Lead a large team of Food & Beverage professionals to deliver a unique dining experience for our visitors.
The Colonel's Homestead Restaurant at Walter Peak offers a variety of dining options catering for daily guests from the TSS Earnslaw, corporate functions and weddings. As Team Leader - Food and Beverage you will be responsible for the leadership of the team who deliver the dining experience. You'll act as a mentor for new team members and alongside the other team leaders, you'll ensure the whole team are trained to the highest standard. You'll use your previous hospitality and leadership experience to motivate the team and come up with new ways of providing a unique experience for our visitors.
As part of this role you will:
- Oversee the day-to-day operation of the catering service
- Look for ways to improve service delivery
- Lead, mentor and motivate a large team of F&B Attendants
Skills & Experience
We're looking for someone with the following attributes:
- Energetic and customer focussed with a passion for great service
- An excellent communicator and leader
- Cool, calm and collected under pressure
- Minimum 2 years supervisory experience
- LCQ and Duty Managers qualification (this is preferred but not essential)
- Experience in working in a Food & Beverage environment
What do you get out of this?
- Daily commute onboard the iconic TSS Earnslaw
- Enjoy some incredible staff perks! Bring a friend along to experience RealNZ's unforgettable adventures at a fantastic discount. Explore the Te Anau Glowworm Caves, cruise Milford and Doubtful Sound, raft the Shotover and Kawarau Rivers and discover Rakiura. It's an amazing opportunity to experience the best of New Zealand without breaking the bank
Real people, real places, real experiences. Welcome to Real.
When's the best time to join the Real whānau? Now's good.
We're the conservation business that's enabled by tourism. We're helping the world, one guest at a time, fall in love with conservation. We're inspiring people to leave their places in better conditions than when they found them. We channel a guest-centric approach that fuels our genuine promise to deliver Aotearoa's most unforgettable experiences.
It's our workplace environment that makes careers at RealNZ more exciting than the regular job. Working for Real could mean you're based anywhere between a secluded island, a scenic fiord, and a snow-capped maunga. Our people, places, and workdays are a great and diverse mixture. It keeps us on our toes and adds value and passion to our work.
At RealNZ, we're committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Guided by our values of Pono (Keep it real) and He waka eke noa (We're all in this together), we embrace and celebrate the unique perspectives and experiences that make our team stronger. Everyone is welcome here.
How to apply
Please note that we will be interviewing candidates as they apply, and if the right person is found, we may close the role off to any further applications.