Assistant Beverage Manager
Assistant Beverage Manager
Hastings Hotels is a family owned, luxury hotel group based in Northern Ireland.
We value our people. It's our people who provide the excellent experience we offer to all our guests. When we work together we can do amazing things.
Are you a motivated, proactive person who cares deeply about creating exceptional experiences for your guests? Do you take personal pride in delivering 5 star, luxury service? If so, we would welcome you to apply for the position of Assistant Beverage Manager at the exclusive Grand Central Hotel
Supported by our inspiring General Manager, Jake McHugh, you will provide leadership to our food and beverage team, ensuring the smooth day-to-day management of our busy Observatory restaurant. We want to help you to develop your skills and offer an extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
The successful candidate will have worked in a busy bar environment and be able to lead, motivate and support your team members to achieve success. You can expect to work 35 hours per week (excluding breaks), five shifts out seven including weekends. As Assistant Beverage Manager you will have a fully flexible approach as working patterns will include days, evenings, nights and weekends as required.
The salary for this full-time position is £27,250 per annum.
We offer a range of benefits including free staff meals, employee discounts, cash and credit card tips, an excellent service charge shared across the team, 29 days holiday plus your birthday and opportunities for career progression and development. For further details about our employee benefits click here.
The company reserves the right to apply enhanced short-listing criteria.
To find out more about Hastings Hotels and what our company offers please visit https://www.hastingshotels.com/careers.html
About this role
To manage and motivate employees through effective communication, training and development, in accordance with company policies and relevant employment legislation, ensuring HR procedures are followed.
To take responsibility for the effective leadership of the team in the absence of the Beverage Manager, to ensure the efficient operation of the bars and the delivery of Hastings product and service standards.
To ensure bar stocks are fully maintained and that goods and products are properly displayed to a high standard.
To prepare and dispense drinks as requested by guests, maintaining high standards of presentation
To ensure the team are knowledgeable about the facilities and services within the hotel and are proactive in the sale of these to guests.
To ensure you and the team assist guests with any reasonable request for hotel services.
To ensure you and the team respond to complaints and find the appropriate solution.
To ensure that the bar, customer areas and equipment are maintained in a clean and tidy manner in accordance with Hastings standards.
To receive payments for beverages sold and record drinks and goods sold to guests in residence, in accordance with operating procedures.
To use equipment and bar pumps efficiently, to maintain proper measures and ensure minimum wastage.
To promote and contribute to a harmonious working environment where all staff are treated with respect and dignity.
To maintain the security of stock areas at all times, immediately reporting any breaches.
To contribute to and agree annual budgets, putting in place appropriate mechanisms to effectively manage costs and all factors relating to the profitable performance of the bar, ensuring appropriate plans are created, agreed, communicated, implemented and reviewed.
To ensure Hastings quality standards and procedures are fully understood, implemented and regularly reviewed, and that formal and informal feedback is used to ensure continual improvement.
To ensure company policies relating to cash handling, stock control and stock ordering are implemented and monitored, taking appropriate action to resolve problems.
To ensure the team receive appropriate training, coaching and development to provide effective and efficient service in line with Hastings standards.
To comply with all health, safety, hygiene and licensing policies and procedures.
To maintain effective communication and relationships with other hotel departments, suppliers and agencies to maintain an effective operation and ensure guest satisfaction.
To ensure the bar area, fixtures and equipment are properly maintained and presented to Hastings standards.
To ensure a safe environment is maintained in compliance with health, safety, fire, hygiene and security legislation and company policies and procedures.
To seek and continuously develop knowledge relating to the industry sector and competitor activity, to provide input into future plans and activities, and so maintain and enhance market position.
To assist with the recruitment, selection and utilisation of bar employees to achieve the optimum use of employee resource in line with business peaks and troughs.
To ensure the hotel's compliance with all matters relating to licensing laws, Customs and Excise Regulations and all other relevant legislation.
To carry out Duty Manager duties as required.
Any other duties as required by Management.
About you
We would love you to have some similar previous experience
What you will need
Required criteria
- Educated to GCSE standard or the equivalent with grades A-C in English and Maths
- Excellent communication and good numeracy skills
- Must have strong operational and bar management experience along with a good awareness of cash handling, stock control, stock ordering and budgeting
- Must have experience in preparing rosters and wage forecasting
- Right to Work in the United Kingdom
- Must have previous bar supervisory experience
Desired criteria
- Previous bar management experience gained in a hotel
Skills needed for this job opportunity
Customer Service
Bar Skills
Bar Service
Supervisory Skills
