Food & Beverage Supervisor
Job Description
Job title: Food & Beverage Supervisor
Company: English Heritage
Job description: We’re the organization 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 supervisor to join our team on a permanent full time basis, working 36 hours per week on average.
The Benefits
– Salary from £23,996 – £25942, 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 you will contribute to an inspirational visit to Wrest Park through exceptional Food and Beverage activities. Assist the Food and Beverage Manager in all aspects of the day to day running of the Food and Beverage outlet, ensuring that EH Food and Beverage standards are achieved and maintained, both in the front and back of house, and that all legal requirements are met. You will support the Food and Beverage team to ensure an outstanding eating experience is provided for all our visitors, whilst optimizing opportunities to generate income. As part of the site supervisory team, contribute to overall commercial targets, supporting site operations and managing relationships with other teams on site through effective communication and cross-working, and deputizing for the Food and Beverage Manager in their absence.
We would be delighted to hear from you, if you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, please contact Gary Hounsell, Food and Beverage Manager on gary.hounsell@english-heritage.org.uk.
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 supervisor you will use your passion for delivering high quality visitor experiences and be at the heart of telling English Heritage’s story? if you join our Food and Beverage team at Wrest Park and play your part in helping visitors experience more of England’s captivating past and preserve it for generations to come. This role is a unique opportunity for you to work at Wrest Park.
Our Food & Beverage outlets provide the social hub at the historic site of Wrest Park and you will play a vital part in creating a warm and welcoming environment where our visitors can relax and enjoy high quality food. Whether you are serving on the counter, cleaning down our food outlets or preparing orders in the kitchen, this is an environment that will keep you busy and engaged. You will be part of an organization that is committed to ensuring our visitors leave having had a great experience and we believe in a great team environment.
You will assist the Food and Beverage Manager in all aspects of the day to day running of the Food and Beverage outlet, ensuring that EH Food and Beverage standards are achieved and maintained, both in the front and back of house, and that all legal requirements are met. You will support the Food and Beverage team to ensure an outstanding eating experience is provided for all our visitors, whilst optimizing opportunities to generate income.
Weekend and bank holiday working is essential.
Find out more about us and what we do here, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about -us/ here. Meet some of our People and hear about why they enjoy working with us here https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/jobs/working-at-historic-places/.
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, please contact Gary Hounsell at gary.hounsell@english-heritage.org.uk
Interview date to be confirmed
Closing date: 15/03/2024 23:59:59
You will need to refer to the following documents when completing your application.
Expected salary: £23996 – 25942 per year
Location: Bedfordshire
