Food & Beverage Supervisor
About the role
This is what we do every day. Our 31,000+ awesome colleagues create and play together to spark the imaginations of children and LEGO® fans of all ages, all around the world.
Just imagine being part of this – playing with ideas, creating magical experiences, and learning while growing and building your dream career. We’re looking for an enthusiastic Food & Beverage Supervisor to join our team and help deliver outstanding food, drinks, service and experiences across our attraction’s cafés and bars. This is more than a role behind the counter. You’ll be a hands‑on leader, inspiring your team, driving sales, maintaining exceptional food safety and service standards, and helping the wider attraction run smoothly. This is a hands‑on full‑time position in a lively attraction environment.
Responsibilities
- Leading and motivating the F&B team to deliver exceptional, guest‑focused service.
- Overseeing café and/or bar operations, including hot food, Starbucks® coffee, snacks, ice cream and cold beverages.
- Coaching, training and developing team members through feedback, recognition, team building and performance management.
- Creating effective team schedules and forecasting staffing requirements to meet the needs of the business.
- Managing stock, inventory, ordering and wastage to ensure excellent cost control.
- Driving sales and achieving key performance indicators, including spend‑per‑head targets.
- Maintaining outstanding standards of cleanliness, presentation, food preparation and hygiene.
- Ensuring food safety, allergen management, temperature checks and required records are consistently maintained.
- Completing standards audits and ensuring Merlin Food Safety Standards are met or exceeded.
- Ensuring team members hold the appropriate food‑handling qualifications and that required licences and certifications remain up to date.
- Using point‑of‑sale, cost and order‑management systems effectively.
- Resolving guest issues and empowering your team to deliver great guest recovery when things don’t go to plan.
- Working closely with other attraction departments to respond quickly to operational challenges.
- Supporting safe and efficient guest flow and queue management during busy periods.
- Taking Manager‑on‑Duty shifts, overseeing the wider attraction operation and supporting colleagues across departments.
- Championing a positive, inclusive and energetic team culture where people can learn, grow and enjoy the ride.
Qualifications
- At least two years’ experience in food and beverage, such as restaurants, cafés or similar hospitality environments.
- Experience leading or supervising a team.
- A high school diploma or equivalent; a bachelor’s degree is preferred.
- A genuine passion for delivering excellent guest experiences.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with POS systems and inventory/sales auditing.
- The ability to work collaboratively in a busy, fast‑moving environment.
- Excellent organisation skills and the ability to balance competing priorities.
- A flexible and adaptable approach, with the confidence to introduce and embrace new procedures and