Food and Beverage Support Trainer

You make it Hand Picked!

Established by Guy and Julia Hands in 1999, Hand Picked hotels has grown organically and through acquisition to become the 5th largest luxury hotel group in the UK – comprising 21 hotels across the UK and Channel Islands. With welcoming and charming service delivered in truly inspirational settings, our guests are encouraged to relax, kick off their shoes and indulge.

This is an amazing opportunity to join Hand Picked Hotels an employee who invests and prides itself on the succession planning of its Heads of Departments offering a bespoke personal development.

Roaming Food & Beverage Support & Trainer – Hand Picked Hotels – UK & Channel Islands

Are you an experienced Food & Beverage professional looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy travel and feel ready to explore the UK & Channel islands?

We have a unique opportunity for someone to join the Hand Picked Hotels team in a Roaming Food & Beverage Support & Trainer role.

You will work alongside one other Food & Beverage Support & Trainer across our 21 Hotels in the UK & Channel Islands on assignments lasting between 2-4 weeks. You will be provided Hotel accommodation when on assignments in our Hotels and will know your plan at least one month in advance.

This is full time role working 40 hours per week, with any overtime paid and we are proposing the successful candidate will work 10 days on and 4 days off.

In this Food & Beverage Support & Trainer role you will support the Hotel F&B, Restaurant & Events Managers and their teams with service delivery as well as helping to train team members and new starters, giving tips and advice to help improve their knowledge and and standards of service delivery. As many of our Hotels have 2 Rosette Restaurants, you will have some fine dining and wedding/events experience as well as bar, wines and cocktail knowledge.

Having your own transport is preferred, but is not essential.

About you

• You will have at least two years’ experience working in a Food & Beverage role at a Supervisory level as a Head Bartender with mixology experience or within the restaurant at management level of a high end restaruant operation.
• You’ll be excellent at building rapport and will have a vibrant, patient and friendly approach.
• It is essential you are fully flexible with regards to hours and shifts worked and ready to travel on an assignment basis
• You must be able to demonstrate a keen eye for detail and be able to deliver high standards of service consistently in order to inspire and guide others to do the same.

Our Benefits include:

• A competitive salary package, plus service charge and any additional hours worked will be paid at the hourly rate, your travel to your assignments will be paid and you will also be provided with food and accommodation during your time away.
• 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 and other recognised hospitality industry courses which are all supported by our learning and development team.
• £30 staff stays with Hand Picked Hotels per room Bed & Breakfast & 25% discount on all food & drink. Yes, it’s as good as it sounds!
• 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.