Breakfast Supervisor careers guide
As a Breakfast Supervisor you'll make breakfast feel like the best meal of the day for the guests!
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Breakfast supervisor careers: What's involved
Your role is to supervise the front of house staff during breakfast service, communicating the restaurant’s vision to all team members and leading by example.
You will build and maintain relationships with guests, team members and senior management alike. Customers leave a restaurant happy when they’ve started the day with a good breakfast, a delicious tea/coffee and a smile.
How Much Money Can You Earn As a Breakfast Supervisor?
These LMI Job Trends give you a sneak peek of how much you could earn starting out for this career, and how much your salary could grow with experience.
Salary guide for breakfast supervisor jobs
Your earning potential as a Breakfast Supervisor depends on your skills and the style of the hotel, so you could be earning anything between £10 to £14.50 an hour if you are based in London. Many employers offer perks such as complimentary meals whilst on duty, complimentary car parking, discount schemes, discounted room prices and discounts on food and beverage.beverages.
Skills you need to become a breakfast supervisor
Useful skills to put in your CV for breakfast supervisor jobs:
- Professional and proactive approach to guest service
- The ability to work under pressure and to multi task
- Good food and beverage knowledge
- Have a passion for all things food and beverage
- Possess a strong understanding of the high standards that are demanded from a luxury establishment
- Have a creative mind with a passion and respect for food
- Relish the pressure of a busy restaurant environment
- Proven team building skills
- Ability to build and nurture relationships with both guests and employees
- Exceptional communication skills with all levels of the organization
- Very hands-on and motivational
How do you get these skills?
Vocational qualifications and work experience will help you build these skills over time.
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What Qualifications & Training Do You Need For Breakfast Supervisor Careers?
School, College And Training
When considering what you need to enter the hospitality industry, practical experience, strong interpersonal skills and an understanding of business are key.
Useful skills/experience/training to work towards:
- A degree or diploma in Hospitality is an asset
- General knowledge of financial reports
- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to present and conduct briefings and meetings
- Knowledge and passion for food and wine by setting the service example by leading the way we interact with guests
Hospitality Apprenticeships
If you want to get straight into a role and don’t have directly relevant qualifications or experience, you can train on the job and earn money at the same time by taking an apprenticeship in hospitality.
These are available at different levels. After gaining some experience you could take the:
- Level 1/2 Hospitality NVQ/SVQ
- Level 3 Hospitality supervisor advanced apprenticeship
- Level 4 Hospitality manager higher apprenticeship
Once you are ready, the GOV.UK Find an Apprenticeship service can help you to find suitable positions.
Developing Your Skills With Training
If you want to develop your skills in the industry, the type of training opportunities available usually depend on the size of the venue you’d be working for and whether it’s an independent operation or part of a chain.
Larger restaurant chains typically offer structured training schemes, while independent venues may be more likely to offer informal on-the-job training.
Who Can Help?
Many professional bodies also offer a range of training opportunities, including activities that count towards continuing professional development (CPD). Find out more below:
- Hospitality Guild – lists training courses including college-based qualifications and apprenticeships, regulation and licensing courses, and CPD options.
- Institute of Hospitality – offers a range of hospitality-related qualifications, professional development workshops, webinars, online courses and networking events.
- UKHospitality – hosts various events across the year and provides publications and resources for members.
What Work Experience Do You Need For Breakfast Supervisor Jobs?
Work Experience Tips
Valuable experience for this role entails the following:
- Experience of supervising and guiding others
- Previous restaurant supervisory or management experience in a similar environment
- Previous experience from a similar luxury environment
What Does A Breakfast Supervisor Do?
Example daily job responsibilities
- Follows bar and beverage acontrol procedures
- Shows leadership in creating a culture that revolves around the experience and enjoyment of food and drink
- Demonstrates high personal integrity, business ethics and takes every opportunity to promote the restaurant
- Assists with recruitment, selection, training and development initiatives as well as coaching and performance management
- Uses conflict/resolution and problem solving skills
- Assists with sales, managing inventory, budgeting and scheduling
- Perform additional duties as assigned or required
- To ensure that expectations are exceeded at all times in all areas
- To support the operational teams in delivering exceptional standards in the restaurant
- Remaining hands on within this busy food and beverage operation, overseeing Breakfast
- To ensure that all events are run to our agreed standards
- To perform all duties and responsibilities in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with established company policies and procedures to achieve the overall objectives of this position.
- To work as part of a team and to constantly evaluate, train and improve the experience of our guests
- To support the welfare and motivation of the Food and Beverage teams
- Establish and maintain effective employee relations across departments
- Attend regular team meetings ensuring a strong and clear flow of communication at all times
- To optimise opportunities to hit and exceed budgeted targets
- To encourage up selling and on selling to optimise revenue
- To liaise with sales daily to improve communication & charging of events
- To ensure all opportunities to generate revenue for the hotel are maximised and there is a strong channel of communication between sales to ensure effective, efficient and wholly beneficial operations for both staff and guests alike
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How To Find Breakfast Supervisor Jobs: Next Steps
To find jobs for young people in this role, search on job boards for jobs with these words like these in the title:
- Breakfast supervisor jobs
- Food and beverage supervisor jobs
- Cafe supervisor jobs
- Bar supervisor jobs
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