Catering Supervisor
Role Overview
Catering Supervisor role focused on daily service, team leadership, food quality, and catering events.
Key Skills for This Role
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About the company
Kitopi describes itself as a food experiences company operating invested and franchised food and beverage brands and using its Smart Kitchen Operating System.
The posting states that Kitopi operates more than 200 locations across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.
Role overview
Catering Supervisor role focused on daily service, team leadership, food quality, and catering events.
Catering operations
- Supervise daily catering operations to support smooth service delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Coordinate food preparation, presentation, and service according to company standards and client requirements.
- Monitor food quality, portion control, hygiene, and presentation; ensure compliance with food safety, HACCP, and health and safety standards.
- Coordinate kitchen teams, suppliers, and event coordinators to ensure timely food delivery and service.
- Ensure catering events and functions are executed efficiently and according to agreed timelines.
Team, stock, and service
- Lead and motivate the catering team; manage schedules, duty allocation, and attendance to maintain operational coverage.
- Monitor inventory, stock levels, and equipment for proper use and minimal waste.
- Handle customer feedback, resolve service issues, and escalate concerns when necessary.
- Check catering-area and equipment cleanliness and maintenance.
- Support cost control by monitoring food waste, stock consumption, and operating expenses.
- Train team members on service standards, operational procedures, and food safety practices.
- Prepare operational reports and communicate daily updates, challenges, and performance feedback to management.
Candidate requirements
- Strong leadership and team-management skills, including the ability to motivate and guide a diverse team.
- Good knowledge of food safety, hygiene standards, and HACCP guidelines.
- Strong organizational, time-management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with inventory management, stock control, and minimizing food waste.
- Ability to maintain food quality, presentation, and customer-service standards and to solve operational problems proactively.
- Customer-focused approach and commitment to operational excellence.
- Fluency in English is required; additional languages are an advantage.
- Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays as required.
Benefits
- Learning opportunities and customized training, an international and inclusive environment, team activities, annual leave, and medical insurance are listed.
Recruitment process
- The stated process includes application review, prescreening, interviews, and potentially a trial at a dine-in location.
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