Hand Picked Hotels is a beautiful collection of 21 privately owned, luxury country houses and coastal retreats, each hand picked for their individuality. Architecturally distinctive and quintessentially British, every hotel boasts an extraordinary location, from Scotland to the Channel Islands, offering breath taking views, from vast countryside to expansive beaches, to lush woodlands. With every need taken care of, the team at each hotel ensures every guest has a magical experience, encouraging them to return time and time again.
Hand Picked Hotels was founded in 2001 by owner and Chairman, Julia Hands MBE. Whilst each hotel is individual, every property fulfils the company values of family, individuality, community and care, ensuring a hand picked experience for every guest and employee.
We are currently recruiting for a Assistant Food and Beverage Manager at Bailbrook House Hotel, part of Hand Picked Hotels.
Perched above the historic city of Bath, surrounded by 20 acres of private grounds, Bailbrook House isn’t just a breathtaking place to stay, it’s an incredible place to build your career and be part of a close-knit team that values support, creativity, and pride in what we do. Bailbrook House offers a dynamic and inspiring environment where your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported, and your work truly matters. As a member of our team, you’ll help create unforgettable moments for guests as they explore our tranquil grounds, celebrate special events, and enjoy our personalised service, with an emphasis on service, excellence & consistency. If you’re passionate about hospitality, thrive in a supportive environment, and enjoy making a real difference to someone’s stay, Bailbrook House Hotel offers an inspiring place to grow your career.
- Reporting into the Food & Beverage Manager you will help to oversee the entire Food & Beverage operation, taking responsibility for ensuring high standards of service are consistently delivered.
- Managing, supporting and guiding our vibrant and diverse team to ensure they create magical memories for all of our guests, every time.
- You are the ultimate hospitality professional able to make each and every guest feel special and have the ability to encourage, and motivate team members to do the same.
- Help to manage the department’s payroll budget as well as other food and beverage operating costs in line with the budget ensuring targeted profit contributions are achieved.
- Of course, being an Assistant Food & Beverage Manager requires a lot of skill and dedication, so you will have incredible organisational skills and attention to detail, along with stamina and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Most of all we will want you to be inspired, have fun and enjoy being part of our Hand Picked Team.
About you:
- Previous Food & Beverage management experience within a multi outlet 4/5 Star luxury Hotel is required for this role, aswell as experience with conference and banqueting.
- Experienced in effectively assisting in managing large scale conferences, banqueting events and weddings.
- Having excellent knowledge of wine, where you are confident to offer wine pairings.
- Proven experience of managing, coaching and developing teams, and you will enjoy motivating others to be their best, achieve their goals and fully potential.
- Being driven to deliver outstanding and memorable customer service will be your passion and motivation.
- You will be excellent at building a rapport with colleagues and guests.
- Most of all, you will have a professional, organised and friendly approach and be able to anticipate our guests needs and create memories.
Our Benefits include:
- A competitive salary package plus a share of service charge.
- This is a Full-Time role working 5 days out of 7 including weekends on a rota basis, 40 hours per week, which may vary depending on business needs.
- Company pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
- Life assurance scheme.
- Employee Assistance Program to support you with whatever life throws at you.
- Company Sickness Scheme Benefit.
- 28 days holiday per year including bank holidays, increasing to 33 days including bank holidays with length of service.
- Forward career progression, with access to our In House and external training programs, including apprenticeships, which are all supported by our learning and development team.
- Discounted staff stays in our hotels and on food & drink.
- Annual loyalty awards (like afternoon teas and overnight stays).
- Online retail discount platform offering thousands of savings with high street retailers and restaurants as well as a health and well-being platform.
- Opportunity to make lifelong friendships and be part of team that celebrates Diversity and Inclusion.
Hand Picked Hotels is an Equal Opportunities employer. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
