Food and Beverage Manager

Great Food Needs Great People!

Hotel Saranac is seeking an experienced Food and Beverage Manager

Position Summary: TAre you an experienced Food & Beverage Manager with a passion for creating exceptional dining experiences and leading dynamic teams? Hotel Saranac, a historic landmark nestled in the heart of Saranac Lake, NY, is looking for a Food & Beverage Manager to join our leadership team. If you're ready to elevate the guest experience while driving business success in a breathtaking, nature-filled setting, this opportunity is for you!

What’s in it for you?

• Temporary Housing for 90 Days (For the right candidate!)
• Discount Travel Benefits at any Hilton Hotel worldwide, starting as low as $40 a night.
• Opportunity to lead and inspire a passionate team in a stunning, scenic environment.

Responsibilities

• Be the driver with an entrepreneurial spirit that creates an engaged Food and Beverage team to exceed all operating targets.
• Ability to get things done with strong leadership skills that foster a positive attitude with developing and managing the Food & Beverage Team.
• Direct working, operational, day-to-day oversight for the kitchen, restaurant, and catering/banquet/meeting rooms in addition to all Front of the House and Back of the House Team members
• Be in a hands-on working role to include working positions in the kitchen, front of the house restaurant (breakfast & dinner) and banquets/meetings as required.
• Meet/Exceed Food and Beverage revenue.
• Manage and control all operating expense line items and operating expenditures within budget.
• Manage and lead the Food and Beverage team to achieve all profitability objectives.
• Monitor and report monthly on all Key Result Areas and provide analysis to support corrective actions to close operational gaps and meet operating objectives.
• Participate and manage the development of the annual budget and business planning process for all Food and Beverage profit centers.
• Lead and manage the performance of the Food and Beverage department to exceed guest expectations for product and service.
• Ensure that all guest experiences in the F&B department are positive, resulting in positive word of mouth, attainment of SALT score goals and positive Social Media reviews.
• Guide and direct the development of property menus, complete with standardized recipes and cost analysis that reflect the brand concept.
• Ensure the buying programs are in place that result in the quality that meets our product standards at the lowest cost per unit.
• Assist with development process and implementation of the Food and Beverage marketing plan that results in maximizing the revenue opportunity for Food and Beverage.
• Manage the employee development process for the Food and Beverage team members through continual coaching and development to continuously improve performance and identify team members for recognition and advancement.
• Handle all brand related Hilton Honors programs and all packages per the Hilton brand standard.
• To provide the leadership to the F&B team to maintain the highest-level first-class condition by reviewing guest feedback through property survey results and customer comment cards and developing actions to close operational gaps.
• Serve as the Hotel Saranac representative on Food and Beverage matters with relevant organizations, trade associations and within the local community.
• To lead the team to pass all brand, local and state quality, and health inspections.

Expertise/Knowledge Required:

• Two or more years of related experience in Food and Beverage
• Knowledge of POS systems a plus
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business, technical procedures, company journals and government regulations. Ability to write reports and procedural duties/tasks. Effectively deliver all required information to managers and coworkers
• Windows XP or newer, Work, Excel and Outlook

Certificates and Licenses

• Serve Safe Certified
• TIPS Certified

Physical Demands

• The employee will be required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, kneel and crouch. The employee must occasionally lift or move 50 pounds.

Company Overview: Roedel Companies, LLC, headquartered in New Hampshire, is an integrated hotel company that manages, develops, and invests in hotels. We are a performance driven company that works through teams that develop and manage work processes to meet our objectives. We are committed to providing an exceptional employment, guest and investor experience through a company culture driven by team processes. We hire bright, energetic, passionate people dedicated to a common purpose, goals and working approach for which we hold ourselves mutually accountable.

Certificates and Licenses

Serv Safe Certified or ability to obtain certification

TIPS or Alcohol Awareness Training Certified or ability to obtain certification

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $75,000 - $85,000