No1 Lounges is an award winning pay-to-use airport lounge located within Luton Airport offering a distinct and unique experience. Continuing the pre-flight luxury experience, No1 Lounges is welcoming a brand-new lounge in May 2024 at Luton Airport - My Lounge, a laid-back airport lounge, offering self-serve food and beverages, TV’s and a games rooms.
No1 believes pre flight lounging should be for everyone making it easier for our guests to eat drink and relax in style before they fly.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Experience of working in premium hospitality customer service role, with preference given to current No.1 team members
• Prior experience supervising, supporting and training teams in a shift environment
• Customer complaint resolution experience
• Computer literacy or familiar with reception and electronic payment handling is essential
• Good command of the English language – written and spoken
• Enjoying engaging with customers
• An interest in the travel hospitality sector
• Speaking additional languages is useful but not essential!
  Our lounge is located through security at Luton Airport. You will be asked to work a 6-day rolling pattern - 2 early shifts (3.30am-12.30pm) 2 late shifts (12.00pm-9.00pm) then 2 days off. Please ensure you have transport available in order to travel to the airport for these times.

PURPOSE

As Team Leader, you will supervise Team Hosts to deliver excellent service and champion the guest experience across the lounge on a rostered shift basis. You will coordinate and supervise the allocated Team Hosts during a shift and will be accountable for ensuring the team perform a variety of roles within the lounge to No.1 lounge standards and processes. You are a brand ambassador for No.1 Lounges and alongside supporting team members, you will also be accountable for an area within the lounge.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To take ownership for the overall service on the floor, oversee all sections(Reception, Bar, Floor, Food Service and Housekeeping) and ensure service is consistently delivered to standard
• Fully knowledgeable about your lounge, product availability, lounge capacity and your team on shift
• Managing and coordinating capacity management in line with daily pax targets, bookings and shift staffing to ensure profitability
• Supervise the floor team to success by running ‘Shape Up’ briefings (daily shift briefing), allocating Team Buddy’s for new joiners, providing regular feedback, working with the team to ensure standards are maintained throughout the shift
• Handle complaints in the Lounge in the first instance
• Escalate and follow up complaints or shift issues with the Assistant Lounge Manager and/or Lounge Manager
• Monitoring and helping achieve standards of hygiene within the lounge including open/close/deep cleaning checklists during each shift
• Encourage good Health and Safety practices including identifying potential H&S concerns and recording all Health & Safety issues in line with company policy including informing management of the Lounge
• Setting an example to your team by engaging with guests in a professional and welcoming way
• Monitor team compliance with the No1’s uniform and grooming policy, noting any lateness or absences and raising any issues with attitude or behaviour of team members, issuing Performance Observation Review (POR) as appropriate
• During quieter periods, supporting Assistant Lounge Manager and HR team with performance review processes or team training
• Oversee end of shift reconciliation and billing (as appropriate)
• Action any new company updates and/or training in a timely manner
• Comply with all policies and procedures as written in the Employment Handbook, SOPs
• Always uphold confidentiality of personal customer and team member information and take reasonable precautions to protect the information accessed or used during the shifts in line with UK GDPR regulations