Food & Beverage Manager - Wareham

jobs24.co.uk; Mid Devon; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Food and Beverage Manager to lead operations at a renowned visitor attraction. This role offers the opportunity to manage a lively cafe, ensuring outstanding customer service and high presentation standards. You will be responsible for team development, budget management, and achieving financial targets while fostering a positive work environment. With a commitment to inclusivity and community representation, this organization values diversity and promotes professional growth. Join a team dedicated to delivering memorable experiences for visitors while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Substantial pension scheme

Free entry to National Trust places

Rental deposit loan scheme

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Gym membership discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Flexible working options

Employee assistance programme

Free parking at most Trust places

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience with a focus on team development.
• Skilled in budget management and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the cafe ensuring high service standards.
• Recruit, train, and develop a versatile team.

Skills

Leadership

Budget Management

Customer Service

Health and Safety Compliance

Strategic Decision Making

Job description

Are you looking for the next step in your career in food and beverage? The National Trust is renowned for its food and hospitality. We run 185 cafes all over England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and we'd love you to join us. We're looking for a Food and Beverage Manager to join us. Because we are in a rural area, please think about how you'd be able to get here for work before applying for the job.

Benefits: We want to help you look after the things that matter to you, such as saving for your future, getting a discount on your weekly shop, or encouraging you to find a work-life balance. Please read our package below to see what benefits we offer you.

Hours: This role is based on annualised hours, where the amount of hours you work each month may vary; however, your salary will be paid in 12 equal instalments over the year. Weekends and bank holiday working is essential but no evenings. Christmas day and Boxing day off.

Salary: £28,548

Duration: Permanent

Interview date: WC 04 February 2025

What it's like to work here

Corfe Castle is a famous monument in Dorset landscape, and our F&B offer plays a pivotal role in ensuring a great visitor experience. Our Tea Rooms offer a classic selection consisting of delicious cakes, bakes, and light meals. The team consists of our 'core' team members that help us deliver service throughout the whole year, but the overall number increases in the run-up to Spring and Summer holidays. As Food and Beverage Manager, you'll lead and support your team at one of the National Trust's busy visitor attractions. This involves handling things behind the scenes, from administration to developing people and everything in between. You'll be championing outstanding customer service and keeping presentation standards high to help give all our visitors an enjoyable day.

You'll be responsible for leading and running our cafe on a day-to-day basis, so the team can get on with doing what they do best. It's a busy, lively place, and we want to make sure that we always give visitors the best service every time.

You'll help to build a great place to work for your team. You'll recruit and train versatile and hard-working people and encourage high achievement by setting objectives and reviewing their performance. You might also be needed to support the wider property team from time to time.

You'll work with the Area Manager to set and achieve financial targets that will increase profitability, as well as overseeing results and acting when needed. Where you can, you'll find ways to improve things based on feedback from the team and visitors.

We'll give you an induction that fits the job, and training in allergens and food safety, plus any mentoring needed to help you in your role. You can sign up for further professional training and development if you wish.

We'd love to hear from you if you're:

1. Experienced as a leader, with skills including setting personal objectives and providing development.
2. Familiar with budgets, increasing income, and controlling costs (including managing stock and waste).
3. Confident with identifying new opportunities and making strategic decisions for the future of your department.
4. Good with people, with a can-do attitude.
5. Aware of health and safety compliance.

The National Trust is committed to promoting and preserving those places of natural beauty and historic interest for which it has the privilege to be responsible for the benefit of the nation, for everyone forever. The Trust is proud of what has been achieved over the last 126 years and is determined to maintain those high standards of conservation, stewardship, and curatorial care for which it has been recognised throughout the world.

The package:

The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest, and your children (under 18)
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places