Hospitality and Catering

Are you tired of anti-social hours? At Restoration Yard we have an opportunity in our daytime operation for a Chef de Partie who wants to achieve a better work-life balance.

You will be part of a team that create memorable moments whether our guests are with us for a spot of lunch, coffee & cake, or celebrating their wedding day. Our offering consists of a 100-seat restaurant with an additional 80 outdoor covers.

As an experienced Chef de Partie with the ability to manage one or more sections, you will support the team in the day to day running of the kitchen, maintaining cleanliness standards and ensuring that our dishes exceed customers’ expectations.

Why work for us?
While regular weekend working and the occasional evening for weddings & events is required, as a primarily daytime operation we offer sociable hours to fit around your life. We care about our people and their wellbeing.

Dalkeith Country Park, an outstanding visitor attraction, is a truly special place. On the outskirts of Edinburgh set in a beautiful 1,000-acre estate you will discover our gorgeous courtyard which is home to The Kitchen, a stylish and contemporary eating experience; The Larder, for take away food and drinks, as well as various other food outlets which are open throughout the year.

Interested? Please apply by emailing a copy of your CV and covering letter to recruitment@buccleuch.com.

The closing date for applications is 7 April.

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Conifox

Conifox is a family-owned business situated on the outskirts of Kirkliston. We operate a large outdoor Adventure Park and a newly completed indoor Activity Centre. Our Adventure Park opened in 2015 and offers a great space for families to enjoy, with picnic benches, BBQ, and lots of fun activities to explore, from crazy foot-golf to go-carts, bouncing pillow to sandpit. There is something for everyone to experience. The Activity Centre boasts a large adventure play frame, a toddler play frame, a toddler role-play town, 3 party rooms, a 200-capacity function suite and a 400-seater café selling the best freshly prepared food.

There are facilities for large-scale events, which can cater for up to 4000 visitors. Complete with this £2million investment, Conifox is set to become a destination venue for events and recreational activities both locally and across Scotland.

As a Conifox Team Member, you’ll perform a vital role on the front line of our exciting family friendly business, ensuring that our customers have an enjoyable, positive, and safe experience whilst visiting our facilities.

Role Summary

As a hospitality supervisor at Conifox, you will be responsible for the daily operations of food and drink service to customers within the restaurant, activity centre café and social/corporate events. You will oversee all the issues pertaining to a customer’s dining experience, such as quality control, staff management, inventory, health and safety regulations and customer service. You’ll perform a vital role on the front line of our exciting family friendly business, ensuring that our customers have an enjoyable, positive, and safe experience whilst eating, drinking, and socialising with us.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Be a key member of the hospitality team and deliver top-class customer service consistently.
To ensure that the front of house areas are clean, tidy, and attractive during opening times.
Ensure stock levels are correct and adhered to.
To ensure that all deliveries are checked and put away promptly and correctly
To ensure waste is kept to a minimum during beverage production
Be pro-active at all times and use initiative, to solve any problems that may arise.

Qualifications and Skills

Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to work as part of a team within a public facing environment
Ability to comply with legislation and follow all rules and regulation laid down in the staff handbook and our policies and procedures.
Be a great communicator and have the skill to liaise with a wide range of team members and customers.
Flexible can-do attitude with an approachable and enthusiastic manner.
Ability to remain calm during peak times and ensure excellent customer service is delivered.
Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining a positive attitude
Applicants must be over the age of 16.

About Dynamic Earth
Dynamic Earth is a unique and iconic visitor’s attraction; it is like nothing else on Earth. It’s a chance to experience the primeval forces of nature as they shaped our planet, to journey through space and time and even go on a 4D VENTURE around the world. You’ll be embarking on the interactive adventure of a lifetime – the lifetime of our planet. This means that you will be working in an exhilarating, interesting and engaging work environment.
Requirements of the Corporate Hospitality Supervisor Work with the Conference & Banqueting Manager to ensure that all corporate hospitality events (weddings, conferences, business meetings, dinners) operate to 5 star standards. Lead events, delegate and supervise waiting staff to deliver excellent corporate hospitality service.

Hours:
• You will normally work 4 or 5 days out of 7 each week (depending on the time of year/trading pattern).
• Normal hours will range from 30.0 – 37.5 per week (depending on the time of year/trading pattern).
• Minimum Contracted Hours is 30 hours per week, however, the normal hours have been detailed above.
• Weekend and evening work will be required.
Responsibilities
• Ensure that a high standard of customer care is maintained at all times and that the corporate waiters are continually assessed for social skill
• Setup, run and close down corporate bars and corporate events.
• Carry out & lead set up shifts for events to a high standard following the specifications of the client
• As well as running day time conferences and meetings, the supervisor will also be responsible for certain areas during weddings or dinners such as bars, supervising Front of House or Back of House operations.
• Assist with the training and development of new staff members as determined by the Food and Beverage Manager
• Accepting duty management responsibilities as determined by the Food and Beverage Manager Provide ad-hoc cover for the Café Supervisor/Manager and undertake general food and beverage assistant duties as required

