Assistant Food & Beverage Manager

Norton Park - Events Operations; Sutton Scotney; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A hospitality events venue in Sutton Scotney seeks a passionate individual for a hands-on role in leading food and beverage operations. You'll manage the restaurant, bar, and event spaces, ensuring brand standards and exceptional guest experiences. Experience in hospitality management, particularly in busy settings, is essential. This role offers varied responsibilities in a supportive and dynamic environment, fostering professional development and teamwork.

Benefits

Free health club membership

Discounts across The QHotels Collection

Family & Friends discounts

Support with training & professional qualifications

Employee Assistance Program

Refer a friend scheme

FREE parking

Qualifications

• Experience in busy meetings & events, banqueting, and weddings venue.
• Hands-on leadership with a focus on guest experience and brand standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team by example, ensuring high standards of guest experience.
• Assist the Food & Beverage Manager across the operation.
• Maximize revenues in the restaurant, bar, and events areas.

Skills

Previous experience working within hospitality

Restaurant and bar management experience

People management experience

Knowledge of wines & spirits

Up to date with food & beverages trends & best practice

Job description

Are you passionate about food and providing an outstanding guest experience?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced role where 2 days are never the same?

The important stuff:

• Free health club membership (T&Cs apply)
• Discounts across The QHotels Collection
• Family & Friends discounts in hotels across The QHotels Collection
• Support with training & professional qualifications, including course fees!
• Various learning & development available
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program – Hospitality Action
• Refer a friend scheme
• FREE parking
• AND……much, much more!

What will I do?

You will be hands on, working on the floor together with your team, leading by example ensuring brand standards are adhered to, the guest experience is to a very high standard and revenues are maximised at every opportunity. Assisting the Food & Beverage Manager across the F&B operation which will include the restaurant, bar and conference & events areas.

Is this the role for me?

• Previousexperience working withinhospitality
• Have worked in a busy meetings & events, banqueting and weddingsvenue
• Restaurant and bar management experience
• People management experience
• Up to date with food & beverages trends&best practice
• Knowledge of wines & spirits

Curious to find out more?

Norton Park Hotel, Spa & Manor House is a 4*, 165-bedroom property, located in Sutton Scotney, just outside Winchester. Our hotel has Scene restaurant and bar & lounge, a terrace, and we offer afternoon tea, private dining and meetings & event spaces as well as a separate Manor House. The leisure facilities include a pool, a gym, steam room, sauna, and a relaxing Elemis spa.

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