WINE AND FINE DINING SERVICE EXPERT FOR LUXURY LIFESTYLE & WELLNESS RETREAT
- Location: Dorset, UK
- Salary: £30,000-£35,000 gross p.a. depending upon experience, plus benefits
- Contract: Full-time, Permanent
- Benefits: Voluntary Pension, up to 10% Bonus based upon KPIs, Private Medical, 25 days Annual Leave + Public Holidays
- Additional: Fine Dining / Formal Plated Service Experience required, WSET Level 3 certification preferred
Job Overview:
The Chace People Team is looking for a dynamic individual to join our client's luxury lifestyle and wellness retreat as part of the pre-opening F&B Service Team, specialising in wine. This role reports to the Head of Operations and is responsible for leading hospitality services, ensuring market-leading standards and exceeding guest expectations, particularly in food and beverage services and promoting the client's wines. The role requires efficient collaboration with the Service Team to deliver exceptional F&B and hospitality experiences, embodying the client in a ambassadorial role. You'll support and drive its operation, PR, continued development, enhancement and success.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead hospitality services to achieve market-leading standards across food and beverage, emphasising high-quality service and promotion of client's wines.
- Collaborate effectively with the Service Team to ensure best-practice F&B and hospitality services at all times.
- Enhance guest experiences through exemplary visual, physical, and sensory interactions.
- Represent the client as an ambassador to support operational success and continued development.
Food & Beverage (F&B):
- Follow established procedures for fine dining / formal plated food and drink service across various guest services.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of menus, including ingredients, preparation, availability, pricing, and pairings.
- Upsell food, drink, activities, experiences, and events to increase revenue and profitability.
- Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and presentation standards in all F&B areas.
Wine:
- Oversee high-standard wine service across outlets and accommodations.
- Coordinate wine stocks to maximise sales and maintain service and packaging standards.
- Lead training sessions to ensure consistent high standards of wine service.
- Participate in wine tasting activities and collaborate on developing wine experiences.
Miscellaneous:
- Support marketing in promoting activities, experiences, and events.
- Lead and participate in preparing, activating, and clearing activities and events.
- Implement control measures for premises access and safety compliance.
- Accept responsibility as a Competent Person in the implementation of the company's Health & Safety Policy.
Requirements:
- Fine Dining / Formal Plated Service required.
- WSET Level 3 Certified is preferred, but not a prerequisite.
- Minimum 2 years' experience in a professional wine-oriented business.
- Presentable, cheerful, and polite demeanour, wearing appropriate uniform and maintaining personal hygiene standards.
- Availability for weekend and evening work, as well as outdoor work as required.
- Proactive, enthusiastic, team-oriented with respect for maintaining good working relationships.
- Reflect the ethos of the client in appearance, character, and guest interactions.
Training:
Essential: Mews CRM, Basic Food Hygiene, HACCP, Manual Lifting
Voluntary: First Aid at Work, Fire Safety