Director of Food and Beverage

Germain Hôtels; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel group in Ottawa is seeking a Director of Food and Beverage to enhance the guest experience and manage all F&B operations. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of management experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for creating unique dining experiences. This role promotes a creative work environment and offers special travel rates at the company's hotels.

Benefits

Special travel rates at Germain Hotels

State-of-the-art gym access

Creative and autonomous work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in a management role.
• Outgoing personality with a dynamic yet professional attitude.
• Knowledge of labor standards and health/safety principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop action plan and budget for banquets and events.
• Participate in strategic planning with hotel management.
• Recruit and manage department employees.

Skills

Event planning

Resource management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

You enjoy developing your leadership skills as much as your gourmet side. This opportunity is based at our brand-new Alt Hotel Airport Ottawa where you’ll have the unique chance to shape the Food & Beverage experience from day one, build a strong team and help define the guest experience in an exciting new environment.

Without you making the right decisions to maximize profitability and resource utilization in the catering kitchen, meeting and banquet departments wouldn’t taste so good. We’re looking for a Director of Food and Beverage who can be positive, assertive and efficient when it comes to planning, organizing and managing departmental operations and guiding the team towards creative achievements. The Director of Food & Beverage will oversee all Food & Beverage operations including meeting spaces and events, banquets, room service, restaurant and bar as well as kitchen operations.

What you’ll do

• Develop the offer action plan and budget around the banquets, meetings and events department as well as the catering department to ensure profitable and smooth operations.
• Participate in the yearly strategic planning meeting with the hotel upper management.
• Recruit, welcome, train, support, develop and manage the performance of the department’s employees.
• Plan staffing needs in addition to providing them with a safe and pleasant working environment through regular communication as well as good inventory and material management.
• Ensure quality and maintain standards in terms of production, service and guest satisfaction.
• Oversee the service and production sides as one big team.

What you’ll bring

• Minimum 5 years experience in a management role.
• Sharp skills in event planning, enhancing service offerings, good sense of time and resource management.
• Outgoing personality with a dynamic yet professional attitude.
• Proven ability to lead and support teams in all kinds of situations.
• Knowledge and application of labor standards and basic principles of health and safety as well as hygiene and sanitation.
• Sense of leadership including excellent communication skills.
• Bilingualism an asset due to the nature of the tasks or interactions with English speaking colleagues, partners or customers anywhere in Canada.

What we offer

• Passionate about travel? Take advantage of special rates when you stay at Germain Hotels to travel the country. Again and again!
• A work environment that fosters creativity and autonomy - contribute to the growth of a company that strives to move you forward and recognizes you for who you really are.
• Squats? Get access to a state-of-the-art gym right in your workplace.

Apply – we look forward to hearing from you!

Required Experience :

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1