Job Description
P&O Cruises is Britain’s biggest cruise line. We are part of Carnival Corporation PLC and we have been for 20 years/ With amazing career opportunities across the fleet, we’ll help you settle into an exciting life at sea as part of our P&O Cruises family.
The role of Dining & Beverage Manager presents limitless opportunities to provide our guests with unforgettable holiday happiness. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, P&O Cruises are devoted to providing an indulgent restaurant and bar experience to our guests. So if you’re looking to propel you career to new heights, then this high profile role is fantastic opportunity to manage a high volume dining & beverage operation, unmatched by many onshore.
As the Dining & Beverage Manager you will confidently manage all restaurant and bar outlets onboard for guests and crew. At P&O we take pride in achieving the highest level of guest satisfaction throughout all of the dining and beverage settings. To ensure our success, we looking for a driven individual who will lead by example and instil this passion throughout their team. This role will require creative and effective marketing skills to promote Specialty Restaurants ensuring maximum covers every cruise, at the same time driving bar revenues. As well supporting a team of Assistant Dining & Beverage Managers, it’ll be the D&B Manager’s duty to continuously develop and train crew members, ensuring a smooth and efficient guest experience.
Are you someone who prides themselves on attention to detail and can help to ensure that all our culinary products are the same no matter where you are on-board? Are you a natural communicator and can train and development our staff to make sure our products are consistently a high standard and most of all taste amazing?
P&O Cruises require the following strengths:
- Experience of managing a large team, preferably 300+ including a diverse team of leaders
- Passion and knowledge for the F&B industry and keeps up to date on current trends
- The ability to create a positive working environment, coupled with openness and trust
- A drive to motivate others to provide excellent guest service, by utilising key management tools such as training and succession planning
- Ability to build strong relationships with both guests and the wider ship team
- Desire to lead the team by empowering others and encouraging collaborative working
- Organised, structured and focused approach to work, requires minimal supervision and is a self-starter, skilled in multi-tasking
- High attention to detail, ensures the look and feel of all restaurant and bar areas are to the highest standard and operating within predefined brand standards
- Multi-site management or high volume Food & Beverage operational experience an advantage
- Experience in driving multi million pound F&B operations desired
With our fleet ever changing we are planning for the future, this means that the role you are applying for is in our Talent Pool. During the recruitment and on boarding process we may not be able to offer an exact start date, but as soon as we do, we will let you know and make sure you have plenty of notice and support to get ready for your adventure with us.
We are working hard to build a flexible and inclusive culture. As part of our culture difference is valued and our people can be themselves. We welcome applications from everyone because inclusivity is at the heart of everything we do. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership and pregnancy & maternity.
At P&O Cruises, we collaborate with a variety of reputable agencies who will never ask you to pay a hiring fee or any other associated monies in order to submit an application to us. All applications are reviewed against the same criteria and using an agency will not increase your chances of being successful.