Food & Beverage Service Manager

Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned hospitality establishment in Leeds is seeking a Food & Beverage Service Manager to create outstanding guest experiences. In this hands-on role, you will lead a team, ensure high service quality, and manage all aspects of food and drink outlets. The ideal candidate will bring culinary and restaurant experience, coupled with strong management skills, to foster a friendly atmosphere and uphold company standards. Join us for a rewarding role with opportunities for career progression and a collection of attractive perks.

Benefits

Free parking

Wagestream - access to wages as you earn

Free meal while on duty

Health cash plan with discounts

Use of gym and discounted Spa treatments

28 days annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Discounted accommodation and meals

Pension & Life assurance

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a food-led service and developing a strong team.
• Comfortable with a hands-on role and working flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse team to ensure guests receive high service standards.
• Plan all aspects across food and drink outlets.
• Maintain staffing levels in line with budgets.
• Be hands-on during service as needed.

Skills

Culinary Experience

Restaurant Experience

Food Service

Hotel Experience

Hospitality Experience

Management Experience

Tools

Taleo

Micros POS

Job description

Overview

Wed love to meet you - Come and join the Daniel Thwaites family

We are currently seeking an established professional and hands on Food & Beverage Service Manager to support and motivate their team to create amazing experiences for our guests through delivering warm and friendly hospitality in every interaction. This role is maternity cover for up to 12 months starting the beginning of February 2026.

Your day to day

• As Food & Beverage Service Manager you will lead a diverse team to ensure all guests receive the highest standard of service and want to return again in the future
• Planning all aspects across the food and drink outlets including Conference & Events to ensure the rotas and service meets the needs of all guests
• Maintaining staffing levels in line with agreed budgets
• Being hands on during service as and when required
• Managing all aspects of performance and development with your team
• Communicate with other departments
• Maintaining the service standards across your function and always looking to improve at every opportunity
• Team work

Who are we looking for

Every day we want people to come to work to make people feel at ease through delivering warm hospitality. To achieve this you will need to be friendly extremely personable and have the ability to deliver the company standards in each interaction.

You will have experience in managing a food led service along with proven experience in leading and developing a strong team. It would be ideal if you have previously been involved with Conference & Events but this is not essential.

This is a hands on role so you should be comfortable with rolling up your sleeves and getting involved with service when required. Our business is open all day every day so you will need to be able to work during morning evenings and / or weekends.

In return we are offering a rewarding role with scope for career progression along with;

• A fun environment where you will receive the training and support to develop and progress
• Free parking
• Wagestream - the ability to access up to 40% of your wages as you earn them each week
• Tips paid monthly
• Free meal whilst on duty
• Health cash plan with access to discounted perks
• Use of our brilliant gym on site and discounted Spa treatments
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Apprenticeships available
• Discounted accommodation food and drink in our beautiful properties across the country
• Pension & Life assurance
• Long service awards including free meals and free stays with your friends or family

Required Experience

Required Experience : Manager

Key Skills

Culinary Experience,Restaurant Experience,Food Service,Hotel Experience,Taleo,Hospitality Experience,Bartending,Guest Relations Experience,Management Experience,POS,Supervising Experience,Micros POS

Employment Details

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1