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F&B Assistant

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Diageo

F&B Assistant

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

F&B Assistant

Edinburgh - Johnnie Walker Princes Street

Permanent -Full-time

Closing date: November 3, 2024

About Us

Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose - Celebrating life, every day, everywhere has a significant role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we build shared value

This is a chance to be involved in a daring and truly one-of-a-kind team where our aim is to build remarkable and unforgettable experiences across each and every one of our venues across Scotland. Johnnie Walker Princes Street will take visitors on an immersive, multi-sensory journey through the flavours of Scotland, sharing our love for Scotch with a new generation of whisky drinkers. Visitors will lose themselves in the journey whisky-making in our experiences and make purchases from our fantastic retail offerings. We want our guests to embrace every minute with us and feel the same way we do about our heritage. Being part of Diageo means being a torchbearer for our brands and making them even better for the next generation. It's a career-defining responsibility. If you have a genuine passion for our craft, our character and our products, help us continue the story and build a great career in the process.

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We offer fantastic benefits for joining our bar team. Not only would you receive a competitive salary, but you will be entitled to gratuity, bonus scheme, private medical, company shares, great pension programme, discount off hundreds of retailers, gym discounts and much more!

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

About the Role

Our two rooftop bars will offer premier food, drink and hospitality to local and global visitors to Edinburgh and our flagship visitor experience at Johnnie Walker Princes Street.

The Food & Beverage (F&B) Assistant team are crucial to the overall running of the bar and floor operations at Johnnie Walker Princes Street and play a crucial role in ensuring that our visitors have a memorable experience. You'll support the Bartenders in providing outstanding customer service and serve innovative and elite drinks as well as food offerings.

You'll receive full brand training in order for you to education and delight our visitors about the wonderful food and beverage offerings available at Johnnie Walker Princes Street.

You will be responsible for supporting the F&B team with various bar-related duties and keeping the bars fully aligned with food safety and hygiene standards. You'll effectively and consistently restock the bar and food serving stations while ensuing all glassware and serving utensils are continually collected and cleaned. Along with this you will deliver outstanding customer service on the floor and ensure service is smooth.

F&B Assistants will have continual collaboration with the Bartenders, following procedures and recipes for crafting cocktail ingredients, serving food and beverages to customers and maintaining efficient stock levels for front line use during peak hours.

About You

To be successful, you'll have outstanding customer service skills and preferably have experience working in the hospitality industry, alongside an ability to work to high standards in a fast-paced environment.

You'll be passionate about drinks culture and be prepared to offer advice, mentorship and recommendations to all visitors about Johnnie Walker and the wider Diageo portfolio. As well as being a great teammate, you'll be confident with the ability to use your own judgment and make decisions in order to prioritise, challenge and influence.

Working with visitors, staff, and top mixologists, you'll have strong interpersonal and communication skills and be passionate about crafting an unforgettable experience for everyone who visits the rooftop at Johnnie Walker Princes Street.

You will represent, take ownership of, and become an ambassador for the Brand Home and the brands it represents.

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying.
  • We offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including: Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities
  • Subsidized gym membership
  • Contributary pension scheme
  • Annual bonus and merit increase (dependent on performance)
  • Share options

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and listened to, is a crucial part of this.

We believe the most diverse and inclusive culture makes for a better business and a better world.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realise its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Around the world we have a number of inclusive Business and Employee Resource Groups known as BRGs and ERGs. These influential groups, made up of our people, represent various viewpoints, experiences and communities who generate thought-provoking work to enhance our business and workplace, creating a sense of belonging and opportunities for all.

Join us, and you'll be part of an organisation that embraces diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of - and help build - an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. And you'll help us champion inclusion and diversity across our entire business: with our employees, our suppliers, across our brands, and within the communities in which we operate.

Client-provided location(s): Edinburgh, UK
Job ID: Diageo-JR1105362
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • Pension
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Woman founded/led

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