We are constantly seeking Front of House/Waiting, Reception and Kitchen staff full and part-time.
Nuthurst Grange will provide you with significant and exciting challenges and genuine career and development opportunities.
We are constantly looking to improve the already high standard achieved at Nuthurst Grange by employing highly professional staff. We realise that our employees are a key element in ensuring that our guests have a memorable stay with us. Nuthurst Grange is currently seeking highly motivated individuals that take pride in their work and enjoy being part of an efficient team.
We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer and welcome all applications regardless of race, religion and sexual orientation.
Waiting & Bar Staff
(posted on 3rd May 2023)
Job type: Full and part-time opportunities
- Hard-working
- Energetic
- Enthusiastic
- Reliable
Waitress/ Waiter Job Purpose
You will be required to meet and greet customers and offer restaurant menus, answers questions about menu offerings, process food and drink orders, carry food and drinks from the kitchen to tables and prepare bills and process payments.
Waitress/ Waiter Job Duties
- Welcome customers when they arrive at the hotel, restaurant
- Introduce customers to the menu and outline daily or seasonal menu specials
- Answer questions about menu items, ingredients, food allergens and pricing
- Take customers’ orders for food and drink by writing them on an order notepad
- Pass customer orders to kitchen staff for preparation
- Prepare drinks and serve them to customers
- Collect food orders from the kitchen, verify that they are correct, and serve them to customers
- Ensure that customers are satisfied with their meals, and processes orders for additional courses if necessary
- Remove used dishes, glasses, and flatware from tables
- Prepare the bill and processes cash and credit card payments and returns change to customers as required
- Set tables with dishes, glasses, and flatware in preparation for the next customers
- Maintain familiarity with menu items, specials, and restaurant information
- Meet with General Manager and waiter staff regularly, in order to learn about menu changes and specials as well as discuss upcoming reservations and customers with special needs/dietary requirements
Previous experience in undertaking these duties in a hotel/restaurant environment is essential.
Waitress/ Waiter Skills and Qualifications
No formal education required, attention to detail, ability to multitask and work under pressure, written and verbal communication, customer service and interpersonal skills, team player, familiarity with alcohol restrictions/laws.
Candidates must fulfil the required criteria and qualifications in order to be considered for this opportunity.
Apply today by forwarding your CV to: grant@nuthurst-grange.co.uk
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Event Sales Coordinator
(fulfilled)
Are you a dynamic and experienced Event Sales Coordinator looking to join a luxurious countryside hotel that prides itself on delivering exceptional events for its guests?
Nuthurst Grange is looking for a talented individual to join our team and help us achieve our goal of providing unforgettable events that exceed expectations.
About the Role:
As our Event Sales Coordinator, you will be responsible for generating revenue and driving sales through the coordination and management of all events held at Nuthurst Grange. You will be the main point of contact for our clients, working closely with them to understand their needs and deliver the perfect event.
Key Responsibilities:
- Actively promoting our event spaces and services to potential clients
- Coordinating all aspects of events, from initial enquiries to post-event follow-ups
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and vendors
- Preparing and presenting event proposals and quotations
- Ensuring all events are executed flawlessly, from setup to tear-down
- Conducting site visits with clients to showcase our event spaces and answer any questions
- Proactively seeking out new business opportunities and contributing to the development of marketing strategies and campaigns
Requirements:
- At least 5 years of experience in event sales or coordination
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and time management abilities
- Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets
- Knowledge of event management software (Guestline AC&B) and tools
- Flexibility to work some evenings and weekends, as required by events schedule
We offer a competitive salary package, development opportunities, and the chance to be a part of a talented and passionate team of professionals.
If you are a confident, outgoing, and enthusiastic individual with a proven track record of success in event sales or coordination, please send your resume to grant@nuthurst-grange.co.uk
We look forward to hearing from you!
Housekeeping, Room & Public Attendance Staff
(posted on 21st March 2023)
Job type: Full Time
We are advertising to recruit a full-time housekeeping member for our country house hotel in Hockley Heath.
