Trackside Host

Absolute Taste is a leading event catering company dedicated to the provision of high-end catering services to Formula 1, Private Jet Aviation, performance sports, high-end Domestic & International Events along with a strong presence in catering venues within retail.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented **Trackside Host **to join Williams F1 Racing. If you’re looking for your next exciting challenge and passionate about consistently providing excellent customer service and forging a career in a fast-paced and expanding company then this is the role for you. You will be working in an environment like no other

**This role includes international travel as it requires attendance to all F1 races.**

Responsible for the meticulous planning and delivery of high-level VIP hospitality, ensuring always that we deliver the Absolute Taste food vision for all aspects of the event.

**Planning**
- Working with Absolute Taste and Williams to deliver exceptional catering and hospitality in a busy, demanding environment
- Superb front of house presence, service, gravitas, and attention to detail with ability to demonstrate experience within a luxury hospitality environment
- Excellent client relationship building and management
- Calm and decisive in challenging, stressful situations
- Organised, punctual, motivational, and with varied communication skills, (formal, informal, international)
- Strong organizational skills to support Project Lead and Trackside Hospitality Manager
- Assist with planning and delivery of temp staff induction and training alongside Trackside Hospitality Manager

**Planning**
- Working with Absolute Taste and Williams to deliver exceptional catering and hospitality in a busy, demanding environment
- Superb front of house presence, service, gravitas, and attention to detail with ability to demonstrate experience within a luxury hospitality environment
- Excellent client relationship building and management
- Calm and decisive in challenging, stressful situations
- Organised, punctual, motivational, and with varied communication skills, (formal, informal, international)
- Strong organizational skills to support Project Lead and Trackside Hospitality Manager
- Assist with planning and delivery of temp staff induction and training alongside Trackside Hospitality Manager

**On Event**
- Act as an ambassador for Absolute Taste towards our client and guests
- Live event management; outstanding front of house presence and attention to detail
- Ensuring hospitality areas are ready at the required time, including the highest standards of staff and FOH presentation
- Proactively engage with team and guests and be on hand at all times to assist the client with any requests
- Making all guests, team members, media and sponsors feel welcome
- Serving food and drink during meal times
- Clearing tables and ensuring everywhere looks clean
- Assisting chefs, if required, with basic food preparation and washing up
- Joint responsibility of all FOH staff to keep the facility clean and tidy at all times
- Assisting the barman with drink service
- Working closely with the FOH hostesses and the other Bartender
- Actively manage assigned area or separate hospitality area as required
- Safe and speedy pack down of all areas and equipment

**Post Event**
- Ensure all records and reports are fully completed, up-to-date and passed to the Project Lead
- Ensure all lessons learned are documented and carried forward to the next event
- Attend the post-event debrief with the client as required

**Required experience and characteristics**
- Event or restaurant experience, ideally with international focus
- A passion for events and events hospitality
- A can-do positive attitude
- The ability to communicate at a variety of levels including the management of fellow team members, the client and the contractor base
- The role requires travel and work abroad for approximately 25 weeks of the year, in line with the F1 calendar
- Adhere to standards of behaviour and conduct expected by Williams and Absolute Taste

**This role is 40 hours per week when office based. There is a requirement to attend all the Williams F1 races during the F1 season.**

This list is exhaustive of all duties and responsibilities.

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