Team Leader - Food & Beverage
| Posting date: | 28 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,364 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | Newport, Wales |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Newport Live |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: |
Summary
We have a great opportunity for a Team Leader within our Food & Beverage team, who will be responsible for operating our cafes, bars and catering events. Whether you are an experienced F&B Team Leader looking for a change, or an F&B Assistant who wants to take the next step up, we'd love to hear from you.
While the main focus of this role will be at the Pool and Tennis Centre, there will be a requirement to provide occasional cover at the Riverfront Theatre and any other venues where we may hold pop-up catering / bar facilities.
At the Pool and Tennis Centre, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the cafe, and catering services for any meetings we are hosting, as well as busy events such as swimming galas, tennis tournaments and track events at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales (also located at Newport International Sports Village).
At the Riverfront, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the cafe and the catering services for any meetings and events we are hosting for visitors; during events and performances you will also be responsible for the running of our bars.
Main duties will include:
- Daily duties of running the café including customer service, cleaning, food preparation, compliance checks (such as opening and closing check lists) and all record keeping
- Ensuring individual compliance and accountability for health, safety, food hygiene, and all legal requirements, standards, policies, and procedures
- Holding a Personal Licence and controlling the sale of alcohol
- Scheduling colleague rotas for your team to ensure adequate cover
- Supervising our Food & Beverage Assistants, including performance management and development reviews
- Ensuring all information, expectations and targets are clearly communicated to your team as necessary
- Assisting with stock control and ordering
- Deputising for the Food & Beverage Manager when required
Essential for your application:
- Experience of working in a busy, customer-facing catering environment
- Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate (Level 3) (or willing to achieve)
- Personal Licence Holder (essential for the role but not your application)
- Allergen Awareness
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and demands with a flexible attitude and approach
- Comfortable working under pressure during busy periods, without sacrificing accuracy or customer service levels
- Confident IT user
Beneficial to your application:
- Experience supervising a small team
- Experience of stock control and ordering
- Relevant NVQ qualification relating to food/catering
- Health and Safety training / qualification
- Ability to communicate in Welsh (or any other languages in addition to English)
As this role requires the sale of alcohol, all applicants MUST be at least 18 years old
Flexibility to work shifts to cover our operating hours, which can include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays
You must have a valid full UK driving licence with access to your own car/vehicle (and willing to include business cover on your insurance) due to the need to assist with moving stock and equipment as may be required
Hours: 37 hours per week with flexibility required around your working pattern, to align with programmes and events
Salary: Starting at £26,364 per annum
Benefits: 33 days holiday per year (inclusive of bank holiday entitlement), free Newport Live membership, generous pension scheme, free on-site parking, cafe discount, uniform provided, cycle-to-work scheme and wellbeing programmes
While the main focus of this role will be at the Pool and Tennis Centre, there will be a requirement to provide occasional cover at the Riverfront Theatre and any other venues where we may hold pop-up catering / bar facilities.
At the Pool and Tennis Centre, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the cafe, and catering services for any meetings we are hosting, as well as busy events such as swimming galas, tennis tournaments and track events at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales (also located at Newport International Sports Village).
At the Riverfront, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the cafe and the catering services for any meetings and events we are hosting for visitors; during events and performances you will also be responsible for the running of our bars.
Main duties will include:
- Daily duties of running the café including customer service, cleaning, food preparation, compliance checks (such as opening and closing check lists) and all record keeping
- Ensuring individual compliance and accountability for health, safety, food hygiene, and all legal requirements, standards, policies, and procedures
- Holding a Personal Licence and controlling the sale of alcohol
- Scheduling colleague rotas for your team to ensure adequate cover
- Supervising our Food & Beverage Assistants, including performance management and development reviews
- Ensuring all information, expectations and targets are clearly communicated to your team as necessary
- Assisting with stock control and ordering
- Deputising for the Food & Beverage Manager when required
Essential for your application:
- Experience of working in a busy, customer-facing catering environment
- Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate (Level 3) (or willing to achieve)
- Personal Licence Holder (essential for the role but not your application)
- Allergen Awareness
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and demands with a flexible attitude and approach
- Comfortable working under pressure during busy periods, without sacrificing accuracy or customer service levels
- Confident IT user
Beneficial to your application:
- Experience supervising a small team
- Experience of stock control and ordering
- Relevant NVQ qualification relating to food/catering
- Health and Safety training / qualification
- Ability to communicate in Welsh (or any other languages in addition to English)
As this role requires the sale of alcohol, all applicants MUST be at least 18 years old
Flexibility to work shifts to cover our operating hours, which can include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays
You must have a valid full UK driving licence with access to your own car/vehicle (and willing to include business cover on your insurance) due to the need to assist with moving stock and equipment as may be required
Hours: 37 hours per week with flexibility required around your working pattern, to align with programmes and events
Salary: Starting at £26,364 per annum
Benefits: 33 days holiday per year (inclusive of bank holiday entitlement), free Newport Live membership, generous pension scheme, free on-site parking, cafe discount, uniform provided, cycle-to-work scheme and wellbeing programmes
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.