Current Vacancies at Ruxley Manor
Ruxley Manor is more than just a Garden Centre. It’s a destination for the local community, a meeting place for families and friends, an event venue for entertainment, a place for a hearty meal or a slice of cake and a coffee. We provide everything you could want under one roof.
As an award winning family business we strive to create a family environment amongst all our team members and in turn extend this to all of our customers. We work hard, constantly improve, help each other and create an amazing retail experience for everyone that visits us or attends one of our popular events. With more than 100 years experience behind us, we’d love for you to join our team and make the next 100 years even better.
Current Roles We Are Recruiting For
All our current vacancies can be seen below or as listed under our Indeed business profile.To apply for any available roles, please email recruitment@ruxley-manor.co.uk with your CV and cover letter.
If there are no positions currently being advertised you may wish to make a speculative application or register your interest for future roles by emailing the above email address.
Are you a student? Please bare in mind whilst we welcome applications from students we can only consider applications from individuals who are of compulsory school leaving age and over.
If for any reason your application is unsuccessful, we will keep you CV on file for 12 months. If you do not wish to have you cv kept on file please email recruitment@ruxley-manor.co.uk to inform us.
The Ruxley Manor Food Hall offers fresh fruit and veg, a delicatessen with sweet and savoury treats, a butcher counter offering quality local meat, and much more.
We are looking for a Christmas Seasonal Food Hall Assistant to join our team during our busy festive period. This is a temporary seasonal role, starting in mid-September and running until the end of December.
The Role...
As part of our Food Hall team, you will help keep the department looking its best and provide a friendly and helpful service to our customers. Your duties will include:
- Putting out stock and ensuring displays are full, tidy and looking their best.
- Ensuring prices are correct and signage is kept up to date.
- Sweeping, tidying and cleaning to ensure the shop floor is well presented at all times.
- Serving customers and processing transactions on the till.
- Supporting the wider Food Hall team during our busy Christmas period.
The Hours...
We have full-time and part time hours available. Full-time hours require you to work the same four weekdays each week, as well as every other weekend.
Experience...
No previous experience is required, as full training will be provided. However, previous customer service experience and experience operating a till would be beneficial.
If this role is of interest to you, please send us a copy of your CV to review.
If you're ready to spread festive cheer and help create unforgettable Christmas memories, we'd love to hear from you! Email recruitment@ruxley-manor.co.uk to register your interest and tell us a little more about yourself.
- We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Seasonal Team Leader to join our Mulberry Tree Restaurant team during our busy seasonal period.
This is a full time role, we are looking for someone who can start now, the contract will run until the end of December.
You will support the Catering Manager with the day-to-day running of the restaurant, helping to lead the team, maintain excellent customer service and ensure high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and safety.
Key responsibilities include:
· Supporting and motivating the restaurant team during busy service periods
· Ensuring excellent customer service is delivered at all times
· Managing team breaks, timekeeping and daily priorities
· Ensuring opening, closing and daily checklists are completed
· Supporting with till transactions, refunds and till training
· Handling customer queries and complaints
· Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and presentation
· Ensuring food hygiene and health and safety procedures are followed
· Supporting the training and development of seasonal team members
· Working closely with the Catering Manager to identify and resolve any operational issues
About you
We are looking for someone who:
· Has previous front-of-house experience within a restaurant, café or hospitality environment
· Ideally has previous Team Leader or Supervisor experience
· Is confident leading and supporting a team
· Has a good understanding of food hygiene and health and safety
· Is organised, approachable and able to remain calm in a busy environment
· Has a positive, flexible and hands-on approach
· Is passionate about providing excellent customer service
This is a seasonal role and flexibility will be required during our busiest trading periods.
If you're ready to spread festive cheer and help create unforgettable Christmas memories, we'd love to hear from you! Email recruitment@ruxley-manor.co.uk to register your interest and tell us a little more about yourself.
