Assistant Food and Beverage Manager

Valor Hospitality Careers - UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeships

Brand training

Career progression

Job summary

Holiday Inn Reading-South is seeking an Assistant Food and Beverage Manager to lead the daily operation of our F&B outlets, ensuring exceptional service and profitability. You will oversee cost control, scheduling, and guest experience across restaurant, bar and room service.

The role requires strong leadership, training ability, and a hands-on approach to achieving brand standards. Flexible shifts and career training opportunities are available, with active support across the F&B team.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and training skills.
• Excellent communication and service orientation.
• Experience managing food and beverage costs and budgets.
• Flexibility to work evenings/weekends.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily F&B operations to maintain high service standards.
• Prepare weekly and monthly forecasts for restaurant and outlets.
• Collaborate with Head Chef, Conference and Events Manager, and Operations Manager.
• Manage duty manager shifts as required.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Training

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

Holiday Inn Reading-South

Get paid for doing what you love, get loads of rewards and benefits and learn new skills whilst you earn.

Holiday Inn Reading-South

Get paid for doing what you love, get loads of rewards and benefits and learn new skills whilst you earn.

Are you a strong leader with interpersonal and training skills? A good communicator who is service-oriented with an eye for details? A team player and a team motivator?

You will have experience of implementing and maintaining control measures to ensure that food and beverage costs, productivity, labour costs and operating supply costs for the outlet are in line with budget.

To carry out Duty Management shifts according to business needs. To participate in departmental meetings to review progress towards achievement of business plan goals.

An Assistant Food and Beverage Manager is responsible for the daily management of the food and beverage outlets, ensuring that the highest standards of food and beverage service are provided to the guests. The Assistant Food and Beverage Manager plans, organizes and directs the overall Food and Beverage operation, administration, marketing and promotion of the outlet, and is responsible and accountable for its profitability and revenue generation.

You have good understanding of food hygiene and health and safety procedures.

Prepare weekly and monthly forecasts for restaurant, bar and room service.

Ensure clear communication with the Food and Beverage Manager, Head Chef, Conference and Events Manager and Operations Manager.

We are open 7 days a week 365 days a year and need people to work a range of shifts and days - this means great flexibility if required. We are busier generally during evenings and weekends but shift patterns and contracted hours can all be discussed at interview.

If you are looking for career training we offer nationally recognized apprenticeships which sit alongside our detailed brand training – you can view the most popular courses on our careers pages.

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Fancy Joining Our Team?

We're an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age. At Valor Hospitality, we actively welcome applications from candidates of all diverse backgrounds.

Every application is carefully reviewed against the relevant skills and experience for the role, and we'll be in touch if you're a good match and have been selected for interview.

If you need any support at any stage of the recruitment process, or reasonable adjustments to help you do your best, please email our team at [e-mail].

Please note that employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK.