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The Mole Resort is a premium countryside resort in North Devon, blending hotel stays, self-catering lodges, spa and leisure, meetings and weddings with a strong, destination-led food and drink offer.Our Food & Beverage Manager will lead the entire F&B operation across the resort. This includes our restaurant and bars, meetings and events, weddings and banqueting, and resort food delivery. You will be accountable for commercial performance, operational standards, guest experience and team development, ensuring the offer feels seamless across every touchpoint.This is a senior operational leadership role for someone who understands how a full resort works — not just a standalone restaurant.The roleYou will take full responsibility for the profitable and compliant delivery of all food and beverage operations across the resort.That means:Leading restaurant and bar operations to deliver consistently high standards of service and presentationOverseeing weddings, private dining, conferences and banqueting, working closely with the Meetings & Events team to ensure flawless deliveryManaging resort food delivery and in-accommodation dining, ensuring quality and timeliness across hotel rooms, lodges and cottagesDriving revenue performance, labour control and margin through disciplined stock management and forecastingMaintaining robust Health & Safety, food safety and licensing complianceManaging systems including POS, PMS integration and guest reservation platforms to ensure accuracy, reporting integrity and commercial insightDeveloping, coaching and retaining a high-performing team across all F&B outletsWorking collaboratively with Rooms, Revenue, Sales and Leisure to ensure the overall guest journey feels cohesiveYou will be visible on the floor, calm under pressure and commercially aware. You will understand how to balance service, experience and margin without compromising standards.What we’re looking forYou will already be operating at Food & Beverage Manager level within a quality-led hotel or resort environment.You’ll bring:Proven experience across multi-outlet operations including restaurant, bar, weddings and banquetingStrong financial acumen, including payroll control, stock management and P&L accountabilitySound knowledge of food safety, licensing and Health & Safety complianceExperience managing EPOS systems, PMS integration and reservation platformsA clear understanding of resort operations and the interaction between accommodation, events and F&BConfident leadership, with a track record of building engaged, capable teamsA guest-first mindset combined with commercial disciplineWe are looking for someone steady, organised and ambitious — someone who takes pride in standards and understands that detail matters in a premium environment.What you’ll receive£40,000 salary plus performance-related bonusShare of service chargeComplimentary use of spa and leisure facilitiesFood and beverage discountsHotel discounts across the region and Iconic Hotels and Resorts Employee Assistance ProgrammeStaff meals and rest facilitiesFlexible working and holiday optionsStructured onboarding and development supportThe Mole Resort is growing, and food and drink sits at the heart of the guest experience. If you’re ready to take full ownership of a varied and commercially significant operation in a beautiful setting, we’d like to hear from you. No recruitment agencies please