Director of Food and Beverage

High Peaks Resort | posted April 28, 2012

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Combine Your Passion for the Outdoors with this Opportunity in Food and Beverage!!

HighPeaksResort inLake Placid,New York is seeking a Food and Beverage Director who is a creative and bold thinker that can turn our Food and Beverage operation into an amazing culinary experience for our guests. We are a full-service, independent resort hotel located in an area renowned for its scenic beauty, recreational opportunities in all seasons, and rich Olympic history.  The ideal candidate for this position is a dynamic and outgoing proven leader with the ability to build, motivate and train a food and beverage team that is passionate about guest service and able to deliver an experience second to none.

Responsibilities include leadership and oversight of all food and beverage outlets, kitchens, and banquet operations. The successful candidate will be a hands-on manager who is able to analyze information and execute a plan for creating a completely unique concept, ensuring proper staffing, training, exceptional food quality, sales growth, cost management, and profit maximization.  Our Food and Beverage Director will work closely with her/his management team and the Marketing Director to develop promotions and implement creative ideas that will drive revenue and growth.  This is an opportunity to build an operation that will wow our guests and ensure the highest level of quality and service.

Specific position requirements include a minimum of five years experience in Food and Beverage management in a hotel/resort environment, a positive team player attitude, professional manner and appearance in all situations, excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, the ability to handle multiple duties under pressure, and to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.  A love of the outdoors, snowy winter weather, and living in a remote resort location is essential.

HighPeaksResort offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package, including health, dental, life and supplemental insurance, a matched 401K plan, and paid personal and vacation leave.   HighPeaksResort is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

High Peaks Resort

2384 Saranac Avenue

Lake Placid, NY 12946

Telephone (518) 523-4411

Website highpeaksresort.com

Managed by Lane Hospitality

133 room resort profile

Property Description

High Peaks Resort is the heart of Lake Placid, New York offering spectacular & sweeping vistas overlooking Mirror Lake on one side anchoring Lake Placid's historic Main Street on the other. From our resort's central location all of Lake Placid's shopping, entertainment, dining and recreation fan out in every direction you are never more than steps away from exploring history, finding a great antique bargain, experiencing a one of a kind adventure or tasting an Adirondack dining treat.

Rooms at High Peaks Resort offer comfortable yet sophisticated style. All guestrooms provide personal patios or balconies overlooking Mirror Lake, European style bathrooms with sensual natural stone tile floors, rainfall showerheads, high thread-count bedding and linens, the latest flat-screen TVs, and complimentary high speed wireless Internet access. Invigorate with a canoe or kayak across Mirror Lake, or in one of our two indoor swimming pools. Stay healthy with a workout at our resort's state-of-the-art expanded fitness center, or spend a day being pampered at our Aveda Concept Spa & Salon.

Lake Placid offers world-class activities and recreation all throughout the year which we can happily book for you and your friends. If you love nature you are surrounded by one of the largest & most pristine wilderness parks on earth. How big? The Adirondack Park is America's largest wilderness park in the lower 48 states. Our 3,000 lakes and 2,000 miles of hiking trails are located in a 6 million acre park bigger than the entire state of Vermont!

#Dining
##PR's
Named for local dignitary, Mr. Peter Roland, whose family began the history of hospitality in this location nearly 100 years ago, PR's is an elegantly appointed lobby bar with large comfortable chairs, 65 inch flat screen television and the warming scent of burning wood in a double hearth natural stone fireplace. Bright colors and a glowing fire harken back to the property's century-old history as a bed and breakfast.

PR's bar and lounge will set the tone for your entire visit. It is located adjacent to our registration desk, and will invite all who enter our resort. Start the evening, meet, drink, enjoy and plan the night's activities; then rendezvous back at PR's for that special after dinner cordial before retiring to your room.

On Friday and Saturday nights during fall and winter, PRs offers a unique food and beverage menu. With exotic tapas creatively presented, delicious fondues, gourmet pizzas, dozens of wines by the glass and by the bottle coupled with a intimately understated yet opulent décor featuring ornate woods an oversized leather chairs, this one-of-a-kind lounge will appeal to guests, locals and travelers.

##Dancing Bears
The world famous Dancing Bears Restaurant is one of the hottest places in Lake Placid. This fun and energetic retaurant is a place for everyone - families, locals and visitors alike. Dancing Bears is the place where Olympians came to celebrate their victories and today it boasts a modern atmosphere and its own unique character. Located right on Main St., stop by to enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner 7 days a week.

Guests can start their day with an incredible American style breakfast featuring hardy omelets, buttermilk pancakes with fresh berries or just a great cup of gourmet organic coffee and fresh baked pastry all while enjoying one of Lake Placid's great views.

For lunch and dinner, the convenient Main Street location makes the Dancing Bears restaurant the perfect place to enjoy the variety of great foods featuring nachos piled high, Lake Placid's favorite burgers, signature pizzas, great salads and a wide variety of appetizers.

The bar features the coldest beer in Lake Placid: Our Mega-Freeze Drafts are poured through taps encased in blocks of ice. There's also wines by the glass, signature cocktails and our refreshing tea sparklers. Plus everyday from 4pm-7pm you can Freeze Your Glass Off with $2 Megafreeze Draft Pints!

Why People Like to Work for Us

As one of the Top 20 hotel management companies in America, Lane Hospitality successfully owns and manages lodging facilities in 14 states, and is currently developing new projects at several different locations.

Lane Hospitality is a very people oriented company. We have built a culture which creates a respectful, fair, safe and pleasant workplace. All of our employees have access to a toll free Employee Hotline to address any concerns or career development.

Property Statistics

Number of rooms
133

Amenities

Hotel Amenities
  • Full service staff waiting to serve your every need
  • European-styled bathrooms with natural stone tiled walk-in showers
  • Molton Brown of London bath amenities
  • Free high-speed wireless Internet access
  • Multi-function Alarm clock/radio/MP3 player
  • Flat screen televisions with Cable TV and Lodgenet for movies and video games
  • High quality bedding and linens featuring Pacific Coast Hyperclean® down products
  • White Organic Cotton Terry Robes
  • Coffee Maker with Allegro Brand Organic Coffee
  • Exclusive furnishings
  • Oversized work desks with ergonomic chairs
  • Granite finishes and surfaces throughout your room
  • Refrigerators, Ironing Boards and Iron, Hair dryer
  • Junior Suites also offer fireplaces and whirlpool tubs with a separate shower
  • High Peaks Resort is a Pet Friendly Hotel