Assistant Food & Beverage Director

The Assistant Food & Beverage Director serves as a key member of the leadership team working collaboratively with the Director of Food & Beverage to uphold The Townsend Hotels reputation for refined hospitality. This role ensures that each dining experiencewhether in The Rugby Grille Banquets or In-Room Diningreflects exceptional quality creativity and personalized service.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Foster a positive workplace culture centered on accountability teamwork and professional growth. Lead by example to inspire service excellence and continuous improvement.
• Plan and direct the functions of administration of the Rugby Grille and other outlets including banquets to meet the daily needs of operation by managing hosting and interacting with guests.
• Engage with guests in person by phone and electronically to ensure satisfaction and cultivate lasting relationships. Must have a presence on the floor during all meal periods to control flow of the dining room and maintain relationships with repeat guests. Assist in suggestively selling food and beverage items during service as well as coordination of private event menus in the Rugby Grille. Interact with guests and staff on wine programs and have the ability to pair food with wine.
• Conduct monthly beverage inventory to ensure that depletion of inventory matches sales. Accurately cost and price new beverage offerings to maintain targeted beverage margins.
• Recommend to management new operating and marketing policies whenever declining or constant sales imply dissatisfaction by the customers a material change in the make-up of the customer market or a change in the competitive environment.
• Collaborate with marketing partners to develop creative campaigns social media content and digital assets that highlight promotions events and seasonal offerings. Ensure all online platforms including the Rugby Grille website reflect current menus and experiences. Implement effective control of food beverage and labor costs.
• Provide on-going training to food and beverage line level staff focused on product knowledge steps of service and enhanced performance.
• Oversee departmental matters as they relate to federal state and local employment and civil rights laws.
• Develop implement and monitor schedules for the operation of all restaurant outlets to achieve a profitable result.
• Establish and achieve predetermined profit objectives and desired standards of quality food service cleanliness merchandising and promotion.

OTHER :

SUPPORTIVE FUNCTIONS

In addition to performance of the essential functions this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the manager based upon the requirements of the hotel :

BENEFITS

Success Coach every Thursday

Fifty percent off your restaurant bill for up to six guests

401 (k)

Discounted Bus Passes

Free meals during shift

PTO Program

& so much more!

The Townsend Hotel provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

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Requirements

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 :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Education : High school or equivalent education required. Bachelors Degree preferred; equivalent work experience accepted.

Experience : 35 years of progressive management experience in a luxury hotel or fine-dining environment.

Licenses or Certificates : ServSafe Manager Allergen Awareness and Alcohol Safety required. Sommelier certification preferred.

Grooming : All employees must maintain a neat clean and well-groomed appearance per Townsend Hotel standards.

Other : Bilingual or multilingual ability desirable.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) : Success in this role is measured by guest satisfaction scores F&B profitability cost control adherence staff retention and successful execution of promotional initiatives.

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.

Salary Description

$70000-$75000 / year

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Bidding,Arabic Speaking,Fund Management,ERP,Airlines,Corrosion

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 70000 - 75000