Front of House / host / server / wait staff

A bit about Big Licks

Established in 2008 Big Licks has been bringing the ultimate desserts, shakes and most recently some insane food to Scotland for over 13 years. We now have 3 restaurants across the UK, our newly opened flagship Deansgate store and two state of the art 100+ seat, vibrant restaurants in the bustling centre of Glasgow.

Now it’s time for us to take over Manchester bringing our individual, out of the box concept to Deansgate. Filling the streets with the sweet scent of daily freshly baked goods, a feast for the eyes with our hand-made artisanal ice cream, the chilly touch of ice-cold shakes and of course, making Manchester’s mouths water with our succulent burgers.

That’s where you come in! We’re looking for experienced Team Members to bring our new Deansgate venue to life. With our people at the heart of everything we do it makes Big Licks an amazing place to work - from opportunities in training and development to great benefits, we’ll make sure that you feel you truly belong.

Who Are You?

You are looking for a new experience, meeting new friends along the way. You are willing to learn and adore the challenge of something new and exciting. You are eager to get stuck in working hard in a fast-paced environment bringing new ideas and becoming the best version of yourself.

You are an upbeat, people person who loves having fun and wants to be part of a brand-new Big Licks team. Ready to deliver an out of this world dining experience! Your motivated and strive for excellence in everything you do, ready to set an example of world class hospitality in Manchester.

What’s Your Role & Responsibilities:

As a Team Member you will carry out various responsibilities from interacting with customers through table service, being hands-on in creating our delicious desserts, working as a team to keep up the pace with busy surroundings. Our expectation of you is to ensure a smooth and efficient service to our customers, ensuring our customers are handed a banging burger and lip-smacking dessert every time they come, leaving with a 5* Big Licks service in their mind.

Each shift our teams are split into 3 throughout the venue, giving you a taste of each area throughout your employment at Big Licks allowing you to develop new skills and excel within your favourites:

Front of House

As part of the Front of House team, you’ll be the first friendly face our customers see bringing a positive welcome to every customer, holding a sound knowledge of our menu, you’ll be like an advice line for helping our customers place orders. Managing our open plan seating areas, ensuring our customers are enjoying their food and receiving a 5* Big Licks service. It’s a fast-paced role and you’ll need to work efficiently under pressure, dealing with some small obstacles along the way so confidence is key!

Front of House Continued

On your shift in the middle section, you'll be working with food so timings are key, you should be able to work efficiently under pressure minimising mistakes with a meticulous eye for detail, think of it like Quality Control. The role will include prepping and packing orders, along with scooping ice cream and serving customers.

Kitchen Team

On shift in the kitchen, you'll be lucky enough to be surrounded by our insane desserts. The role will include making our lip-smacking desserts such as waffles, crepes, pancakes and milkshakes. You’ll will also be making our banging burgers and sides. In the kitchen you’ll need to have an eye for detail, level head and a passion for food.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in the restaurant industry.
• Knowledge & passion for the Food & Beverage industry.
• Competent using Point of Sale systems.
• Teamworking qualities, confident in your abilities and able to thrive under pressure delivering 5* Big Licks service.
• Undeniable customer experience knowledge and solid objective / complaint handling experience.
• Competent and confident in both written and verbal English.

If this sounds like you’d be a good fit, then we would love to have you be part of the Big Licks team! Please include a cover letter of why you think you have what it takes to be part of the Big Licks Team.

Job: Full-time, Permanent. Part time also available

Hourly Pay: Living Wage+ (dependant on experience)

Additional pay:

• Tips

Schedule:

• Be available on bank holidays
• Be available Monday to Sunday
• Late availability till 23:30
• Hours to be discussed and can be flexible
• Weekdays availability
• Weekend availability

Benefits:

• Friends & Family discounted food
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Store discounts across all venues

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £9.60-£10.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• Flexitime

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Flexitime

Supplemental pay types:

• Tips

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: M3 4AQ