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Applications close January 31st, 2027

Café Supervisor

5 day weekGenerous PTO£26kOnsite · Newport, UK

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About the role

  • Location: Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB
  • Salary: £26,321 per annum
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • Department: Support Staff
  • Closing date: 31 January 2027

Are you passionate about great coffee, quality food and delivering excellent customer service? Harper Adams University is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Café Supervisor to lead the day-to-day operation of our Kaldi Café.

You will:

  • Lead and motivate the café team, ensuring excellent customer service.
  • Prepare and serve high-quality barista coffee, drinks and inspiring food.
  • Oversee daily operations, including stock ordering and presentation.
  • Maintain the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness.
  • Support staff training and development.
  • Help deliver catering at key university events.

What we're looking for

Someone with café or catering experience, excellent communication skills, a passion for customer service and the ability to lead and motivate a team. Barista experience and food safety knowledge would be an advantage.

Why join Harper Adams?

  • Generous annual leave, including university closure days.
  • Pension scheme and employee benefits.
  • A welcoming team and beautiful rural campus environment
  • Amazing training opportunities, including away days and study tours
  • Encouraged to represent the University (and yourself) in Barista competitions.

Application Procedure:

Please apply online via the Harper Adams e-Recruitment programme at http://jobs.harper adams.ac.uk submitting your CV and a personal statement outlining your suitability for the role. Your personal statement should clearly demonstrate how your skills, experience, and achievements meet the requirements outlined in the person specification. Applications without a personal statement may not be considered. By no later than midnight 31 January 2027

Unfortunately, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship in line with Home Office requirements. Candidates will therefore be unable to secure a Skilled Worker visa for this role and will require an alternative source of right to work in the UK

About Harper Adams University

A Shropshire university for agri-food and animal wellbeing whose job packs give 22 days of holiday plus bank holidays and 10 closure days (40 a year); a rural campus near Newport.

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