Food & Beverage Assistant

Peoplebank; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious country club in Greater London is seeking a Food and Beverage Assistant to provide exceptional service to members and guests. Responsibilities include maintaining high cleanliness standards, ensuring food safety, and assisting with service preparation. Candidates should have experience in luxury settings, excellent personal presentation, and the ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently. A friendly demeanor and relationship-building skills are essential. This full-time position requires working 40 hours each week, including weekends.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Employee meals provided

Corporate gym and spa membership

Birthday leave

Discounts at retailers

Comprehensive online courses

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar position within a luxury 5-star environment is desirable.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with others.
• Must be able to perform a variety of duties efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Ensure excellent knowledge of menu offerings and deliver exceptional service.
• Resolve complaints professionally and notify the Outlet Manager.
• Ensure all service areas are ready for operation at the correct time.

Skills

Excellent personal presentation

Confident public speaking

Enthusiastic and positive personality

Job description

Wentworth Club is one of the world’s finest private members Golf and Country Clubs, famous for its outstanding three Championship golf courses, in addition to a luxury Tennis & Health Club. The Club is surrounded and entwined within the Wentworth Estate, one of the most prestigious private estates in the London suburbs where many of the world’s premier golfers have their home.

As a Food and Beverage Assistant, you will be responsible for ensuring our Members receive a warm and friendly welcome and any queries are dealt with in an efficient and professional manner. You will be expected to deliver exceptional service to both Club Members and Guests alike, keeping good cleanliness, and health & safety at the front of all you do.

We will rely on you to wow our Members and make them feel special by delivering exceptional service and being a great team player. As a Food & Beverage Assistant, you will assist with the daily preparation and service of food within the Halfway Hut. Ensuring, that the highest hygiene standards are maintained at all times, and that customer environment is always presented to the highest standard.

Full time, 40 hours a week including weekends

Key Areas of Activity:

• Ensure excellent knowledge of all menu offerings and be able to deliver and provide all Members and guests with exceptional service.
• Always deal with the Members and guests in a polite, pleasant, and professional manner.
• Ensure that you constantly present yourself on time and are correctly dressed for duty.
• Ensure that all services areas are ready for operation at the correct time.
• Constant overview of the daily operation to include, but not limited to, cleanliness, food and beverage product, service delivery, clearing tables, and sufficient mise-en-place.
• Resolve any complaints in a polite and professional manner and ensure that the Outlet Manager is notified.
• Advise the Assistant F&B Outlet Manager of any food shortages or any problems, should they arise.
• Ensure that stock requirements are requisitioned on a daily basis.
• Ensure that food products are kept to the correct temperatures as required by law.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Experience in a similar position within a luxury 5-star environment is desirable.
• Excellent personal presentation with a warm and welcoming personality.
• A confident & dynamic public speaker, able to communicate and interact effectively with all levels of an organisation.
• Enthusiastic and positive personality with ability to build trusting relationships with others.
• Must be able to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Ability to focus and maintain attention to performance of tasks and to work and complete assignments on time despite frequent stressful, emergency, critical or unusual interruptions.
• Ability to maintain excellent relations with staff and always maintain colleague and guest confidentiality.

As an equal opportunities' employer, Wentworth Club is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Wentworth Club.

BENEFITS:

• Company pension scheme with Standard Life.
• Enhanced company sick pay, maternity, and paternity leave.
• Employee meals provided.
• Corporate gym and spa membership (off-site).
• Birthday leave: one day paid time off.
• Our exclusive Employee Engagement platform offers discounts at over 800 retailers, a well-being centre and much more.
• Comprehensive online courses and apprenticeships available.