Assistant Food & Beverage Manager

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Assistant Food & Beverage Manager
Location: Osborne House, York Avenue, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6JY
Salary: £36,760 Per Annum / 36 Hours Per Week (no split shifts or evening work)
Job type: Permanent
Ref: 15218

We have a unique opportunity to work at one of England’s most iconic heritage sites as Assistant Food & Beverage Manager at Osborne, Queen Victoria’s beloved home on the Isle of Wight.

Osborne has multiple food outlets located on the estate and these range from a welcoming café situated at the entrance/exit of the site, a restaurant and deli-bar overlooking the terrace gardens, a cake shop hidden within the woodland area, a café located on the shore of Queen Victoria’s private beach and even our very own ice cream van.

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering exemplary service to every visitor, as well as focusing on the future development of the Food & Beverage offer in this truly spectacular setting.

You will support the Food & Beverage Manager to manage our entire Food & Beverage operation. You will always consider how we can do it better and more efficiently, and how we can deliver an even tastier offer for our visitors.

As the Assistant Manager, you will support the team to ensure we are compliant and that every food and drink order is served with a smile. You will have excellent attention to detail, leading your team to provide exemplary customer service and ensuring the F&B outlets maintain the highest standard of presentation.

We are looking for a proactive and driven Food and Beverage professional that has gained experience in either a multi-food outlet site, heritage venue or the hospitality sector.

We would be delighted to hear from you, if you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, please contact Victoria Stone, Food & Beverage Manager.

Everyone is welcome at English Heritage and 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 English Heritage, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone’s story.

You can find out more about us and what we do on our website and meet some of our People and hear about why they enjoy working with us.

You’ll find it’s a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you’ll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our sites a wonderful place to visit. You’ll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year.

Benefits include:

- 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 (under 18 in the family group)
- 25% discount in our shops and cafés
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years, with the option to buy additional leave
- Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10% which can be paid via salary exchange or salary deduction
- Flexible hours

Interviews will be held on week commencing 3rd January 2024 at Osborne.

Closing date: 24/12/2023 23:59:59

Other organisations may call this role Food & Beverage Supervisor, Café Supervisor, Restaurant Supervisor, Front of House Supervisor, F&B Supervisor, Catering Supervisor, or Food Service Supervisor.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £36,760.00 per year

Work Location: In person