Qualifications/Experience
• A warm, friendly ‘can-do’ attitude is essential, as well as the ability to communicate effectively
• Previous experience in a similar role – waiting and bar supervisory work during large conference and banqueting events is advantageous
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Food hygiene certificate along with a completed Alcohol Awareness course would be advantageous.
• Please note evening and weekend work is required

Benefits
• Complimentary entry to Dynamic Earth
• Free staff car-parking
• 25% Discount in the Natural Selection Gift Shop
• Subsidised meals from the Food Chain Café
• Free entry to ASVA member Visitor attractions
• Unlimited Gym Membership at MacDonald Holyrood Hotel
• Staff Canteen (complimentary tea, coffee)
• Staff Excellence Award – High street vouchers
• Matched company pension contribution of up to 5%
• Confidential advice-line through Health Assured
• Generous uniform allowance entitlement* (Subject to conditions)

Please send your CV & Cover Letter to ian.cole@dynamicearth.co.uk setting out why you think you are the best person for this job.

Are you tired of anti-social hours? At Restoration Yard we have an opportunity in our daytime operation for a Chef de Partie who wants to achieve a better work-life balance.

You will be part of a team that create memorable moments whether our guests are with us for a spot of lunch, coffee & cake, or celebrating their wedding day. Our offering consists of a 100-seat restaurant with an additional 80 outdoor covers.

As an experienced Chef de Partie with the ability to manage one or more sections, you will support the team in the day to day running of the kitchen, maintaining cleanliness standards and ensuring that our dishes exceed customers’ expectations.

Why work for us?

While regular weekend working and the occasional evening for weddings & events is required, as a primarily daytime operation we offer sociable hours to fit around your life. We care about our people and their wellbeing.

Dalkeith Country Park, an outstanding visitor attraction, is a truly special place. On the outskirts of Edinburgh set in a beautiful 1,000-acre estate you will discover our gorgeous courtyard which is home to The Kitchen, a stylish and contemporary eating experience; The Larder, for take away food and drinks, as well as various other food outlets which are open throughout the year.

Interested? Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@buccleuch.com.

The closing date for applications is 17 March.

Please view our Privacy Policy at https://www.restorationyard.com/privacy-policy/

Purpose of the role

To assist the F+B manager in the day to day management of the Catering Department at Culloden Visitor Centre. To help ensure that all targets are met and that all visitors experience the highest level of guest satisfaction during their visit.

Key Responsibilities
• Assist the F+B manager with the development of the Menu Cycle/Specification.
• Contribute to food production as per the Menu Cycle/Specification and event Food Production (corporate, hospitality, meetings etc.).
• Keeping up to date HACCP, COSHH checklists and temperature sheets.
• Ensure high standards of Kitchen hygiene, cleanliness, tidiness and related schedules.
• Use fresh produce and ingredients whenever and wherever is possible and minimise wastage.
• Maintain a high standard of food presentation to the customer.
• Share in the common responsibility of implementing the Trust’s “Health & Safety Policy”, being mindful at all times of the health and safety of self, staff, volunteers, and visitors.
• Share in the common responsibility of working in a manner mindful of the Trust’s obligations to minimise impact on the environment, through e.g. efficient use of water/heat/light, recycling and the disposal of waste, considered use of transport.
• Help to reduce occurrences where Health or Safety of yourself and other employees may be put in jeopardy.
• Adherence to the COSHH Training provided and control of substances covered by COSHH.
• Involvement in the upkeep and maintenance of both the entire department site and, specifically, the Catering Outlets.
• Involvement in assessing and preserving the safety of utensils and equipment used within the Catering Outlets.

The current duties of this job do not require a criminal records (Disclosure Scotland) check to be carried out.

SCOPE OF ROLE
Location
The post holder will be based at Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre near Inverness but may occasionally be required to help at special events at other National Trust for Scotland sites as well as attend training courses at various venues.

People Management
• The Post Holder does not have direct line management responsibilities.

Financial Management
• Not a budget holder but responsible for the day to day management of stock

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

The above outlines the key skills and behaviours the job holder will need to possess and exercise. In addition, either knowledge of, or experience in the following is required:

Essential
• Demonstrable experience as a Cook in preparing and producing food to a consistently high standard using fresh products and ingredients.
• Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Preferably a recognised formal qualification in culinary arts.
• Highly developed organisational skills, deployable in a multi-tasking environment.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), including influencing/persuasion.
• Ability to work as part of a team and the ability to foster and motivate a team.

The Key Responsibilities, Behaviours and Skills, Experience & Knowledge reflect the requirements of the job at the time of issue. The Trust reserves the right to amend these with appropriate consultation and/or request the post-holder to undertake any activities that it believes to be reasonable within the broad scope of the job or his/her general abilities.