Food and Beverage Manager 5* Hotel in Centurion
Ref: MCAP29 - Location: Centurion – Full time position
A 5 * very upmarket hotel, comprising of deluxe rooms/suites, conference rooms/function rooms, restaurant, bar, and spa, seeks an experienced Food & Beverage Manager with the following ESSENTIAL requirements within hotel operations: -
Responsible areas: Restaurants/Bars and Room Service. Supervises daily restaurant operations and assists with menu planning, maintains sanitation standards, and assists servers and hosts on the floor during peak meal periods. Strives to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction and maximize the financial performance in areas of responsibility. Determines training needed to accomplish goals, then implements plan.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
- Grade 12 Matric Certificate
- Diploma in Hospitality Management
- 2-5 years’ experience in food and beverage, culinary, or related professional areas.
- 5 years management position
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES:
Managing Day-to-Day Operations:
Supervises and manages employees.
Manages all day-to-day operations. Understands employees’ positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
Maintains service and sanitation standards in restaurant, bar, and room service areas.
Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
Leading Food and Beverage Team
Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaches, mentors, or otherwise helps others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Ensures and maintains the productivity level of employees.
Provides the leadership, vision, and direction to bring together and prioritize the departmental goals in a way that will be efficient and effective.
Ensures compliance with all food & beverage policies, standards and procedures by training, supervising, follow-up, and hands on management.
Ensures compliance with all company policies and procedure
Enforce all Food and Beverage SOP’s.
Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.
Ensures staff understands local laws and acts.
Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
Establishes guidelines so employees understand expectations and parameters.
Monitors alcohol beverage service in compliance with local laws.
Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
Manages day-to-day operations, ensures the quality, standards and meets the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
Displays leadership in guest hospitality, exemplifies excellent customer service and creates a positive atmosphere for guest relations.
Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
Acts as the guest service role model for the restaurants, sets a good example of excellent customer service and creates a positive atmosphere for guest relations.
Handles guest problems and complaints.
Meets with guests on an informal basis during meals or upon departure to obtain feedback on quality of food and beverage, service levels and overall satisfaction.
Ensures corrective action is taken to continuously improve service results.
Incorporates guest satisfaction as a component of departmental meetings with a focus on continuous improvement.
Manages service delivery in outlets to ensure excellent service from point of entry to departure (e.g., greeting from hostess, speed of order taking and food and beverage delivery, fulfilment of special requests, collection of payment & invitation to return).
Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities
Provides guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Identifies the educational needs of others, develops formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaches or instructs others.
Ensures employees are treated fairly and equitably. Strives to improve employee retention.
Ensures employees receive on-going training to understand guest expectations.
Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an "open door" policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
Strives to improve service performance.
Ensures recognition is taking place across areas of responsibility.
Additional Responsibilities
Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. Analyses information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. Assists servers and hosts on the floor during meal periods and high demand times. Recognizes good quality products and presentations. Supervises daily shift operations in general.
Oversees the financial aspects of the department including purchasing and payment of invoices.
Salary R35 000.00 - 40 000.00 depending on experience
Start Date - ASAP
Please quote Ref: MCAP29 when applying for this position – sent all relevant documents to [email protected]
By applying for this position, the candidate agrees to provide any additional information requested by the recruitment consultant, in order for Hospitality Exchange to compile a comprehensive Candidate Profile which includes the consultant obtaining a verbal work-related reference from recent employers.
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU HAVE THE REQUIRED EXPERIENCE LISTED ABOVE. Applicants who do not have the essential requirements as stipulated above, will NOT be contacted, communicated with, or replied to. Should an applicant NOT receive a reply with 7 (seven) working days, please consider the application as unsuccessful. Send an UPDATED CV in word format, starting with current position - head and shoulders photo required. Salary non-negotiable as advertised and Open to South African citizens only.
Recent contactable references must be provided from direct superiors of last two employers prior to current. Interviews are in person at the establishment.
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: R35 000,00 - R40 000,00 per month
Education:
Experience:
- Food & Beverage Management: 4 years (Required)
Application Deadline: 2024/05/16
