Food & Beverage Manager

Assist the Director of Food & Beverage in supervising and Food & Beverage function within the hotel in order to maintain high standards of food and beverage quality, service, and merchandising to maximize profits.

Assist in planning and directing the functions of administration and planning of the Food and Beverage Department to meet the daily needs of operation.

Clearly describe, assign and delegate responsibility and authority for the operation of the various food and beverage sub-departments, i.e., room service, restaurants, banquets, kitchens, stewards, etc.

Monitor schedules for the operation of all restaurants and bars to achieve a profitable result.

Assist in the implementation of effective control of food, beverage and labor costs among all sub-departments.

Assist the area managers in establishing and achieving predetermined profit objectives and desired standards of quality food, service, cleanliness, merchandising and promotion.

Continuously evaluate the performance and encourage improvement of the personnel in the food and beverage department. Plan and administer a training and development program within the department that will provide well-trained employees at all levels and permit advancement for those persons qualified and interested in career development. Oversee departmental matters as they relate to federal, state and local employment and civil rights laws.

Perform any general cleaning tasks using standard hotel cleaning products to adhere to health standards.

Additional duties as necessary and assigned.

SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge, skills and abilities:

Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace.

Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written.

Considerable knowledge of complex mathematical calculations and computer accounting programs. Budgetary analysis capabilities required.

Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy to diffuse anger, collect accurate information and resolve conflicts.

Education

High school or equivalent education required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Experience

Several years of experience in overall Food & Beverage operation, as well as management experience. Culinary, sales and service background required.

Licenses or Certificates

Ability to obtain and/or maintain any government required licenses, certificates or permits.

Bilingual or multilingual ability preferred.

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.