Assistant Bar & Restaurant Manager - West Mersea Holiday Park - West Mersea, Colchester

Assistant Bar & Restaurant Manager - West Mersea Holiday Park - West Mersea, Colchester

Job Type: Full Time - Permanent

Department: Food & Beverage

Hours: 43 hours per week

Salary: £25,000 per annum

The Neptune Pub & Carvery are looking for an Assistant Bar & Restaurant Manager to assist in the management of our bar and restaurant.

Our Assistant Bar & Restaurant Manager will be expected to have the experience and knowledge of the hospitality industry. They must be able to assist in the management and controlling of all aspects of the bar and restaurant. They must also be willing to learn and have the drive to progress their role in the future.

The Role

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

• Assisting the Retail Manager in delivering the following and deputising in their absence.
• Recruiting, training and managing the performance of your team.
• Controlling the work of all venues to meet sales targets and operate within budgeted costs and spend
• Controlling beverage stocks, money and all company equipment within area of responsibility, ensuring optimum profitability of business
• Co-ordinating the ordering of stocks from approved suppliers, achieving maximum stock rotations
• Organising period stocktaking of all Company assets within the areas of responsibility, interpret results and take appropriate action
• Encouraging sale by the marketing and display of products to their best advantage
• Managing the cellar to ensure optimum quality of product, cleanliness and safe storage, with the minimum of wastage
• Maximising gross percentage through application of appropriate sales mix
• Ensuring all team members have comprehensive product knowledge
• Planning merchandising initiatives
• Maximising bar food sales opportunities
• Preparing, planning and managing a budget for all resources within area of responsibility and to monitor and maintain effective control

The Candidate

The successful candidate should:

• Minimum of 1 year experience in Hospitality Management
• Want to succeed and progress their career
• Have proactive approach
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have the ability to work under pressure with good decision making skills
• Have a professional and outgoing personality
• Have good IT skills, including knowledge of Excel, Word and e-mail.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Be flexible

Benefits

• 20% friends and family discount on holidays booked with Park Holidays, this is subject to availability at time of booking.
• All staff have a discount of 50% on food purchased from the complex, this does not include specials or any drinks & is subject to conditions.
• Great staff referral scheme
• 28 days holiday leave per annum
• Progression Programme within the Company – Learning & development opportunities available with the potential to join the Company’s Talent Academy Apprenticeship Development Programme.

The Company

With 56 caravan parks situated throughout the UK we are now one of the largest providers of Holiday parks covering England, Scotland, and Wales. We offer great value family holidays and short breaks, with a small selection of touring and camping too, along with a wide range of static caravan holiday homes and luxury lodges for sale.