Wrest Park Food & Beverage Manager

Title: Wrest Park Food & Beverage Manager
Location:Wrest Park, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HR
Salary: £38,802 / 36 hours per week / Permanent
Job type: Permanent
Ref: 15364
We're the organisation that looks after England's most important buildings and monuments, making sure our country's amazing history is available for everyone to enjoy. From world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, Roman forts to a Cold War bunker, we bring the history of England to life.
We are looking for a Food and Beverage Manager to join our team on a permanent basis, working 36 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary from £38,802 depending on skills, experience and location
- 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years
- Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10%
- Flexible hours
- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
- Apprenticeship opportunities
- Subscriptions to professional bodies
- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you another adult and up to 6 children
- 25% discount in our shops and cafes
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave
- Options to buy additional leave
- An inclusive working atmosphere where everyone from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs will be supported
- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music or history events
This is an incredible opportunity for an individual who would like to bring their expert knowledge and skills to lead the Wrest Park Food and Beverage team to deliver excellent customer service, deliver enticing menus and get stuck into our jam packed event programme.
What's more, as part of our charity bringing history to life, you'll be supported and encouraged to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference to the way England's rich past is experienced.
As our Food and Beverage Manager, you will be responsible for leading your team to champion excellent customer service on a daily basis in a busy cafe as well as at other smaller outlets around the site. You will also deliver exciting menus at blockbuster events as well as cater for corporate gatherings.
You will work closely with the site team and the South F&B Support Manager to set objectives, keep accurate stock, food safety and allergen paperwork, and review performance to develop an empowered team.
To be considered as a Food and Beverage Manager, you will need:
- Experience of successfully leading a large team in a catering or hospitality environment
- To be an effective communicator with the ability to inspire and sell your vision to keep your team actively engaged
- Experience of HACCP, Food Safety, allergen labelling legislation and full understanding of health and safety in a food and beverage environment
- Familiar with budgets, increasing income and controlling costs
- To be flexible, adaptable, personable and have a can-do attitude
Find out more about us and what we do on our website and meet some of our People and hear about why they enjoy working with us.
Everyone is welcome at English Heritage. We are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage. By joining us, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone's story with an inclusive working atmosphere where everyone from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs will be supported. To support this work, we have a number of EDI networks that you can join as either a member or ally. These networks include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Mobility, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence and Gender Specific Issues.
We would be delighted to hear from you if you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, e.g. regarding workplace adjustments, working patterns, please contact Connie Main, Wrest Park Manager.
Interviews will be held week commencing 21st March 2024, with additional dates to be added.
Closing date: 21/03/2024 23:59:59
So, if you’d like to join us as a Food & Beverage Manager, please apply via the button shown.
Other organisations may call this role Café Manager, Food & Beverage Team Lead, Catering Manager, Restaurant Manager, Front of House Manager, F&B Manager, or Food Service Manager.