Director of Food and Beverage

Description

The beautiful Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is seeking an experienced Director of Food & Beverage for this AAA Four Diamond, Historical Landmark hotel. Crescent Hotels and Resorts is the industry leader in so many ways, and we celebrate your career and your contributions. We offer a robust compensation package with includes industry leading benefits and bonus plans.

Crescent was founded with a deep belief in our associates, encouraging them to apply their energy, passion, and unique abilities to make our hotels run remarkably. Our guests benefit from what each associate does as a part of this shared vision. We live the belief that we are successful because of our associates and that every role is important. As you grow, so does Crescent.

We value you and what you do. We manage properties of every size and major brand across North America.

Our goal is to hire the best people and prove that we are the only place you will ever want to work. Join us on that journey and explore the opportunities with us.

What will you be doing?

As the Director of Food and Beverage, you will oversee the direction and activities of the Food and Beverage Department to maintain high standards of food and beverage quality, service and merchandising to maximize hotel profitability.

• Plan and direct the functions of administration and planning of the Front of House Food and Beverage Department to meet the daily needs of the operation.
• Clearly describe, assign and delegate responsibility and authority for the operation of the various front of house food and beverage sub-departments, e.g. room service, restaurants, banquets, pool, etc.
• Oversee banquet operations and work in conjunction with Sales team to develop banquet menus & coordinate special events
• Oversee Banquet Manager & Restaurant Manager
• Work in conjunction with Executive Chef to develop and change F&B programing seasonally.
• Develop an upscale craft cocktail program, including Le Meridien Sparkling Program.
• Develop, implement and monitor schedules for the operation of all front of house food and beverage sub-departments to achieve a profitable result.
• Implement effective control of food, beverage and labor costs among all sub-departments to Crescent standards.
• Interview, hire, train, recommend performance evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate.
• Abide by all State, Federal and Corporate requirements pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages.
• Assist managers in establishing and achieving predetermined profit objectives and desired standards of quality food, service, cleanliness, merchandising and promotion.
• Regularly review and evaluate the degree of guest satisfaction of the individual restaurants and banquet service, to recommend new operating and marketing policies whenever declining or constant sales imply dissatisfaction by the customers, a material change in the make-up or the customer market, or a change in the competitive environment.
• Develop operating tools necessary and incidental to modern management principles, e.g. budgeting, forecasting purchase specifications, recipes, portion specifications, menu abstracts, food production control etc.
• Continuously evaluate the performance and encourage improvement of the associates in the food and beverage department. Plan and administer a training and development program within the department which will provide well trained associate at all levels.
• Communicate both verbally and in writing to provide clear direction to staff.

What is required?

• 5 years' experience as a food and beverage director in a full service hotel
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Knowledge of Federal & State food safety/alcohol compliance law

For applicants who will be working in California, the anticipated compensation range for the position is $132,827. -$155.016. The salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include, but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, work location, etc. Crescent Hotels is a multi-state employer and the salary ranges indicated herein may not reflect positions that work only in other states.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)