Job Description

Salary: 25,200 - 31,800
Location: Cambridge
Country: UK
Business Unit: Operations
Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
Closing Date: 19 October 2025

Meet the recruiter

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Ian Brooks


ian.brooks@cambridge.org



Contract: Full time, 12 month fixed term



Salary: 25,200-31,800 per annum



Location: Cambridge

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

Internal catering is a fast-paced, lively environment with a broad set of responsibilities and activities. We are the primary point of contact for many of our colleagues and visitors and, therefore we strive to provide great customer service. We have shift patterns to accommodate everyone, with the earliest start time of 7am and the latest finish time of 5pm. We are a fun, imaginative team that looks after two main sites, each with a main restaurant and cafes.

About the role

As a hands-on Catering Supervisor, you will be in charge of leading a dynamic and customer-focused team, ensuring that outstanding cuisine and first-rate service are delivered to all of our colleagues and visitors. The most important aspect of your role is ensuring that all food services, including delivered catering, adhere to the highest standards in order to preserve our client satisfaction.


Our hygiene standards are met via the preparation, supervision, and maintenance of high-quality food service facilities. Supervise the catering assistants team and guaranteeing the delivery of quality food service and hospitality to all. Till and cashless system operation, including colleague support and training. Placing orders with suppliers to maintain and ensure supplies for on-site service. Supporting the Catering management team by taking on admin responsibilities and day-to-day staff management in their absence. To ensure the Catering Department's reputation, maintain high standards of hygiene, cleanliness, and overall presentation in all of our outlets.

About you

The ideal candidate would have previous knowledge and experience of catering services, have great interpersonal skills and work well under pressure. Strong communication is a large aspect of this role, and one attribute that we would strongly look for. Customer service is at the heart of what we do, so excellent customer service and the ability to build rapport with our customers is a large skill set that we would be looking for.



If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:


28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes




We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 19th October. Interviews are scheduled to take place between 27th & 29th October.



As a part of this recruitment process, you may be invited to a paid trial.



Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.


Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.


Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.


We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.