Company Description

Title: Lounge Manager (Hospitality, Customer Experience)

Location: Dublin Airport, Aer Lingus Lounges

Salary: competitive

Benefits:

20 Days holiday increasing with tenure
Plus your birthday as paid day off
3 paid volunteering days
3 days paid grandparent leave.
26 week’s enhanced maternity leave (paid).
Secondary carer leave (enhanced; 4 weeks)
Paid Wedding/commitment day leave.
Free meals on shift.
Bespoke training and development opportunities
Pension and life insurance.
Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
Wellbeing hub.
Access to employee assistance programme.
Cycle to work scheme.

Do you have a passion for leading the way in providing genuine hospitality and impeccable service? Can you motivate a team? Are you friendly, professional and efficient? Yes? Then this is the role for you. At BaxterStorey, we believe that every interaction is an opportunity to create a lasting impression, that’s why we’re looking for a Lounge Manager who motivates their team to exceed expectations at every turn. As a trailblazer in the hospitality industry, we are excited to open our doors to individuals who share our passion for delivering exceptional experiences and creating unforgettable moments.

We believe that it is our people that set us apart, that’s why as a member of our team, you will be supported in an inclusive environment that encourages growth and celebrates diversity. We will invest in your development with ongoing training, to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in your role, and we guarantee a good work-life balance, because we believe that people excel when they are given the space to take care of themselves.

If you are an experienced Manager with a strong background in hospitality who thrives on delivering premium experiences, and loves to inspire a harmonious and collaborative team, we would love to hear from you!

Job Description

We are seeking a proactive and service-focused Lounge Manager to support the leadership and delivery of premium hospitality within the Aer Lingus Lounges at Dublin Airport. The Aer Lingus lounges are a sophisticated space, offering a first-class experience for discerning guests through exceptional food, beverages, and service.

This role is ideal for someone with strong people leadership skills, operational experience in high-end hospitality, and a genuine passion for guest excellence. You will work closely with our Operations Manager to create an inspiring workplace culture and consistently exceed expectations.

You key responsibilities are to:

Lead, inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards
Build positive, credible and collaborative relationships & communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders in the business
Continually look to develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment
Create a culture of excellence with your team, continually striving to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation
Achieve business critical KPI's including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance

Qualifications

Worked within a high end, fine dining or hotel environment
Previous experience commensurate with role
Have a contagious passion for food and customer experience
You draw satisfaction from managing, training, and supporting a team
Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance
Excellent delegation and influencing skills
Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to work well under pressure
Meticulous organisational abilities; high attention to detail
Concise and effective verbal and written communication
Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective
Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills
Works according to the BaxterStorey core values

Additional Information

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.

Employment Type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 40

Salary: Competitive