Join the Team at Dainton Park

Dainton Park is a modern, welcoming golf club set in beautiful grounds with a friendly, familiar feel.

Our facilities include an 18-hole golf course, driving range, bar, restaurant and conference facilities. We have a fantastic team of greenkeepers, golf professionals, catering staff and office workers, who all cherish and care for the business as their own.  We offer excellent support and growth opportunities for our staff.

Please find our current job openings below.

Head Chef, full-time, salary from £40k depending on experience

The Role

We are seeking a Head Chef to manage our catering operation. We serve a wide range of customers, including members, visiting golfers, breakfast business meetings, lunch buffets, weddings and evening functions.

We are a busy venue, but we value a work/life balance. We are closed Christmas Day, staff work av. 40-hrs pw with no split shifts, and evening service is for private functions only, so if nothing is booked, it’s an early night! Our USP is the familiar feel we generate among staff and customers, which creates a relaxed, friendly atmosphere throughout the club.

Our kitchen has recently undergone a £75k refit, including a brand new cookline, extraction and cold storage. The role is full time flexible hours. Salary starts at £40k depending on experience

What You’ll Do

• Produce, prepare and present top-quality bar snacks, function menus and ‘a la carte’ dishes for our Clubhouse Bar and Oak Room Restaurant
• Manage a team of five chefs and four kitchen assistants
• Create seasonal menus using local produce
• Negotiate with suppliers for top quality fresh and frozen ingredients
• Understand GP and margins
• Demonstrate knowledge of food receiving, storage and sanitation procedures
• Keep records to support current H&S and EHO regulations
• Operate and maintain kitchen equipment

What You'll Offer

• Passion, energy, flare and enthusiasm for all things food!
• Attention to detail, pride in your work
• Ability to work under pressure during busy times
• A desire to pass on your skills and knowledge to the rest of the catering team
• A light-hearted approach! Our industry is about fun and enjoyment, beginning with our staff
• Adaptability to work flexible hours

What We'll Offer

• You will have free reign to express your culinary skills
• Dainton Park is a relaxed professional place to work, set in a beautiful rural location
• Be part of a close-knit familiar team
• Free golf membership
• 5.6wks holidays pa
• Government NEST pension scheme

Course Manager, full-time, competetive salary depending on experience

The Role

Dainton Park is a busy 18-hole parkland golf club and restaurant located in South Devon, designed by Adrian Stiff, opened in 1993. Proprietary owned, the course benefits from continuous investment and improvement. Recent upgrades include new greens and tees irrigation, and extensive drainage upgrades on 18 greens and seven fairways. Plans are in place to increase the capacity of the driving range from ten to 16 bays and install Toptracer technology.

We are looking for a Course Manager to maintain the high standards of the golf course and practise facilities and continue the progressive work. The successful candidate will have excellent technical knowledge, good management and organizational skills, a strong work ethic and a hands-on approach.

The position is full time, average 40-hrs pw including weekends when required

What You’ll Do

• Maintain the golf course to the highest standards in an environmentally sustainable manner
• Recommend and implement course improvements
• Manage a comprehensive inventory of amenity products, ensuring proper use and storage
• Financial management, including budget responsibility and cost monitoring
• Maintain an up-to-date fleet of machinery, keeping logs of maintenance and operator training
• Manage a team of six full time greens staff, including recruitment, training and performance appraisals
• Hire and manage contractors for specific projects
• Comply with health & safety legislation
• Communicate regularly with company directors and members

What You'll Offer

• A strong understanding of golf and a passion for green keeping 
• Previous course management experience, or at least an advanced deputy role
• Minimum SVQ Level 3 Sports Turf Management, or equivalent
• PA1, 2 & 6 spraying qualification
• Competence in the operation of a modern computerized irrigation system and on-site weather station
• Excavator experience (desirable)
• Chainsaw license (desirable)
• Active interest in emerging technology and green keeping techniques
• Full UK driving license
• Mechanical knowledge 
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Good communication skills

What We'll Offer

• A relaxed, friendly place to work
• Competitive salary dependent on experience, including a company pension
• BIGGA membership
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Full 7-day golf membership
• 28-days holiday

Please submit applications by email to Daniel Wood