Food and Beverage Manager
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Position Overview & Specifications
Located at the top of our 600-acre hillside estate, Dormy House's hospitable and hard-working team requires a passionate and exacting F&B Manager to help lead, coach and develop our superstars, manage budgets, control costs and lead by example in providing superb hospitality at every moment to our guests. Working across our two restaurants, our Spa café, and our bar, our ideal candidate has worked in 3 AA+ rosette and/or Michelin listed/starred restaurants/boutique hotels and will bring fresh thinking and tonnes of energy and enthusiasm to the role, as well as support of and great collaboration with our talented chefs.
We offer an excellent salary of £42,000 per year, plus service charge (around £2,500-£3,000 per year). We've been in Caterer's Best 30 Places to Work in Hospitality for 4 years in a row and love creating career opportunities for our team - Farncombe Estate features three award-winning, highly rated luxury hotels (including The Fish and Foxhill Manor) and is the perfect place to develop and learn.
We also offer a raft of excellent benefits including:
- 30 days holiday per year (rising to 35 after 5 years)
- Enhanced pension
- Critical illness cover
- Premium payments when working at Christmas/New Year
- Access to mental health first aiders and an employee assistance programme from Hospitality Action
- High Street discounts via Hospitality Rewards
- Birthday lunch on the house
- Estate discounts on dining, stays, wine, spa products and more
- £1000 when you successfully refer a friend
- Long service gifts
- A healthcare cash plan
- Free financial advice
If this sounds like your ideal next move, and you would like to discuss this role or any other opportunities on our 600 acre estate, then please apply or send over your CV to vanessa.parkes@farncombe.life
Unfortunately we can only accept applications from candidates with a current and valid right to work in the UK.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Food and Beverage Manager roles across Farncombe Estate's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £42,000 - £42,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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