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Front of House Manager


CorfuLocation
Corfu
17 hours ago
Posted date
17 hours ago
SeniorMinimum level
Senior
Full-timeEmployment type
Full-time
TourismJob category
Tourism

 Job Purpose

The Front of House Manager ensures a welcoming, calm, and well-coordinated environment in the resort’s public guest-facing areas, particularly the lobby and arrival/departure zones. This role serves as the primary on-floor escalation point for guest concerns and service recovery, resolving issues directly and ensuring guests feel heard, valued, and supported.

The FOH Manager acts as a visible hospitality ambassador, working closely with the Front Office and Guest Relations teams to maintain service flow, communication clarity, and guest comfort during key interaction moments.

Key Responsibilities

Guest Presence & Floor Leadership
  • Maintain a strong, visible presence in the lobby and high-traffic guest areas throughout key arrival and departure periods.
  • Serve as a point of approach for guests seeking support, clarification, or assistance.
  • Proactively observe guest mood, service flow, queues, and pressure points, and intervene when needed to restore calm and efficiency.
Complaint Handling & Service Recovery
  • Serve as the first contact for escalated guest concerns, managing resolution with empathy, discretion, and ownership.
  • Apply service recovery gestures and compensation in line with policy and situation sensitivity.
  • Ensure recovery communication is completed and logged to GR / FOM systems for follow-up and trend reporting.
Support for Guest Flow & Lobby Operations
  • Assist in managing arrival and departure pace, queue pressure, and guest movement coordination.
  • Support Front Office and Guest Relations teams by guiding guests to the right assistance points and helping resolve bottlenecks.
  • Ensure public areas reflect standards of presentation, atmosphere, and brand identity.
Communication & Coordination
  • Communicate real-time guest issues to the relevant department for follow-up (GR, FO, HSK, F&B, Engineering as needed).
  • Participate in briefings and relay insights from guest interactions to support service improvement.
  • Maintain and update the guest recovery log, ensuring accuracy and clarity of information.
Team Support & Coaching
  • Provide on-floor coaching to FO, GR, and lobby teams regarding tone of voice, body language, guest approach style, and emotional intelligence.
  • Role-model calm, confident, and respectful guest communication behavior.
  • Support seasonal integration of new team members through presence, listening, and guidance.
Accountability
  • Fully accountable for guest service atmosphere and service recovery execution in front-of-house areas.
  • Responsible for maintaining a hospitality-centered, calm, and positive tone in guest interaction zones.
  • Ensures escalations are handled professionally and followed through.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Proven experience as a front of House Manager or similar role, preferably in a 5* guest service environment.  
  • Computer Literacy and familiarity with Hospitality software (Opera, Fidelio).
  • Fluency in English, with an additional language being a plus (Russian, German, French).
  • Degree/Diploma in Hospitality/Tourism.
  • Strong communicative, interpersonal, managerial & problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure while maintaining high service standards.

 

What we offer

Team: Becoming a member of an organization that cares about its people, the environment, and the local communities.

Grow: Have room to grow and develop via numerous opportunities for learning, professional development, and career advancement.

Care: Competitive remuneration package, Accommodation & daily transportation, Full board meals, Departmental training.

Related tags
rooms division
front office rooms division
JOB SUMMARY
Front of House Manager
Corfu
17 hours ago
Senior
Full-time

Front of House Manager