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Food & Beverage Coordinator
Reference: OCT20183794
Expiry date: 2018-11-18 23:59:00.000
Location: Chester
Salary: £18,384.92 Per Annum
Benefits: Excellent benefits package

Permanent – 40 Hours

We are Chester Zoo, and for over 80 years we’ve been a leading conservation and education charity, and an amazing, award-winning visitor attraction.

We’re also a team of passionate, talented, enthusiastic and expert people, doing everything we can to keep the zoo going, from feeding the animals to discovering new conservation ideas, and giving our 1.9 million visitors an inspirational day out.

We work hard because we love animals, we care about nature, we love Chester Zoo and we want to be the best zoo in the world!

If you think you can help us to achieve that, then we’d love to hear from you.

The Role:

We currently have a vacancy for a Food & Beverage Coordinator.  The ideal candidate will have a positive, can do attitude and will effectively support the Food and Beverage management team on a daily basis.  This will include deputising in the absence of the Supervisor, motivating and mentoring the teams, delivering excellent customer service and maximising sales.

The successful candidate will:

  • Support the team by acting as a role model and championing great customer service.
  • Be confident in training and developing our teams, as you will play a lead role in this process.
  • Have previous experience of cash handling, stock management and completing compliance documentation.
  • Have recent experience in basic food preparation.
  • Have excellent communication skills both verbal and written, as you will be working with people all day every day, liaising with the public, suppliers and colleagues at all levels.
  • Be computer literate and competent in the use of Microsoft Office programmes.

Hours of work are 40 per week, 5 days out of 7, including weekends and Bank Holidays.  The salary for this role is £18,384.92 per annum and in addition we offer a range of amazing benefits which can be found at https://www.chesterzoo.org/footer/careers/working-at-chester-zoo.

To apply for this position, please click here https://www.chesterzoo.org/footer/careers to provide your current CV and complete the application form highlighting your skills and experience including why you should be considered for our Food & Beverage Coordinator role.

Closing day for applications is Sunday 18th November 2018.