Dining Room Manager

Brandon Wilde; Leesburg (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Port Square is seeking a Dining Room Manager to lead the dining room in our senior living community. This role provides full-scope, hands-on management in the Culinary Services Department, ensuring superior service and cleanliness at all times.

The ideal candidate will guide staff, schedule, train, and uphold our high standards of food quality and guest experience. Responsibilities include coordinating staff, maintaining service standards, and training servers in customer service and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in restaurant or senior living settings.
• Experience in staff leadership and training.
• Able to supervise dining room operations and service standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee dining room operations, appearance and staff to ensure a positive guest experience.
• Provide leadership, development and training, scheduling and oversight of serving staff.
• Maintain cleanliness, sanitation and organization to meet standards.
• Adhere to food quality, appearance and presentation standards at all times.
• Staffing, stocking and ensuring efficient, accurate service.
• Train servers in customer service and serving techniques; manage tables and workstations.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Customer service

Scheduling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

When you work at Lake Port Square, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What's more, you are part of an extraordinary company - one that's investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don't just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

Lake Port Square is recruiting for a hospitality focused Dining Room Manager to join our team! This position provides full-scope, hands‑on dining room management in the Culinary Services Department. Responsible for maintaining a superior level of quality service and cleanliness at all times.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Dining Room Manager:

• Responsible for the overall operation, coordination, appearance, and maintenance of dining room and serving staff in order to create and maintain a positive experience for all customers.
• Provide leadership, development and training, counseling, scheduling and oversight of all serving staff.
• Exemplify at all times the Community's standards of cleanliness, sanitation and organization.
• Responsible for adhering to food quality, appearance and presentation standards at all times.
• Ensure company standards for an appropriately staffed, operational and stocked dining room.
• Exhibit serving standards of speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Train servers in customer service, efficient serving techniques, setting tables and how to maintain workstations in proper order.
• Responsible for preparing server schedules according to operational needs and budgetary compliance.
• Set tables and maintain workstations in proper order. Take orders, provide service and requested items both graciously and courteously. Answer pertinent questions about menu items.
• Clear dishes from tables during and after meal service and assist with dish washing.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

• High school diploma/GED or the equivalent education, training and experience
• Minimum of 3 years restaurant or senior living experience, or equivalent serving and staff management experience

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