Food & Beverage Manager

Dakota Hospitality Limited (Dakota Hotels); Motherwell; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on stays and dining

Referral bonuses

Additional holiday day on first work‑y

Meals on duty

Job summary

Dakota Hospitality Limited (Dakota Hotels) is seeking a Food & Beverage Manager for Dakota Eurocentral, Motherwell. The role oversees F&B service standards across all outlets and leads the team with a hands-on approach.

The position requires 3+ years in restaurant/FOH leadership, strong wine/beverage knowledge, and flexibility to work evenings and weekends. It is a permanent, full-time role with salary around £43,600 per year.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years in Restaurant/FOH leadership roles
• Experience writing rotas and training staff
• Proven ability to maximise F&B revenue and wine lists
• Flexible to work evenings and weekends
• Experience as Duty Manager in hotel environment preferred
• Strong knowledge of wines and spirits
• Proactive, fast-paced, positive team leader

Responsibilities

• Report to Operations Manager and oversee F&B service levels across all outlets
• Lead and coach F&B teams with a hands-on approach to service
• Assume Duty Manager duties and collaborate with Head Chef and Reception
• Drive commercial performance including payroll, rosters, bookings, and stock control
• Manage supplier contracts, stock takes and ordering processes
• Develop and support team through training plans and appraisals

Skills

Leadership

Beverage management

Rotas & scheduling

Wine & beverage knowledge

Staff development

Customer service

Attention to detail

Job description

Food & Beverage Manager

Company: Dakota Hospitality Limited (Dakota Hotels)

Location: Dakota Eurocentral, Motherwell

Salary/Benefits: Salary is £43,600, including £35,000 basic pay, £4,660 average tronc plus up to £4,000 annual bonus incentive. Tronc is variable and not guaranteed.

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Shift pattern: Working any 5 days over 7

Hours per week: This role is 42.5 hours per week

Posted date: 07/10/2026

Closing date: 07/11/2026

We are seeking a new senior manager to join our team in the role of Food & Beverage Manager. The chosen candidate will be entrusted with overseeing quality and service standards through all of our F&B operations.

Estimated earnings of £43,600, comprising a basic salary of £35,000 plus average anticipated tronc and an annual incentive to earn up to £4,000. Team members in this role at Dakota Eurocentral received an average of £4,663 annually in tronc over the 12 months to September 2026. Tronc payments are variable, non-contractual and not guaranteed.

PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reportin g to the Operations Mana g er, the role of F&B Mana g er is responsible for g the levels of service delivered across all food and bevera g e areas as well as settin g our F&B strate g y. The primary responsibility of the role includes:
• Our F&B operation is the ‘heart and soul’ of our operation. You will be the custodian of this, running and overseeing services across F&B, ensuring the highest levels of service to all guests, delivering on-the-job coaching to our team, always having a hands‑on approach to service and hosting, driving standards at all times.
• As a senior mana g er within the business, undertake the role of Duty Mana g er as assi g ned, and work closely with collea g ues within the mana g ement team, especially our Head Chef. Work with Reception to increase resident to diner ratios and to provide g uests with the full Dakota Experience.
• Drive the commercial runnin g of F&B operation includin g mana g in g payroll by overseein g the development of the rota and approvin g them, mana g in g the bookin g s diary, sequence of service, as well as drivin g a culture of sales throu g h service. Maintain and have a full understandin g of supplier contracts, overseein g the accurate completion of accurate stock takes and effective orders.
• Be the direct line mana g er for the Breakfast Mana g g er and Bar Mana g er as well as the F&B reservations/host team. Always be workin g to develop their knowled g e and enthuse the entire team with all your passion for food and bevera g e.
• Work closely with HR to support the journey of all F&B team members by bein g involved in the interview process, on g oin g trainin g, holding g appraisals, and conductin g frequent one-to-one meetin g s. Implement trainin g plans and deliver on-the-job trainin g to drive the smoothest, most polished levels of g uest service throu g h out the F&B operation.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

• At least three years’ experience as a Restaurant Manager or above in a similar calibre of full-service restaurant [required]
• At least one years’ experience in a leadership position overseeing beverage in a cocktail bar environment [required]
• A minimum of three years experience in writing rotas, delivering training, and daily people management [required]
• Demonstrable experience in writing wine lists and beverage menus and F&B revenue maximisation [required]
• Fully flexible in working shifts including evenings and weekends [required]
• Experience working in a hotel environment including being a Duty Manager [preferable]
• Comprehensive knowledge of wines and spirits [required]
• Be able to be proactivein your role, and working at pace [required]
• An enthusiastic individual who will promote our culture of positivity [required]
• Be task oriented with a great pride for the work they do and attention to detail [required].
• Successful candidates must demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team [required].

WHAT WE OFFER

FINANCIAL

• Special discounts on stays and dining at any Dakota
• Bonuses to recommend a friend to join our team and every time you are mentioned on Trip Advisor
• Additional holiday day on the first anniversary of your employment
• Meals on duty and uniforming

WELLBEING

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program which includes free private mental health support and counselling sessions, video GP consultations and private prescription services, as well as access to daily rewards to be cashed out for shopping vouchers
• Support from our inhouse Mental Health Champions
• Family-friendly flexible working options
• Participation in meaningful initiatives such as Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning and the Walk for Wellbeing, Supporting causes that matter while connecting with colleagues

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

• Accredited, certified compliance training given on employment
• Access to a suite of external, certified resources via our Learning Management System
• Supportive continuous professional development culture with an annual appraisal and objectives, or a Personal Development Plan
• Opportunities to undertake both internal and external training courses, including potential for in-house Apprenticeships

Full terms on our benefits can be found in our Handbook.

ABOUT DAKOTA HOTELS

Dakota is a growing UK-based lifestyle brand, known for our stylish hotels, bustling brasserie?Grills?and upscale cocktail Bars. Dakota’s story started with two boutique hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in South Queensferry, and Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now expanded into prime city centre locations in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester,and?Newcastle. With our newest hotel opening at Manchester Airportwith more?in our pipeline.?

Dakota is synonymous for delivering attentive and genuine guest service. We attract hard‑working individuals who are passionate about working to the highest standards and have been voted within The Caterer’s Top 15 Best Employers in Hospitality for the last six years in a row. We were also featured within the Top 10 employers in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UKfor the last three years running.

As winners of The Cateys ‘People Team of the Year’, we have award-winning internal training programmes within Dakota Academy fostering continuous development and ongoing training. As a result, over 75% of our leaders have been promoted internally and, for five consecutive years, a member of our team has won a prestigious Acorn Award awarded by The Caterer to the ‘Top 30 under 30’ in the industry, demonstrating our success in developing talent.

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