Food & Beverage Manager

Champneys Henlow; Henlow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing incentives

Complimentary Spa Day on probation

Discounted stays for you and family

Job summary

Champneys Henlow is seeking a Food & Beverage Manager to lead restaurant, café and conference dining operations within our luxury wellness environment. You’ll manage and develop the F&B team, ensure exceptional service, and drive profitability while maintaining the highest standards across all outlets.

This hands-on leadership role requires experience in premium hospitality, strong commercial awareness, and a passion for guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience managing Food & Beverage operations in a hotel, resort, or premium hospitality setting.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to manage budgets effectively.
• Natural people leader who develops, motivates and supports their team.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day running of restaurant, café and conference dining operations.
• Inspire and manage the F&B team to deliver outstanding guest experiences.
• Drive performance, profitability and cost control across the department.
• Manage recruitment, training, development and performance of staff.
• Ensure smooth service across all outlets including conferences and room service.
• Maintain guest relationships and handle feedback professionally.
• Oversee rotas, stock control and department budgets.
• Champion health, safety and compliance standards.

Skills

F&B management

Team leadership

Budget management

Guest service excellence

Job description

Food & Beverage Manager

Champneys Henlow

Contract: Full Time
Salary: £36,000 plus gratuities

At Champneys, we don’t just serve food, we create experiences that nourish, inspire, and elevate wellbeing. Across our iconic health spa resorts, we bring together luxury hospitality with a deep-rooted passion for health, beauty and wellness.

We’re now looking for a Food & Beverage Manager to lead our team and deliver exceptional dining experiences that match the high standards our guests expect and deserve.

About the Role

As our Food & Beverage Manager, you’ll take ownership of the day-to-day running of our restaurant, café and conference dining operations, ensuring every service is seamless, every space is immaculate, and every guest leaves delighted.

You’ll be a visible, hands on manager, supporting your supervisors and team, driving standards on the floor, and creating an environment where service excellence comes naturally.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Managing and inspiring your F&B team to deliver outstanding guest experiences
• Overseeing all restaurant and bar operations, ensuring exceptional service standards
• Driving performance, profitability and cost control across the department
• Managing recruitment, training, development and performance of your team
• Ensuring smooth service delivery across all outlets, including conferences and room service
• Maintaining strong guest relationships and handling feedback with professionalism
• Managing rotas, stock control, and departmental budgets
• Championing health, safety and compliance standards at all times
• Working closely with other departments to ensure a seamless guest journey

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a confident, proactive manager who:

• Has experience managing Food & Beverage operations in a hotel, resort, or premium hospitality setting
• Is passionate about delivering exceptional service and creating memorable guest experiences
• Thrives in a fast paced environment and leads from the front
• Has strong commercial awareness and can manage budgets effectively
• Is a natural people leader who develops, motivates and supports their team
• Takes pride in high standards, attention to detail and operational excellence

Why Join Champneys?

• Work in a unique luxury wellness environment
• Be part of a family run business with strong values and heritage
• Opportunity to shape and lead a high performing team
• Ongoing training, development and career progression
• Competitive salary and benefits package

Our Purpose

At Champneys, we believe health, beauty and wellbeing are intrinsically linked. Everything we do is designed to help our guests feel happier and healthier, inside and out.

Ready to take the next step?

If you’re passionate about hospitality, people, and delivering exceptional experiences—we’d love to hear from you.

Being the iconic wellbeing brand that we are you should expect benefits that match our simple vision; to make you feel happier and healthier inside and out.

Not only will you work in great company you will also have access to the following:

• Health, Wellness and Wellbeing incentives
• Digital fitness programmes
• Nutrition guides and recipes
• Self-Guided meditation
• Wellbeing podcasts
• Champneys experiences (such an overnight stay or an ultimate spa day experience)
• App for all schedules, timesheets, annual leave and all the important things you need at your fingertips.
• In house social media connecting our Champneys Family
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling sessions and legal advice if required, other perks such as shopping discounts and financial support to list a few benefits.
• Motivating, rewarding and engaging colleague events.
• Discounted stays for you, your friends and family at any of our properties.
• Complimentary Spa Day on completion of your probationary period.
• 50% discount on all Champneys products.
• Great discounts on our partner products Elemis and Clarins.
• Discounted membership to our exceptional health clubs.
• Merlin Entertainments Attraction.
• Introduce a friend incentive.
• Long Service celebrations.
• Free parking [Eastwell Manor, Forest Mere, Henlow, Mottram Hall, Springs, Tring and the College only].
• Professional Uniform.

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