Assistant Manager – Food & Beverage – Airport Terminal Operation

£35,000 + benefits | Essex

If you’re after a typical hospitality job, this isn’t it.

This is a full-throttle, fast-paced F&B leadership role in a unique environment – one that never sleeps. Think lounges, café bars, restaurants and grab-and-go all under one roof, serving thousands of passengers every day.

The job? Overseeing day-to-day F&B operations across the terminal. Rota management, stock control, P&L, colleague development, standards, compliance – it’s yours. You’ll lead from the front, roll your sleeves up when needed, and coach a team to deliver a brilliant experience on every shift. Working with a powerhouse of Head of F&B, this is a huge opportunity to learn from the best and with an injection of investment this role will organically grow.

Please note this role include early mornings, lates, weekends and bank holidays – because that’s when the airport runs, and this team keeps it moving – you ideally need to be a short commute away.

What you’ll need:

• Understand high volume and have worked across Café, restaurant and pubs ideally.
• Hands-on knowledge of FOH and BOH operations
• Experience managing KPIs and budgets – and success in delivering the deliverables
• Strong people skills – enjoy delegating and empowering
• Ambitious and a hunger to learn
• Guest focused and comfortable working int an entrepreneurial business

If this sounds like you please drop me a CV - kate@corecruitment.com