F&B Team Leader

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Scotland; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in Glasgow is seeking a warm and engaging Food & Beverage Team Leader. In this role, you'll lead a vibrant team, ensuring top-tier service and a welcoming atmosphere for guests. With guaranteed hours, competitive pay of £14.15 per hour, and numerous benefits including discounted hotel rates and financial wellbeing support, this is a great opportunity for those passionate about hospitality and eager to grow in their careers.

Benefits

Free meal on shift

Paid holidays

Discounted room rates

Financial wellbeing app

Generous maternity/paternity pay

Qualifications

• Solid experience of team leadership in a busy bar or restaurant within a 4 or 5* hotel.
• Availability to work 5 shifts per week including weekends and bank holidays.
• Ability to communicate clearly and confidently under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead smooth and efficient bar shifts.
• Set the tone and create a warm atmosphere.
• Motivate and support a large team.

Skills

Team leadership experience

Customer service

Effective communication

Ability to thrive under pressure

Flexible approach to shifts

Job description

Overview

At voco Grand Central Hotel, we are looking for our next Food & Beverage Team Leader to join us in creating a warm voco welcome for our guests!

Our locally curated voco Grand Central stands strong in Glasgow’s city centre, bringing together un-stuffy service and a warm Glasgow welcome to our business and leisure guests alike. Holding the biggest ballroom in Scotland with natural light and our iconic award-winning Champagne Central Bar, our Hotel is full of over 140 years of culture, history, and storytelling with our relaxing spaces for guests to enjoy.

Are you a natural host with strong leadership skills and a love for hospitality?

We’re looking for someone who can own the floor, lead a team, and bring great energy — every shift.

What you’ll do

• Lead a smooth and efficient bar shifts in a dynamic, high-volume environment.
• Set the tone — greet guests, create a warm atmosphere, and deliver top-tier service.
• Motivate and support a large team — lead by example, always.
• Keep the energy high and the service seamless.

Requirements

• Has solid experience of team leadership in a busy bar or restaurant within a 4 or 5* hotel
• Availability to work 5 shifts per week including weekends and bank holidays (evening availability is essential
• Communicates clearly and confidently under pressure and can motivate the team if the going gets tough!
• Thrives in a fast-paced setting and keeps things running like clockwork.
• Loves people and knows how to make guests feel welcome and looked after ensuring they are having a uniquely personal experience!
• Has a flexible approach to shifts and be willing to learn new things and work as part of our wider Hotel team!

Are you ready to lead from the front and be our next Food & Beverage Team Leader? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

• Financial security - £14.15 per hour (£29,432 per annum FTE), guaranteed hours, paid overtime, a free meal on shift, paid holidays, subsidised unsocial hour travel support and enhanced sick pay! Plus, Tronc paid monthly if in eligible role.
• Wagestream - a financial wellbeing app giving you the opportunity to save, track and withdraw your pay as you earn it.
• Growth and development – extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice.
• Colleague perks - worldwide discounted room rates and discounted F&B whilst on employee rate (IHG has over 6,000 hotels and growing), plus generous friends and family rate. Discounts through our portal on your supermarket shop, experiences and loads of retailers on our perk’s portal.
• Wellbeing – generous maternity/paternity pay, employee assistance programme available 24/7 and access to mental health first-aiders.
• Hotel specific benefits – generous discounts in our Champagne Bar (must be booked in line with process) plus a variety of different gifts on milestone occasions to celebrate with you!

If you are someone who wants to join a company which favours laid-back but attentive connections with a focus on the environment, apply today! Check out our Instagram page @vocograndcentral to see more.

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Join voco hotels where every hotel has its unique charm, and our thoughtful hosts create a home away from home. Step by step, we're on a journey towards a sustainable future, treating the planet the same way we do our guests. Seeking individuals with as much character as our vibrant hotels. If you thrive on genuine hospitality, your place is with us at voco hotels

Don’t quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.