Food and Beverage Manager
8 days ago
London
Food and Beverage Manager. Jesse’s House was created as a place where adults can be adults, kids can be kids, and families can spend meaningful time together. Everything we do is built around experience - warm hospitality, thoughtful spaces, and teams who genuinely care about the people around them. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a Food & Beverage Manager to lead and shape our food and beverage experience at Jesse’s House. This is a senior leadership role for someone who loves hospitality in its truest sense, someone who can balance exceptional service with strong commercial thinking, who enjoys building teams and systems, and who thrives in an environment where no two days look quite the same. If you’re passionate about people, quality, and creating spaces where members feel at home, we’d love to hear from you. The Role As Food & Beverage Manager, you will take ownership of the full food and beverage operation across the club. You’ll lead the experience, performance, and day-to-day delivery across all F&B outlets, ensuring everything we do reflects the Jesse’s House brand and our members’ expectations. You’ll be a visible leader - present on the floor when it matters - while also working strategically to develop systems, grow your team, and continuously evolve our offer as the business scales. This role sits at the heart of the club, working closely with the General Manager, Executive Head Chef, and wider leadership team to deliver a food and beverage experience that feels both premium and welcoming for families. Leading the F&B Experience • Shaping and evolving the food and beverage offer in line with Jesse’s House values and commercial goals., • Setting and maintaining high standards across service, quality, and operations., • Overseeing the end-to-end F&B operation to ensure consistency, efficiency, and strong service delivery., • Building and embedding clear systems, SOPs, and service frameworks., • Leading, developing, and inspiring a strong F&B team and leadership structure., • Creating a high-performance, people-first culture., • Partnering closely with the Executive Head Chef on menus that are member-led, commercially sound, and operationally effective., • Ensuring teams have strong product knowledge and confidence in service and digital ordering., • Owning the full member journey across food and beverage., • Being a visible and supportive leader during peak periods and events., • Leading F&B delivery for events, pop-ups, and seasonal activations., • Accountable for F&B performance, including margins, labour, GP, and cost control., • Ensuring full compliance with food safety, allergen legislation, and licensing requirements., • Maintaining a safe, clean, and compliant environment for both team and members. About You You’ll likely have experience in a senior food and beverage leadership role within a premium or lifestyle-led hospitality environment. You’re commercially minded but people-first, equally comfortable leading from the floor or working strategically behind the scenes. You’ll bring: • Strong leadership experience and a passion for developing teams, • A deep understanding of service-led hospitality, • Commercial awareness and confidence managing budgets and performance, • Experience with digital ordering platforms (Me&U a plus), • A calm, solutions-focused approach in fast-paced environments, • Confidence working cross-functionally with senior stakeholders, • A genuine love for hospitality and creating memorable experiences The Perks of Being Part of Our Little Houses Team • 👨👩👧 Family comes first – free passes for you and your family at our Little Houses Clubs, • 🌴 Time to recharge – 30 days of holidays and an additional break between Christmas and New Year, • 🏦 Pension peace of mind – 3 percent employer pension contributions, • 💡 Smart savings – access to salary sacrifice schemes including workplace nursery, If you love hospitality, enjoy building teams and experiences from the ground up, and thrive in the energy and creativity of a growing business, this could be the role for you. ❤️