F & B Chief Steward

The Londoner; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

28 days holiday per year incl. Bank

Complimentary hot meals daily

Annual complimentary hotel stays

Staff discount platform access

Pension enrollment

Regular social events

Training and development programs

Job summary

The Londoner is recruiting a Chief F&B Steward to join our Back of House team. You will oversee the smooth running of back of house operations, manage stock takes of cutlery and crockery, and ensure goods received are checked thoroughly.

You will coach and support F&B stewards, identify training needs, and contribute to health and safety audits in partnership with the back of house manager.

Qualifications

• Experience in back of house supervision within a hotel or similar environment.
• Solid understanding of health and safety procedures in F&B settings.
• Ability to prioritise and drive back of house operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage cutlery and crockery stock takes and highlight concerns to departments.
• Ensure goods received are checked thoroughly.
• Assist training, coaching and development of F&B stewards; monitor training effectiveness.
• Identify training needs for the F&B back of house team.
• Compile health and safety audits in Excel with the back of house manager.

Skills

Back of House supervision

Health & safety compliance

Stock management

Education

CIEH Level Two Health & Safety

Job description

Become a Londoner

Welcome to The Londoner, a hotel that is chic boutique in spirit and feeling yet staggering in scale and ambition. A perfectly engineered collection of spaces, tastes, textures, and offerings over 15 floors. Situated in the heart of Leicester Square, where the four corners of the city meet.

We are seeking hospitality professionals whose unique talents and ambitions will drive them to not only rise to our guests exacting standards, but also propel their own career potential in a company that recognizes and rewards. Stand out from the crowd by joining London's first 'Super Boutique' hotel.

At The Londoner we are committed to being the best place to work, so much so that we have officially been recognised as a Great Place to Work. Our commitment to the wellbeing and development of our people is at the forefront of our culture.

We are currently looking to recruit a Chief F & B Steward to join the Back of House team at The Londoner Hotel.

Overview

• The role of Chief F&B Steward will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the back of house operation, alongside the back of house manager.


• You will manage all cutlery and crockery stock takes, highlighting any concerns to departments. You will ensure that all goods received are thoroughly checked.


• The role of Chief F&B Steward will assist the training, coaching and development of the food and beverage stewards ensuring feedback to measure training effectiveness.


• Identification of training needs and requirements in F&B back of house.


• Compilation of health and safety audits in Excel document alongside the back of house manager.

About You

• Current Back of House supervisory experience in a similar hotel or environment.


• Demonstrates ability to proactively priorities business needs, drive and support the back of house operations teams.


• Displays a working knowledge of the Hotel in order to assist internal & external clients.


• To be up to date with current health and safety procedures in food and beverage.


• To have health and safety qualifications at a minimum CIEH Level Two.

Our Benefits Package

• Competitive salary


• 28 days Holiday per annum including Bank Holidays increasing with long service


• Complimentary hot meals, salad bar and unlimited beverages provided daily


• Recommend a Friend Scheme of up to £500 per friend recommended.


• Annual complimentary night stays within our hotels


• Preferential accommodation rates for all Edwardian Hotels for Hosts, their family and their friends


• Access to a discount platform for all of the most popular stores and outlets


• Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme


• Regular social events across all hotels


• Annual company recognition events held in January each year


• Wellbeing champions across all of our hotels

• Access to our company doctor for medical appointments and occupational health support


• Access for all hosts to our online learning platform Edwardian Academy


• Opportunities for promotion and a wide range of training programs to support your development

Eligibility In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.