We also offer part-time opportunities for room attendance and public attendance jobs, including cleaning our Stables function suite, and we are open to working around your schedule to accommodate your needs.
Job Responsibilities:
- Performs cleaning duties in all guest areas and back of house within the standards of the hotel.
- Consistently offers professional, friendly, and engaging service.
- Ensures housekeeping departmental standards are followed.
- Responds timely to guests’ special requests for miscellaneous items like cots, extra towels, etc.
- Maintains the inventory of necessary supplies.
- Reports necessary maintenance items.
- Follows departmental policies and procedures.
- Follows all safety and sanitation policies
- Assists other departments when needed to ensure optimum service to guests.
- Performs additional duties as needed.
Qualifications / Skills:
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities
- Highly responsible & reliable
- Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
- Must take pride in their work
(Must be able to drive – car owner)
(Preferably local candidates)
Apply today by forwarding your CV to: grant@nuthurst-grange.co.uk
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Sous Chef
(posted on 21st March 2023)
Job type: Full Time
Rate of pay dependent upon experience
Sous Chef Job Purpose
Works alongside Head Chef, the Sous Chef will help to manage daily kitchen activities, including overseeing staff, aiding with menu preparation, ensuring food quality and freshness, and monitoring ordering and stocking. Provide excellent food quality and consistency by following designated recipes.
Sous Chef Job Duties
- Leads kitchen team in chef’s absence
- Ensures that the kitchen team maintain high food hygiene standards including allergen awareness
- Provides guidance to junior kitchen team members, including, but not limited, to line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating
- Oversees and organizes kitchen stock and ingredients
- Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verifies all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance
- Keeps cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
- Hires and trains new kitchen employees to restaurant and kitchen standards
- Manages food and product ordering by keeping detailed records, ensures minimal waste, plus works with existing systems to improve waste reduction and manage budgetary concerns
- Supervises all food preparation and presentation to ensure highest quality and restaurant standards
- Works with head chef to maintain kitchen organization, staff ability, staffing levels and training opportunities
- Verifies that food storage units all meet standards and are consistently well-managed
- Assists head chef with menu compilation and dish creation
- Coordinates with restaurant management team on supply ordering, budget, and kitchen efficiency and staffing
Sous Chef Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Previous restaurant Experience, Strong Organizational Skills, Attention to Detail, Knowledge of current food safety regulations, Team leadership, Management, Positive attitude, Ability to Work Under Pressure, Self-Motivated, Creative Problem-Solving Skills, Communication and deputising skills, and Customer-Service Skills.
City & Guilds 706/1 706/2 NVQ 1,2,3 – Food Hygiene Certification and Allergen Awareness
Candidates must fulfil the required criteria and qualifications in order to be considered for this opportunity.
Apply today by forwarding your CV to: grant@nuthurst-grange.co.uk
Chef de Partie
(posted on 21st March 2023)
Job type: Full Time
Rate of pay dependent upon experience
Chef de Partie Job Purpose
As Chef de Partie, you will be responsible for food preparation. Your primary duties include preparing food before meal service begins, setting up and stocking kitchen stations, and plating cooked foods.
Chef de Partie Job Duties
- Setting up the kitchen prior to a restaurant’s opening
- Cooking a specific portion of each plated meal
- Assisting with marinating, cutting and precooking foods
- Cleaning the kitchen at the end of each service
- Cleaning and sanitising their area with warm water and soap
- Wrapping unused items and storing them in correct storage areas at the end of a shift
- Plating food creatively and maximising customer satisfaction
- To follow food safety, health and safety and food allergen rules
Chef de Partie Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- Flexible approach to working
- Good organisational skills
- In-depth knowledge of the standards of baking, cooking and grilling techniques
- Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to quickly learn new recipes and new cooking procedures
- Time management skills
- Ability to work efficiently and cooperatively in a team environment
- Ability to solve problems quickly
- Previous experience within a similar environment
- City & Guilds 706/1 706/2 NVQ equivalent
Candidates must fulfil the required criteria and qualifications in order to be considered for this opportunity.
