Brad Metzger Restaurant Solutions
Director of Food & Beverage – Luxury Boutique Hotel Property Santa Monica CA
Salary: $ – $120000
One of Santa Monica’s premiere, laid-back luxury hotels is looking to hire an exceptional Food and Beverage Director! Looking for someone with a good personality, who is passionate, mature, and polished. This person should enjoy engaging with guests while remaining very hands on with the team and all processes.
Food & Beverage Director Responsibilities:
- Direct and coordinate the overall food and beverage operations, which includes all bars, lobby space and room service to ensure maximum profits
- Maintain highest standard of service and quality which includes food production, equipment use and control, banquet service, room service, beverage service, restaurant service and food and beverage purchasing
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and sanitation standards
- Lead, mentor, and train the Food & Beverage operations team
- Interview, select, train, schedule, coach, and support associates, ensuring they perform in accordance with established brand or hotel standards
- Implement and monitor ordering and receiving program to ensure proper quantity and prices on all purchases
- Act as an ambassador for the brand and provide leadership and planning to all F&B Outlet departments to support our service culture, maximize operations and guest satisfaction
- Provide unique guest services that are above and beyond to create memorable experiences and guest retention
- Ensure that regular, on-going communication occurs in all areas of food and beverage (e.g., pre-meal briefings, staff meetings, culinary team)
- Encourage and build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members
Food & Beverage Director Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years hotel F&B Director experience
- Luxury experience is preferred
- Comprehensive knowledge of expense control as it relates to payroll, forecasting and budgeting of expenses to ensure company goals are met on a monthly and yearly basis
- Organize multiple projects; manage and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Excellent problem solver
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Passion for providing excellent service
- Composure in handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts within team or clientele
Compensation Package Includes:
- Competitive Base Salary
- Bonus Potential
- Full Benefits Package
- 401K
- Free Parking
- Free Dry Cleaning
- PTO