Food & Beverage Operations Manager

Food & Beverage Operations Manager - Woodlands Park Hotel, Cobham

Are you an experienced Food & Beverage Operations  Manager looking for an exciting new challenge?

Woodlands Park Hotel are recruiting for a Food & Beverage Operations Manager to join the team.

As the Food & Beverage Operations Manager you will oversee the entire Food & Beverage operation and team including the Restaurant Manager & Conference & Banqueting Manager, taking responsibility for ensuring high standards of service are consistently delivered.

You will manage, support and guide our vibrant and diverse team to ensure they create fantastic memories for all of our guests; whether they are dining in our 2 AA rosette restaurant, having a relaxing breakfast or afternoon tea, enjoying a drink in the gardens, attending an event or simply having room service and a night in front of the TV! 

You are the ultimate hospitality professional able to make each and every guest feel special and have the ability to encourage, and motivate team members to do the same. Your outstanding knowledge of all things food and drink related will inspire those working with you and you will enjoy sharing your knowledge and making sure regular training and development is on the menu at Bailbrook House!

Contributing to the hotels strategic planning activities, you will take an active role in driving food and beverage sales, forecasting, creating and marketing a hotel calendar of food and beverage events.

You will manage the department’s payroll budget as well as other food and beverage operating costs in line with the budget ensuring targeted profit contributions are achieved. 

Of course, being a Food & Beverage Operations Manager requires a lot of skill and dedication, so you will have incredible organisational skills and attention to detail, along with stamina and the ability to remain calm under pressure.

Does this sound like a tempting opportunity you’d like to explore further? Then we’d love to hear from you.

What’s in it for you:

• Meals on shift are provided 
• 28 days holiday rising to 33 days with service – we think it’s fair to value loyalty.
• £30 staff stays with Hand Picked Hotels per room Bed & Breakfast PLUS discounted food, drink and spa treatments. Yes, it’s as good as it sounds!
• A share of service charge – 100% of which is split between the team plus gratuities
• Annual loyalty awards (like afternoon teas and overnight stays)
• Working in stunning surroundings in a property packed with character
• Online retail discount platform and a health and well-being platform
• Pension & Life Assurance Scheme
• Training & Development to include Hand Picked People management training courses such as Behavioural Interviewing and Appraisal Skills.

About you:

• You will already have Food & Beverage management experience within a multi outlet 4/5 Star Hotel and experience of managing a 2AA + Rosette restaurant

• You will have knowledge and experience of effectively managing large scale conferences, banqueting events and weddings

• You will have excellent knowledge of wine
• You will have experience of leading large diverse teams and will enjoy developing team members and motivating them to be their best. Experience of working with seasonal teams would be an advantage due to the nature of our recruitment and payroll budgets.
• You’ll be motivated by delivering outstanding service and enjoy building rapport with guests and colleagues
• Most of all, you’ll have a professional, organised, charming and friendly approach

About us:

Woodlands Park Hotel is a 4 Star Hotel with 57 bedrooms, 2 Rosette restaurant, wedding, conference and event facilities.

Hand Picked Hotels is a private collection of 21 country house hotels throughout the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. Each of our properties has its own charming character, and all of them are set in stunning surroundings; from the sandy shores of Jersey to the rolling hills of Yorkshire.

With welcoming and charming service delivered in truly inspirational settings, our guests are encouraged to relax, kick off their shoes and indulge. You make it Hand Picked!

Hand Picked Hotels is an Equal Opportunities employer.