Food & Beverage Manager

Summary:

The Food & Beverage Manager will be responsible for complete oversight of all Food & Beverage operations and teams and their respective activities.  

This includes but is not limited to the Restaurant, Bar, Cooks, Servers, Bussers, Bartenders and Dishwashers.   

Essential Functions:  

*Plan and direct the full administration of the Food and Beverage Department to meet the organization’s strategic goals and daily tactical needs of the operation.

*Clearly describe, assign and delegate responsibility and authority for the operation of the various food and beverage sub-departments and collaboratively work with direct reports to achieve goals.

*Develop, implement and monitor schedules for the Food and Beverage Department to achieve a profitable result.

*Manage the hiring, scheduling, and training of new team members.  Manage on a daily basis the coaching, counseling, disciplining and termination of team members as needed.

*Responsible for clearly communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and reviewing job contributions 

*Responsible for enforcing company employment policies and procedures.

*Plan and administer a training and development program within the department which will provide well-trained employees at all levels. Mentor and celebrate advancement of those persons qualified and interested in career development.

*Monitors the quality of the guest experience. Educates direct reports on, and enforces customer service standards; resolves problems; completes audits; identifies trends; determines system improvements; implements change (as necessary).

*Meets Food and Beverage financial objectives; prepares an annual budget; forecasts and monitors controllable expenditures; analyzes variances; initiates corrective actions. 

Qualifications:

Some college and/or advanced training in food and beverage management plus 2 years of related experience, including supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  Alcohol awareness certification and or food service permit or valid health/food handler card as required by local law.