Our Mulberry Tree Restaurant is situated within Ruxley Manor Garden Centre and is open 7 days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea.
We are looking for hardworking seasonal Christmas team members to join our busy restaurant kitchen.
Key duties include:
• Washing crockery, cutlery and kitchen items by hand or dishwasher
• Putting away deliveries
• Restocking crockery, cutlery and utensils front of house
• Helping to keep the kitchen area clean and organised
No previous experience is required as full training will be provided.
We have full time and part-time hours available. Candidates must be available now and available to work throughout the festive period, including weekends where required.
If you're ready to spread festive cheer and help create unforgettable Christmas memories, we'd love to hear from you! Email recruitment@ruxley-manor.co.uk to register your interest and tell us a little more about yourself.
Our Mulberry Tree Restaurant is situated within Ruxley Manor Garden Centre and is open 7 days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea.
We are looking for a Seasonal Christmas Commis Chef to join our busy kitchen team over the festive period.
Key duties include:
· Preparing and cooking food to a high standard
· Supporting the chefs during busy service periods
· Preparing ingredients and assisting with food preparation
· Maintaining a clean, organised and safe kitchen
· Following food hygiene and health & safety procedures
· Assisting with deliveries and stock rotation where required
We are looking for someone who:
· Enjoys working in a busy, fast-paced kitchen
· Works well as part of a team
· Is reliable and hardworking
· Has some previous kitchen or catering experience
We have full time and part-time hours available. Candidates must be available now and available to work throughout the festive period, including weekends where required.
If you're ready to spread festive cheer and help create unforgettable Christmas memories, we'd love to hear from you! Email recruitment@ruxley-manor.co.uk to register your interest and tell us a little more about yourself.
Our Mulberry Tree Restaurant is situated within Ruxley Manor Garden Centre and is open 7 days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea.
We have temporary roles available working during our busy Christmas season. Roles will be starting now and finishing at the end of December
We are looking for hard working candidates who enjoy offering exceptionally high levels of customer service.
The role has a combination of responsibilities including greeting customers, processing transactions through the till, making hot drinks at the coffee counter, serving food and drink to customers and clearing tables after use.
No previous experience is required, however previous hospitality or barista experience is beneficial.
We have full time and part time roles available however all candidates must be available to work a minimum or 2 days during the week and 1 day at the weekend.
If you're ready to spread festive cheer and help create unforgettable Christmas memories, we'd love to hear from you! Email recruitment@ruxley-manor.co.uk to register your interest and tell us a little more about yourself.
We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic Ice Rink Team Leader to help lead our ice rink team over the Christmas season.
This is a full-time temporary position, starting early November and finishing early January.
The Role
As an Ice Rink Team Leader, you will help ensure the smooth and safe running of our ice rink operation, supporting and supervising the team throughout each shift.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Leading and supporting the Ice Rink team during shifts
• Ensuring rink sessions run safely and on time
• Monitoring the ice and ensuring customers follow safe skating practices
• Supporting the team with checking tickets, issuing skates and skate aids
• Dealing with customer queries and resolving any issues that arise
• Ensuring excellent customer service standards are maintained
• Organising the team during busy periods and ensuring tasks are completed
• Supporting the food and drink offering, including serving customers and processing till transactions
• Ensuring the rink and surrounding areas are kept clean, organised and safe
Hours
This is a full-time role.
Our ice rink is open 7 days a week from 9am until 8pm. From mid-November until early January. The successful candidate will need to be flexible and available to work a mixture of daytime, evening and weekend shifts.
Experience
Candidates must be confident skating or walking on the ice and be comfortable enforcing safe practices on the rink.
You will need to be confident leading and supporting a team, particularly during busy periods, and able to deal calmly and professionally with customers and any issues that may arise.
Previous supervisory or Team Leader experience would be beneficial, particularly within a customer-facing, leisure, hospitality or retail environment.