Apply today by forwarding your CV to: grant@nuthurst-grange.co.uk
Restaurant Manager
Job type: Full Time
We are looking for a Restaurant Manager to lead all aspects of our restaurant.
You will deliver high-quality performance and motivate the staff to provide excellent customer service.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily Front of the House and restaurant operations
- Deliver superior service and maximize customer satisfaction
- Respond efficiently and accurately to customer complaints
- Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity
- Manage the restaurant’s good image and suggest ways to improve it
- Promote the brand in the local community through word-of-mouth and restaurant events
- Train new and current employees on proper customer service practices
- Implement policies and protocols that will maintain future restaurant operations
Requirements and skills
- Proven work experience as a Restaurant Manager, Restaurant General Manager, Hospitality Manager or similar role
- Proven customer service experience as a manager
- Extensive food and beverage (F&B) knowledge, with the ability to remember and recall ingredients and dishes to inform customers and wait staff
- Familiarity with restaurant management software, like Guestline POS, Opentable
- Strong leadership, motivational and people skills
- Flexibility
- Good interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Organisational skills
- Teamwork skills
On-site accommodation is provided.
Candidates must fulfil the required criteria and qualifications in order to be considered for this opportunity.
Apply today by forwarding your CV to: grant@nuthurst-grange.co.uk
Hotel Receptionist
Job type: Full Time
Rate of pay dependent upon experience
We are advertising to recruit a full time, professional receptionist with a hotel background to work within our experienced team. The role expects the applicant to have great interpersonal and communication skills with a friendly nature to interact well with our customers and the staff. The flexibility of working on the early, late, weekends and bank holidays shifts is a must.
The ideal candidate would have a smart and business outlook, computer literate, preferably familiar with one of the main hotel database systems such as Rezlynx or Opera.
Duties include face-to-face customer service as well as over the phone and e-mails, staying communicated with other departments and keeping them updated with the latest changes of daily business, making individual and group bedrooms bookings and restaurant reservations, checking in and out, helping and liaising with the private dining and banqueting department.
Receptionist Job Duties
- welcome and greet guests
- answer and direct incoming calls
- inform guests of hotel rates and services
- make and confirm reservations for guests
- ensure proper room allocation
- register and check guests in
- confirm relevant guest information
- issue room keys and direct guests to their rooms
- compute all guest billings, accurately post charges to guest rooms and house accounts
- complete and maintain any incident reports, daily activity reports or other reports requested by management
- manage conference room bookings and scheduling
- process accurate payment of guest accounts
- inform housekeeping when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning
- maintain a neat and orderly front desk and reception area
Candidates must fulfil the required criteria and qualifications in order to be considered for this opportunity.
Apply today by forwarding your CV to: grant@nuthurst-grange.co.uk
Pastry Chef
Job type: Full Time
Rate of pay dependent upon experience
Pastry Chef Job Purpose and Duties
As Pastry Chef you will work with the existing ‘Pastry Team’ responsible for every aspect of baking and food preparation, which includes:
- Stocking checking and ordering of ingredients
- Weighing and measuring ingredients
- Decorating pastries and all other desserts using a variety of different sauces, toppings and other decoration items
- Contributing new ideas to the menu
- Keeping accurate food and temperature records
- Operating a variety of commercial kitchen equipment
- Maintaining a clean and professional, hygienic work environment
Pastry Chef skills, Experience and Qualifications
- Proven skill in baking, pastry preparation and decoration, with experience of working as a Pastry Chef in a commercial kitchen
- Extensive knowledge of health and safety and food safety procedures for kitchens and food preparation areas
- Excellent attention to detail
- Exceptional time management skills
- Ability to work autonomously, but also with a team
- A food hygiene certificate or any food handling or preparation qualification. NVQ Level 1,2,3.
Candidates must fulfil the required criteria and qualifications in order to be considered for this opportunity.
Apply today by forwarding your CV to: grant@nuthurst-grange.co.uk