Food and Beverage Assistant - The Manchester Deansgate Hotel

Intercontinental Hotels Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading hotel chain in Manchester is seeking a Food and Beverage Assistant to provide exceptional service to guests. You'll be responsible for welcoming guests, taking orders, and ensuring a smooth dining experience. Ideal candidates will have food and beverage experience and availability during busy evening and weekend shifts. The role offers competitive pay, guaranteed hours, and various colleague perks including discounted stays.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid holidays

Employee assistance programme

Colleague discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in food and beverage is important, ideally in a similar venue.
• Evening and weekend availability is essential.

Responsibilities

• Welcome guests and take orders accurately.
• Make thoughtful menu recommendations.
• Work seamlessly with the team for smooth service.

Skills

Warmth and professionalism

Menu knowledge

Teamwork

Can-do attitude

Job description

Join the team at Podium, our 2 Rosette restaurant in the heart of Manchester where great food and genuine hospitality come together. As a Food and Beverage Assistant at Podium, you will:

• Welcome and look after our guests with warmth and professionalism, taking orders accurately and serving food and drinks with confidence and personality.
• Use your knowledge of our menus to make thoughtful recommendations, guiding guests through their dining experience and helping to create memorable moments.
• Work seamlessly with the wider team to ensure smooth service, always attentive to guest needs, dietary requirements, and allergen information.
• Evening and weekend availability is essential - these are our busiest and most exciting times!
• Experience in food and beverage is important, ideally in a similar venue. If you bring warmth, enthusiasm and a can-do attitude we can provide the training you need to succeed.

At IHG Hotels and Resorts, we believe that no two individuals are alike, and we celebrate that by offering our colleagues a wide range of additional benefits to support their unique needs and aspirations. You can expect to receive:

• Financial security - Competitive salary, guaranteed hours, paid overtime, a free meal on shift, paid holidays, subsidised unsocial hour travel support and enhanced sick pay!
• 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 perks portal.
• Wellbeing - generous maternity/paternity pay, employee assistance programme available 24/7 and access to mental health first-aiders

We have 4-hour per week contracts available, with opportunity to pick up extra shifts when business requires. The Manchester Deansgate Hotel will fully transition to the InterContinental brand by 2027, enhancing your stay with our signature luxury and service.