-house Catering team at Plumpton College.
This is an important role supporting the day-to-day running of our main College dining room, which is at the heart of our campus near Lewes, East Sussex. The dining room provides a three-meal service for residential students and is the main hub for lunch service for students, staff and visitors. You will also support provision at theGraze Caféin our AgriFood building, as well as helping to deliver catering for meetings, events and functions across the College.
This is an exciting time to join Plumpton College as we continue to grow our catering offer to meet the needs of our students and expand our commercial conference and events activity.
What you’ll be doing
- Supporting the day-to-day running of the main dining room and other catering outlets
- Delivering a friendly, high-quality service to students, staff and visitors
- Supervising cleanliness, food safety and hygiene standards across catering areas
- Monitoring cleaning records, food temperatures, stock control and portion control
- Supporting catering for meetings, events and functions, including some evenings and weekends
- Providing cover across other College catering outlets when required
- Undertaking manual handling duties as part of the role
What we’re looking for
We are looking for someone who:
- Has a catering qualification or relevant catering experience
- Holds a current Food Hygiene Certificate
- Has at least two years’ experience in a similar role
- Has a passion for good food and a high-quality customer experience
- Can demonstrate excellent customer service skills
- Is outgoing, approachable and flexible
- Works well as part of a team
- Can stay calm and effective under pressure
How this role compares
We hold 129 school vacancies in South East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £25,185. This role pays more than about 68% of them.
There are 1,678 school roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 203 of them in South East.
You have 22 days left to apply. School adverts we hold typically run for around 18 days, so this is a longer window than usual.
Plumpton College has 14 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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How to apply
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