Food & Beverage Manager
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38,000 pa plus service charge |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | LE1 1AA |
| Company: | Kew Green Hotels |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4e78029ff2ef40f781e5 |
Summary
At voco Hotels, our shared mission is to make memorable experiences for our guests through heartfelt human connections. This emotional investment drives all that we do, and it's why you'll love the work, too. Our teams are empowered and encouraged to act from the heart, to go above and beyond to create ridiculously personal experiences for each other and our guests!!
voco is IHG’s fastest growing premium brand globally, and is focused on delivering Thoughtful, Unstuffy and Charming experiences. Guests tell us that voco sounds fun without being vanilla, trendy without being alienating, and premium without being stuffy… welcome to voco!
Through positive and proactive leadership Our Food & Beverage Manager is responsible for training and nurturing team members to deliver the brand standards, which in turn will support our overall goal of delivering an efficient, effective and profitable service that meets revenue and cost targets.
This roll is responsible for ensuring that we bring to life the voco brand standards throughout all F&B outlets including breakfast, The Lair Bar & Restaurant and our meeting and event space and you report directly to the General Manager.
To succeed as our Food & Beverage Manager, you will need:
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- Food & Beverage duty management and team leadership experience for 1+ years in a hotel property of similar size & standard.
- To be able to perform a variety of activities as needed across all food and beverage departments, as a minimum; lead/supervise a large-scale meeting, wedding or social event or host and supervise service across all meal periods or supervise the service behind the bar(s).
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to inspire and mentor a team
- Overseeing the food and beverage department, ensuring a consistently outstanding level of service is delivered to all guests and diners
- Promoting a culture that anticipates customer needs wherever possible, and to react to these to enhance customer satisfaction.
- Establishing and achieving quality and guest satisfaction goal.
- Keeping your knowledge upto date, enabling you to make recommendations to our guests, but also updating the General Manager of new trends and opportunities.
- Monitoring budgets and controlling expenses and labour costs.
- Proactively engaging in marketing your hotels restaurant and meeting spaces, both internally and externally.
- Drive promotions that deliver outstanding F&B experiences for our guests.
What you’ll bring to the team
An ideal candidate for this role should possess the following attributes:
- Demonstrable success in a Food and Beverage Supervisory/Management position.
- A passion for the Food and Beverage industry and keeping up to date with trends.
- A strong leadership, capable of motivating and influencing other to work to defined procedures and standards.
- Numerate, computer literate and able to manage resources within agreed budgets.
- Good understanding of food hygiene and health & safety procedures.
Full details of the role will be discussed with the shortlisted candidates. If you’d like to find out more about the role before applying, why not reach out to our resourcing team at recruitment@kewgreenhotels.com.
Benefits
Our rewards package includes:
- Annual Conference Event and Awards
- Robust career development opportunities and support for personal growth
- Attractive discounts across many major retailers, restaurants, and events
- Complementary Employee, Family and Friends discounts in hotels across the Kew Green Hotels portfolio and at partner hotels worldwide!
- 50% off food and beverage while you stay in our hotels
- 24/7, 365 days Employee Assistance Line for mental health and wellbeing support, financial and legal advice
Next steps
A member of the hotel team will be in touch to book a 15-minute chat so we can get to know you better. We will explain the role in detail, and you can highlight your skills to us. If successful at this stage, you will meet General Manager and/or Operations Manager.
Who are Kew Green Hotels?
Kew Green Hotels is a rapidly expanding global company, with a diverse portfolio across leading hotel chains, including IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Hilton, what unites us all is our values. Please view our website for more details.