Castle Dargan Estate are currently hiring experienced staff to join our reopening team. Our current vacant positions include the following;
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Sales & Marketing Manager
We have a fantastic new vacancy for Sales & Marketing Manager in Castle Dargan Hotel, Co. Sligo.
In this dynamic and challenging role, the Sales & Marketing Manager will be responsible for maximizing the sales potential and achieving revenue budgets via bedrooms, conference rooms, food & beverage, spa and golf.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan and direct day to day operation of the sales & marketing function to ensure maximum revenue & profitability and provide potential and existing clients with the highest level of sales service.
- Perform day to day sales activity including lead generation, face to face meetings, contracting & rate negotiation, site inspections, attendance at trade shows, client entertainment and national/international sales trips.
- Undertake monthly corporate tracking of corporate accounts to monitor production and more importantly to identify any decreases and taking necessary action to remedy same.
- Focus on driving meeting & conference business into hotel.
- Report weekly & monthly on account performance and general activity to General Manager and Directors.
- Management of annual marketing budget.
- Executive quarterly activity plans to create focus for the team and adapt activity to support business needs.
- Devise and execute hotel sales & marketing promotional campaigns through local & national media, evaluating & reporting on marketing campaigns ROI.
- Manage online marketing & brand website through content development and continually driving customers direct to this sale channel.
- Identify key competitors and carry out regular competitor analysis; monitoring their performance, rates and sales activity.
Requirements:
- 2 to 3 years in a Sales/Marketing role, ideally in a Hotel or customer focused environment.
- A creative thinker with an outgoing personality who can drive new relationships as well as maintain existing ones.
- Experience of effective people management in a team environment.
- Sales focused, target and results driven.
- Effective communicator to clients and colleagues, individually and in groups; with the capacity to provide clear written reports.
- Confident, ambitious and pro-active.
Benefits:
- Food allowance
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability when required
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Location: In person
Skills:
Attention to Detail | People’s Skills | Hospitality Sales
Food & Beverage Operations Manager
To supervise and maximize every facet of our food and beverage operations, we are looking for a highly qualified and experienced Food and Beverage Operations Manager.
You will be in charge of predicting, planning, and managing F&B orders, personnel, and budgets as well as making sure that guests have an outstanding experience.
By continuously meeting and surpassing customer expectations, encouraging employee engagement, and keeping a focus on efficiency and quality, your major goal will be to maximize sales and revenue.
You will be essential to our F&B department’s success and to raising overall guest satisfaction by putting creative ideas into practice and upholding high standards.
Reaponsibilities:
- Manage all F&B and day-to-day operations within budgeted guidelines and to the highest standards
- Preserve excellent levels of internal and external customer service
- Be involved in the design of exceptional menus, purchase goods and continuously make necessary improvements
- Identify customers needs and respond proactively to all of their concerns
- Lead F&B team by attracting, recruiting, training and appraising talented personnel
- Establish targets, KPI’s, schedules, policies and procedures
- Provide a two way communication and nurture an ownership environment with emphasis in motivation and teamwork
- Comply with all health and safety regulations
- Report on management regarding sales results and productivity
Benefits:
- Food allowance
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shifts
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Ballygawley, Co. Sligo: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Skills:
Communication | Staff Management | Guest Relations
Greenkeeper
Castle Dargan Estate is seeking to hire greenkeepers to join the the team.
The ideal candidates would need to have the following skills;
- Have a high level of attention to detail
- Be a team player with good communication skills
- Have experience using machinery, this would be an advantage but not necessary as full training will be provided
- Have good organisational skills and timekeeping
- Full clean Driving License
Responsibilities include:
- Mowing of Greens, Tees, Approaches, Fairways & Rough
- Bunker Maintenance
- Course Set Up
- Be involved in all other aspects of course and grounds maintenance
- Repairing divots on playing surfaces.
- Hand watering and irrigating turf.
- Identifying and controlling weeds and pests.
- Identifying and controlling turf diseases and disorders.
- Marking of hazards, out of bounds and ground under repair.
- Maintaining bunkers.
- Renovate worn and damaged turf.
- Rolling greens with a turf iron or similar.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From €13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Food allowance
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Ballygawley, CO. Sligo: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Skills:
Tractor driving | Grass Cutting | Turf Management
