The Role

Pitt Stop is Sheffield Students’ Union’s newest catering outlet which launched in September 2025. We are serving up freshly filled pittas, gyros, salads and sides. All ingredients are freshly prepared on site daily to ensure good quality and nutritious pittas, gyros and salads every time.

Pitt Stop is located on level 3 of the Students’ Union building and is open 11am until 3pm Monday to Friday during University term time - plus other important University dates such as Summer & Winter Graduation weeks.

We are looking for a self motivated and enthusiastic team player who will work alongside the Chef and flex staff to give great customer service to deliver delicious bespoke made pittas, gyros and salads in an efficient, accurate and friendly manner.

You will be involved in staff training, maintaining standards of production and service, and some food preparation and cooking when required plus any other other tasks which may arise.

Catering experience is essential.

Key Duties Include:

• Lead, motivate, and direct flex staff on shift, delegating tasks, organising breaks, and ensuring high standards of customer service.
• Maintain efficient floor operation, manage queues, operate EPoS till systems, and step in to provide cover for the chef when required.
• Oversee stock replenishment, practice strict stock rotation (FIFO), record wastage accurately, and report inventory issues to store management.
• Ensure strict adherence to food safety, hygiene, and HACCP guidelines, including running temperature checks, managing allergens, and carrying out scheduled cleaning.
• Maintain a safe environment by completing compliance paperwork, acting as a fire marshal when needed, and promptly resolving or reporting equipment faults and workplace hazards.
  

Application process

Submit your application by clicking apply and completing our application form outlining and relevant skills, experience and why you are interested in the role
Following the closing date stated on our job adverts, applications will be shortlisted against the criteria outlined in the person specification and job description.

View/Download Pitt Stop Supervisor - Job Description & Personal Specification

We will contact you by email to let you know whether or not you have been shortlisted to participate in the next stage of the selection process.

If you have any questions about the role, application process or working for Students' Union then please don't hesitate to get touch su-people@sheffield.ac.uk

Use of AI in applications

At the Students’ Union we recognise the potential benefits of AI during the recruitment process, however we encourage candidates to consider how they use AI to support them, should they choose to do so. The recruitment process is designed for both parties to assess whether the role is a good fit. It is therefore important that candidates are providing personalised applications based on their own knowledge, skills and experiences rather than copying and pasting answers generated by AI tools or relying on automated personalisation. AI tools can help to structure your thoughts, improve clarity in responses and may help you to do some generic preparation in terms of things like types of interview questions that you may be asked. Over-reliance on AI tools, however, may lead to additional challenges during the recruitment process or being hired into a role that you don’t enjoy and/or feel that you can’t perform your best in

Location: Sheffield Students' Union

Contract Type: Fixed Term (1yr); Term Time Only

Salary: £24,875 (pro rota)

Specific Hours:
35hrs per week, 37 weeks per year

Closing Date: Sunday 1st November (11:59pm)

In-person Interviews/Assessment Date:
Week commencing 2nd November 2026

Start Date: Monday 16th November