Banquet & F&B Manager: Weddings, Events & Guest Experience

Lido Beach Resort; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k)

Free Associate Parking

Free Meal for every shift worked

25% Discount in Resort Outlets

Hotel Discounts with OPL

Friends and Family Discount

Job summary

Lido Beach Resort in Sarasota, FL is seeking an energetic Food & Beverage/Banquet Manager to oversee banquets and events from ballroom to beach weddings. You will manage setup, service, and breakdown, coordinate with clients, and work with kitchen to ensure high-quality presentation.

The role reports to the Food & Beverage Director and requires at least 2+ years in high-volume banquet management, strong communication, reliability, and flexibility to work long shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of full-service, high-volume banquet management experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of business operations and financials.
• Strong communication skills.
• Dependable, reliable, and motivated.
• Able to work ten-hour plus shifts, plus ability to stand, sit or walk for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to work closing shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage shifts which include daily decision making and planning.
• Coordinate with clients to understand their requirements and expectations for the event.
• Coordinate event operation including food & beverage service, set up and breakdown of event.
• Train hourly staff one on one to help improve guest experience.
• Perform EOM liquor/beer/wine inventories with accuracy.
• Understand flavors, aromas, and characteristics of food ingredients and wines to ensure the highest standard in guest experience.
• Manage on-the-fly requests with ease and poise creating a calm and positive work environment.
• Foster an environment of continuous learning, open and honest feedback, and corrective action as needed.
• Actively work the floor with an ability to anticipate opportunities to improve service, help the team, and create efficiencies in table turns.
• Work directly with the kitchen team to evaluate prep levels and food quality prior to each shift.

Skills

Communication

Reliability

Stamina

Shift flexibility

Customer service

Job description

Lido Beach Resort in Sarasota, FL is seeking an energetic Food & Beverage/Banquet Manager to oversee banquets and events from ballroom to beach weddings. You will manage setup, service, and breakdown, coordinate with clients, and work with kitchen to ensure high-quality presentation.

The role reports to the Food & Beverage Director and requires at least 2+ years in high-volume banquet management, strong communication, reliability, and flexibility to work long shifts, weekends, and holidays.