Food & Beverage Manager

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.

Due to internal promotion We're looking for a Food and Beverage Manager to join us at the wonderful Speke Hall in Liverpool. Speke Hall is one of the finest examples of a Tudor House in the country and is set in amazing grounds with wonderful walks and lovely children's activities including a play are and maze. F&B consists of two main outlets and Ice Cream kiosks together with lots of F&B for events linked to the Hall and calendar events such as Christmas. You will be leading a special team who are so committed to delivering wonderful service at Speke Hall. Apart from leading the team will be looking for you to grow the business and look for commercial opportunities to see the performance continue to grow.

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: 1950 hours per year which equates to an average of 37.5 hours per week which can mean a little more in the summer but a little less in the winter

Salary: starting salary of £30966

Duration: permanent

What it's like to work here

To find out more about what it's like to work in a food and beverage team for the National Trust, clickhere towatch our video.

What you'll be doing

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 café 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.

Please also read the full role profile, attached to this advert.

Who we're looking for
experienced as a leader, with skills including setting personal objectives and providing development
familiar with budgets, increasing income and controlling costs (including managing stock and waste)
confident with identifying new opportunities and making strategic decisions for the future of your department
good with people, with a can-do attitude
aware of health and safety compliance

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

to find out moreabout the benefits we offer to support you.

Closing Date: 02 February 2025

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EqualOpportunities Statement

The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here .

Safeguarding Statement

The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early and therefore we encourage you to apply for this position early.
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