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Food & Beverage Team Member

Salary Range
£18,523 - £20,830
£1,544 - £1,736 / mo

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Location Base
Knutsford, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Job Ref: THW5461 Branch: Cottons Hotel Spa Location: Cottons Hotel Spa, Knutsford Salary/Benefits: Competitive salary with great benefits + monthly Gratuities Contract type: Casual Hours: Full Time Posted date: 28/04/2023 Closing date: 30/05/2023


Join us if you enjoy helping other people to have a great time - be part of a fun and energetic team! As a Food Beverage Team Member, to us you won't just be a waiter or waitress, as one of our team members, you'll become a member of our family who helps us create amazing experiences for our guests.

For Food Beverage Team Members, we are offering a rewarding role with scope for career progression along with;

  • Tips paid monthly
  • Wagestream - the ability to access up to 40% of your wages as you earn them each week
  • 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years)
  • Free meal whilst on duty
  • Discounted accommodation, food and drink in our beautiful properties across the country
  • Free use of our brilliant gym on site and discounted spa treatments
  • Free car parking (where applicable)
  • Pension Life assurance
  • Long service awards including free meals and free stays with your friends or family

Who are we looking for?

Every day, we want people to come to work to make people feel at ease through delivering warm hospitality. To achieve this, as a Food Beverage Team Member you will need to be friendly, extremely personable and have the ability to deliver the company standards in each interaction.

We are open all day, every day, serving great quality food and drink, so you’ll need to enjoy working in a busy environment with a fun and professional team.

It would be ideal if you have previous experience in a bar, café or restaurant, but a great work ethic is more important. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your personality to work, we would love to meet you.

Your day to day as a Food Beverage Team Member.

  • Your personality will shine through as you greet each one of our valued guests with a warm and friendly smile
  • As a Food Beverage Team Member, you will take food and drink orders and serve guests with a brilliant customer service ethic
  • Assist with menu suggestions and recommendations
  • Prepare perfectly laid tables for each guest visit
  • Ensure our high standards are delivered and maintained at all times
  • Provide our guests with the warmest hospitality, ensuring they want to return
  • Team work

We’d love to meet you - Come and join our Daniel Thwaites Family

Cottons Hotel Spa is a busy four-star property in Knutsford, Cheshire, with 138 guest rooms, 14 meeting rooms, restaurant, bar and spa. It is a popular choice with business and leisure guests and staff pride themselves on providing a quality experience to everyone who comes through the doors. Situated close to the M6 and M56 , this luxury four-star property is great for experiencing Manchester, Chester, Liverpool and the wider North-West. It is part of The House of Daniel Thwaites, a unique collective of Inns, Hotels Spas offering warm hospitality and high quality service in a welcoming environment.

Thwaites was established in 1807 and to this day remains a family run Business. We have Hotels, Inns, Pubs and a Brewery and are focused on providing superb hospitality in outstanding properties in great locations

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Food & Beverage Team Member roles across Cottons Hotel & Spa's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Hotels & Resorts.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £18,523 - £20,830 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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