Food Services Manager Vacancy April 2012

1. Food Services Manager
Unique Venue
Berkhampstead
25th April 2012
 Formal qualifications in Hotel and
Catering Management or Hospitality
Developing People & Standards to meet the needs of People with standards
 Minimum 2 years experience in F&B
function of 4* hotel at supervisory Salary: £30,000 £35,000 + benefits
dependent on experience
level or above
 Experience of working with a multi-
national clientele With 190 bedrooms, a variety of function rooms and a selection of purpose
built Meeting areas our client caters for everything from weddings to private
 Experience of running large F&B
functions such as conferences and dining, plus buffet lunches and providing 24/7 coffee outlets for delegates
weddings
and guests. To achieve this, a first class hospitality function is a must. Add
 Line management experience in their international clientele and an ambitious growth programme which
includes the launch of fine dining events, and not only do you begin to un-
 A high level of food and wine knowl-
edge
derstand their vision, you can also see the challenge they in achieving it.
 A focus on high quality customer
service
The hospitality function has been through significant change over the past
few years, with a new structure being implemented to help achieve
 Excellent communication skills
the vision of excellence as standard. Part of this new structure is the intro-
 Natural leader - able to motivate and duction of an F&B Services Manager, someone responsible for managing the
influence team function and delivering the vision. We are looking for a talented and experi-
 Strong financial skills, able to manage
enced individual, someone who is passionate about their profession and can
both resource and purchasing costs use that passion to motivate and influence their team. Extensive line man-
 Highly organised, with good attention
agement experience is essential, as is experience of dealing with change.
to detail
 Ability to remain calm under pressure
Hospitality is provided 24/7 service to its clients, therefore this role will
and work in stressful situations work shifts as required to cover services from 0600 - 2300 including week-
ends and Bank Holidays on an annual hours contract averaging 40 hours
 Able to manage client and customer
relationships with the appropriate per week.
amount of diplomacy
 Competency in EPOS till and manage- It goes without saying that to be successful in this role candidates will need
ment systems
the following skills as a minimum:
 Computer literate, experienced in use
of excel and other programs to
produce reports
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