Food and Beverage Director

Plazahotelelpaso; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HHM Hotels seeks a Food & Beverage Director to oversee all F&B operations across outlets, ensuring financial goals, guest service quality, and sustainability alignment.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and progressive F&B management experience in a similar venue; responsibilities include staff leadership, budgeting, inventory control, and safety compliance, with a schedule that may include holidays and weekends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Progressive F&B management experience in similar size hotel/venue required.
• Able to work varied schedule including holidays and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Interview, train, schedule, coach and support associates.
• Monitor service and sanitation standards to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Monitor and control inventories and labor costs.
• Develop and manage the annual F&B budget.
• Forecast F&B revenues and expenses monthly and yearly.
• Implement new menu items and sustainability practices.

Skills

Staff management

Coaching and training

Budgeting and financial oversight

Food safety and sanitation

Inventory management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Opportunity: Food & Beverage Director

Oversee food and beverage functions and outlets ensuring the division meets established financial and other goals while ensuring the department operates in accordance with established guest service and sustainability standards.

Potential Career Path

Area Food & Beverage Director – Assistant General Manager – Director of Operations

Essential Job Functions

• Interview, select, train, schedule, coach and support associates, ensuring they perform in accordance with established brand or hotel standards and consistent with HHM core values.
• Monitor performance to ensure adherence to all service standards, sanitation standards, productivity standards to ensure exceptionalguest satisfaction.
• Monitor and control food & beverage inventories.
• Maintain inventories of related food & beverage equipment.
• Monitor and control labor costs.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation levels to Health Department required ratings at all times.
• Manage food preparation.
• Organize multiple projects; manage and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Monitor and forecast food & beverage revenues and expenses to ensure company goals are met on a monthly and yearly basis.
• Implement new menu items that will increase customer satisfaction and perception of value as well as policies and procedures for food and beverage.
• Develop and manage the annual food & beverage budget.
• Implement and monitor ordering and receiving program to ensure proper quantity and prices on all purchases.
• Follow sustainability guidelines and practices related to HHM’s EarthView program.
• Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Progressive food and beverage management experience in similar size hotel/venue required.

Work Environment and Context

• Work schedule varies and may include working on holidays and weekends.
• Requires standing for extended periods, walking, pushing, lifting up to 25 pounds, bending and reaching, stooping, kneeling, or crouching.

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Source: HHM Hotels