Assistant Breakfast Manager, Strathearn Restaurant

COME AND JOIN US . . .

We are currently seeking meticulous resourceful and resilient Assistant Breakfast Manager to join our Strathearn Restaurant team.

The on target earning potential for this role is 40180 / per annum - comprising a base salary of 31880 plus a qualified estimate of 8300 in gratuities and service charge.* As a member of the Gleneagles team you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks benefits and rewards.

ABOUT GLENEAGLES

One of the worlds most iconic luxury hotels and sporting estates Gleneagles has been making memories for a century. Crowned Employer of the Year at the 2024 Cateys and Number One Resort in the UK & Ireland by readers of the Travel Leisure for their 2025 Worlds Best Awards everything we do is about surpassing expectations and creating unrivalled adventures for our guests.

WORKING AT GLENEAGLES

Were devoted to making our people feel as valued as our this way we strive to support the whole you not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here permanently to develop a career some work seasonally while others have a schedule to fit around their personal commitments. However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours youd prefer to work were open to flexible working requests and offer hours shift patterns and contract types to suit everyone.

Location; Auchterarder just off the A9. Gleneagles is also within easy reach of a number of Scottish towns and cities: Edinburgh City Centre (1hr) Glasgow or Dundee (50mins) Stirling and Perth (25mins).

Heres a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:

• Youll play a pivotal hands-on role in the seamless and consistently successful delivery of our outstanding breakfast service; through detailed team briefings and by setting the highest standards youll ensure every detail is executed flawlessly
• Leading from the front youll create warm thoughtful and personalised dining experiences that consistently exceed our guest expectations. Your passion for hospitality will inspire and energise those around you
• Overseeing a team of nearly 30-youll ensure each team member is fully trained motivated and empowered to deliver the finest breakfast experience possible
• Collaborating closely with our Breakfast Manager and the Culinary team youll drive innovation within our breakfast buffet offering while continuously seeking ways to elevate the guest journey
• Ever present on the floor youll embody a culture of continuous improvement and creativity always looking for new ways to surprise and delight both our guests and your team
• Youll plan proactively for success meeting daily with the Breakfast Head Chef discussing guest dietary requirements and potential challengesensuring all needs are anticipated and addressed
• With a strong focus on operational excellence youll monitor and manage our equipment and product usage in line with our procedures while coordinating timely resolutions to any maintenance issues that arise
• Youll respond to guest concerns with confidence and composure handling a wide range of dynamic challenges and turning them into opportunities to create memorable experiences
• In addition to attending weekly rota and business review meetings youll evaluate daily staffing and operational needs to ensure peak performance
• By building strong collaborative relationships across departments youll help cultivate a shared vision of excellence and a culture of continuous development throughout the estate
• Interacting with our guests always warm professional helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way

The kind of person were looking for:

• Experience of luxury breakfast operations would be ideal however having a great attitude and strong restaurant knowledge is essential
• You enjoy the theatre and stage but are modest understated and without ego; you care for others as much as you care for yourself and role model this consistently
• Energised and fuelled by a high paced operation and equally high expectations; youre resilient and skilled at managing multiple and often competing priorities
• You possess a positive professional and courteous attitude always see a glass half-full and are consistent in your mood manner and behaviour
• Intuitively put yourself in the shoes of others whether that be your guests or your people no matter how many times an issue has been presented to you you recognise that to this person its likely a first
• An early bird youll be expected to be available during the operational hours of 7am-4pm working flexibly during the week and weekends leading from the front and by example
• with a discerning eye for detail you take huge pride in fixing the small things that make a big difference
• Youll bring a strong people focus and the desire to grow and nurture your team through coaching and training
• Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; youre passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand
• You have a positive can do attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner
• A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; youre well organised and punctual
• You want to be part of a team that works hard supports each other and above all has fun along the way

Time to let your hair down

• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service
• Seasonal parties and local social events
• 50% discount on Food & Beverage Country Pursuits Spa and Hair Salon (Mon-Thurs) and the Golf Driving Range
• Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for 50.00 per annum

Treats in your pocket

• Flexi points into your Perkbox wallet to spend as you choose. The points can be spent immediately or you can save them up over a number of months for perks that cost that little bit more. All this gives you greater choice so you can pick the things that mean the most to you!
• Free pay day lunch and monthly drinks offers
• A generous refer a friend scheme

Be our guest

• Stay with us as a guest at Gleneagles or Gleneagles Townhouse for up to 2 nights per year at 95.00 per night a benefit available upon completion of 12 months service
• Friends & Family discounted rate of 225 - 275 B&B per night at Gleneagles
• Enjoy discounted rooms and restaurants rates with up to 50% off across the wider Ennismore brands and hotels located across some spectacular locations including London Paris Rome Dubai Doha Rio NY Chicago and name just a few
• Subsidised single occupancy en-suite accommodation available on our estate

Investment in your development and wellbeing

• Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme offering support and confidential advice for you and your family when you need it most
• Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications and programmes
• Internal career opportunities across a wider range of specialisms and departments
• Monthly recognition programme
• Volunteering day every year with a charitable partner of your choice
• Complimentary access to our staff gym
• Gleneagles Cycle Scheme to spread the cost of the bike that you really want and reduce your carbon footprint

*About gratuities & service charge:

• Gratuities (tips) and service charge (an additional charge added to our room rates and services across the estate that is passed directly to our employees) are paid on a pro-rata basis regardless of your role
• It is estimated that in 2025 our full-time employees can expect to receive around 8300 in addition to their annual salary

If you are our next Assistant Breakfast Manager please forward your most recent CV to us today!

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