Head of Food and Beverage Services Oxford, England
Job description
I am delighted to be working with one of the largest colleges within Oxford University that teaches both undergraduate and graduate students, they trace their roots back to 1868 and have an open and friendly community amongst their students, fellows and alumni.
With a student population of over 500 undergraduates and 400 postgraduates, alongside a thriving community of visiting students, they're a diverse and vibrant College. The offices are a pleasant working environment, with a lively and friendly atmosphere. The College has excellent facilities including a car park, gym, library, music building, squash and tennis courts, all of which staff are welcome to use. We operate a salary-sacrifice travel season ticket loan.
They are looking for a Head of Food and Beverage Services / College Butler to join their busy catering department.
The ideal candidate will come from both a corporate and private background.
Perhaps you a butler or house manager looking for a better work life balance. This role rarely goes over 40 hours per week and offers a week off over Christmas and Easter.
The role:
- Oversee and manage the successful delivery of all food and beverage services within the College.
- Lead the team responsible for the service of food and drink to Fellows, students, staff, conference delegates, and other commercial events.
- Oversee the running of the Senior Common Room (SCR) and High Table service and work with College staff and Fellows to plan the arrangements for a wide variety of events.
- Manage a range of permanent and temporary staff, cultivating a positive and collaborative work environment to deliver exceptional catering service throughout the College.
- Work closely with other department heads, such as the Head Chef and Head of Conferencing to develop the College’s catering strategy, ensuring high quality and cost-effectiveness of all food and beverage services.
- To oversee and ensure the smooth delivery of all day-to-day catering operations in college, including the Senior Common Room, Hall, Bar, external and internal events.
- To maintain consistently high standards of quality and service throughout the catering operations, including for both student events and for fine dining at College and High Table events.
- To be responsible for ensuring the catering operations (service and servery) comply with all relevant food safety, food allergen and health and safety regulations, including maintenance of risk assessments, training and certification of staff.
- To plan, oversee and supervise college events and functions, personally supervising / serving events as and when required, including High Table Guest Nights (twice per week during Term) and other College special events.
- To be responsible for the management and appraisal of all permanent and temporary catering staff, including their standards of performance and behaviour.
- Oversee the operation of the Fellows’ Wine Cellar, in collaboration with the SCR Wine Steward, including physical movement of stock, accurate stock recording, management of the database and annual stock reconciliation.
- To control and supervise the SCR Silver Room, ensuring the security of its contents at all times.
- To be responsible for ensuring that all SCR areas (including carpets, toilets, pantry, coats area, etc) are checked daily for maintenance problems and cleanliness, and to ensure that appropriate remedial action is undertaken promptly
- To work with the Finance Bursar, Home Bursar, College Accountant, Chef, Head of Conferencing and Bar Manager, to contribute towards the annual catering budget. To be responsible for the delivery of the catering operations within the parameters of the agreed budget.
- To attend meetings of the SCR and Safety Committee (and other committees as required from time to time).
You will have:
- CIEH Level 4 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering, or equivalent
- WSET level 3 or equivalent (ideal not essential)
- Experience of working in a large, high-quality food and beverage, and or butler environment, including silver service
- Proven track record of leading and line managing a team
- Experience of planning and overseeing large catering events
- Strong knowledge of food and beverage industry trends and best practices, particularly Fine-Dining
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (including a high level of written and spoken English). Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
*A full job description can be sent upon request*
Salary: £44,414 to £52,841 (DOE)
Hours: 40 hours per week, including evenings and weekends.
Leave Entitlement: In addition to public holidays, this appointment carries with it a leave entitlement of 30 days.
5 days of the entitlement are to be taken during the College’s Christmas closure period and 5 days during the Easter closure.
Other Benefits: Lunch without charge when served on days on which the post-holder is on duty. Free use of the College Gym.
Interviews: ASAP
Start: ASAP (happy to wait for the right candidate)
Vacancy Number: 111799
Responsible Consultant: Kelly Bothomley ([email protected])
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £44,414.00-£52,841.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 111799
