Costa Supervisor Plus
Job description
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A passion for coffee and people is just the start of what we are looking for.
The Supervisor Plus role is new to Butlin's and presents an amazing opportunity. This individual will be the main point of contact for team during their working day and the individual ensuring that standards are checked and compliance is high across the department. They are the hands on operational driver of success. Reporting to the Manager, the Supervisor Plus will ensure daily operational plans are fulfilled by ensuring that relevant tasks and objectives are being carried out by the team and that team are in the right place at the right time to ensure we can manage fluctuating guest demand whilst keeping operational standards and guest experience high. The Supervisor Plus will cover accommodation primarily on our intake days on Monday and Friday and will work flexibly across departments where needed for the remainder of the week, focusing attentions where we need to ensure standards are high and our that our guests receive an amazing experience. The Monday and Friday requirement in accommodation is the minimum, but the Supervisor Plus may support outside of these days based on operational requirements. You will support and coach the team to ensure the deliver a great experience and are also driving any key targets such as add on sales or promotions.
All Supervisor Plus Accountabilities
- Be the operational hands on person, ensuring that team are working effectively on all key tasks and objectives. This will vary based on the department you are based.
- Ensuring team are being coached to deliver key targets linked to the department – e.g. retail upselling
- Responsibility for CAFF audits in accommodation
- Responsibility for other departmental audits based on the area based e.g. sales targets/ perfect serve etc.
- Driving add on sales and promotions where appropriate
- Ensuring all stock/ proposition is available for guests.
- Monitoring consistent delivery of a quality guest experience in line with brand/venue guidelines.
- Ensuring any guest feedback is captured.
- Monitors NPS and takes action where possible on guest feedback.
- Coach and develop the team to ensure departmental plans are met.
- Be a champion of the Butlin’s Values and Leadership Behaviours.
- Ensure we always have a focus on RPRPRT in the way we rota team.
- Be the champion for communication in your area, ensuring that key communication is always delivered from Managers to teams and that plans are executed effectively.
- Build and maintain strong relationships across the resort, other resorts, and Butlins central support teams.
- Responsibility, where required, for people support of the department, including all people tasks from onboarding through the employee life cycle. Employee life cycle refers to PDP’s, performance management, required training, and any formal HR process.
- Be the front facing, operational delivery responsible person – turning audits and observations into action.
- Lead by example in consistently applying food safety and hygiene standards.
- Ensure all team members follow correct procedures, including allergen management, temperature checks, and appropriate cleaning cycles.
- Support compliance checks throughout service, swiftly acting on any issues.
- Foster a culture where food safety is understood, valued, and upheld by every team member.
- Ensure every guest receives a friendly, engaging welcome.
- Create a relaxed, family-friendly environment where guests feel supported and well looked after.
- Step in to resolve concerns quickly and confidently, maintaining a problems solving mindset.
- Demonstrate exceptional service behaviours for the team to model.
Provide on-shift coaching to support effective floor management, guest interaction, and service flow.
- Develop team capability in confidently engaging with guests, anticipating needs, and delivering smooth, attentive service.
- Support new team members with structured introductions to service standards and guest service expectations.
- Encourage a culture of continuous improvement, confidence, and positivity.
Coach the team to proactively recommend starters, desserts, and add-ons as part of natural guest conversations.
- Reinforce product knowledge so the team can confidently guide guests through the menu.
- Share daily focus items or specials to help the team drive increased sales.
- Celebrate individual and team successes to build motivation and momentum.
- Drive wet sales by ensuring drinks orders are taken quickly when seating guests.
- Coach the team on opening conversations with drinks suggestions to boost early revenue.
- Monitor service flow and step in to support during peaks to maintain swift beverage service.
Ensure the team carries out timely, meaningful checkbacks to confirm guest satisfaction.
- Empower team members to solve issues early, ensuring guests feel well taken care of.
- Use checkbacks as opportunities to reinforce upselling and add-on sales where appropriate (e.g., additional drinks, sides, desserts)
- Recognise great performance on shift to build a positive, motivated team culture.
- Share wins across shifts to highlight what “great” looks like and encourage consistency.
- Create an environment where team members feel valued for their contributions.
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⭐ Highlight your hospitality supervision experience at the top as this role requires hands-on operational leadership across multiple departments
📊 Quantify your team management results: "Led 12-person team, achieving 95% guest satisfaction scores"
🎯 Emphasise your audit and compliance experience as CAFF audits and departmental compliance are key responsibilities
🌐 Showcase your coaching abilities with specific examples of developing team members and driving sales targets
🤝 Demonstrate your flexibility by highlighting experience working across different departments or adapting to varying operational demands
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- •Supervised 15-person accommodation team across Monday/Friday intake days, maintaining 98% guest satisfaction through effective coaching and operational planning
- •Conducted weekly CAFF audits achieving 95% compliance rate whilst implementing corrective actions to maintain hospitality standards
- •Drove retail upselling initiatives resulting in 22% increase in add-on sales through targeted team coaching and promotional campaigns
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Butlin's Costa Supervisor Plus role represents exactly the operational leadership challenge I'm seeking, combining team management across accommodation and retail with hands-on guest experience delivery. My background in hospitality supervision and audit compliance aligns perfectly with your requirements for CAFF audits and departmental standards management.
My background in hospitality operations has equipped me with the skills to coach teams effectively whilst maintaining high operational standards during peak periods. I have experience managing fluctuating demand patterns and driving sales targets through effective team development.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you conduct a CAFF audit in accommodation?
- ›What systems would you use to monitor NPS scores?
- ›How do you track and analyse guest feedback data?
- ›What methods do you use for stock management and availability?
- ›How would you implement retail upselling strategies?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage a team across multiple departments
- ›Describe a situation where you improved guest satisfaction scores
- ›Give an example of how you've coached someone to achieve sales targets
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt quickly to changing operational demands
- ›Describe how you've handled difficult guest feedback
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to manage a team across multiple departments
Describe a situation where you improved guest satisfaction scores