Food & Beverage Manager (8257)

Twenty-Nine Palms Band Of Mission Indians; Coachella (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Twenty-Nine Palms Band Of Mission Indians seeks an experienced Food & Beverage leader to manage casino dining and bar operations in Coachella. You will ensure exceptional guest experiences, coach staff, and drive profitability across outlets and events.

You will oversee menu planning, budget development, and adherence to safety and regulatory standards while fostering a positive, high-performance team environment in a multi-location casino setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 5+ years supervisory/management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding guest service and uphold mission statements.
• Coach and support team members to ensure skills and resources for success.
• Oversee F&B operations across dining room, bar, and banquet services.
• Manage budget preparation and monitoring to stay within limits.
• Ensure compliance with safety, liquor regulations, and internal controls.
• Develop staff through training, coaching, and mentoring to maintain service standards.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Budgeting

Staff development

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Twenty Nine Palms Enterprises - Coachella, CA 92236, Position Type: Full Time, Job Shift: Any, Job Category: Management, SUMMARY:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide outstanding customer service to guests and all other employees by exceeding our mission statement.
• Continually coach and support Team Members to ensure they have the skills, tools and resources to successfully complete their jobs, including the delivering of the HEART Experience expectations.
• Practice, support, and always promote Spotlight29 Casino & Tortoise Rock Casino Five Star Experience company-wide service mission and service standards.
• Administer company and departmental policies and procedures including safety regulations.
• Estimate food and beverage costs and requisitions or purchases supplies.
• Assist Food and Beverage Director in estimating annual food and beverage budget.
• Confer with food preparation and other personnel to plan menus and related activities such as dining room, bar, and banquet operations.
• Investigate and resolve food quality and service complains.
• Review financial transactions and monitor budget to ensure efficient operation, and to ensure expenditures stay within budget limitations.
• Access point of sale system for billing of events, restaurant, and other outlets to generate a final guest check and makes corrections to server or cashier final checks.
• Assist, when necessary, in providing service to customers to insure the quality of customer service is maintained at all times for Casino guests.
• Ensure the training and development of the staff through daily stand up meeting, SMART philosophy, coaching, counseling and mentoring.
• Responsible for accurate beverage controls through proper utilization of the Berg Liquor control System.
• Ensure that proper liquor requisition procedures are in place and the correct amounts and brands of liquors are requisitioned and stored using the liquor breakage par sheets for each beverage outlet.
• Ensure the development, implementation and maintenance of daily checklists, product pars and clean up lists to create an inviting, consistent and professional environment to enhance the guest experience.
• Provide leadership and guidance to staff with regards to restaurant and beverage standards, guest experience and consistent product quality.
• Provide ideas and feedback with regard to advertising, marketing and product specials to increase revenues.
• Utilize hourly sales reports along with historical data and entertainment venues to develop and maintain a proper scheduling matrix.
• Provide ideas and feedback with regard to improving staff productivity and increased revenues through sales contests, etc.
• Conduct monthly outlet beverage inventories to meet or improve pouring cost budget.
• Abides by all State, Federal and local liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated guests.
• Continually train staff in policies, procedures, and service standards.
• Ensure Food & Beverage department staff adheres to Casino’s cash handling policies and procedures.
• Ensure that the Casino bars and food outlets are properly stocked with all necessary supplies.
• May assist in the interviewing of job applicants interested in joining the staff.
• Maintain excellent communications with all Directors and Supervisors.
• Implements approved departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensure the budget for the department is monitored and adhered to by implementing effective processes and procedures.
• Prepare necessary data for the budget in area of responsibility.
• Keep abreast of competitive changes including industry trends and local competitive set.
• Develop, maintain and nurture a positive work environment.
• Responsible for maintaining a disciplined environment and implementing practices that promote safety, quality and productivity.
• Help coordinate and supervise training, assignments and development of subordinates.
• Ensure compliance with all Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) as well as all Tribal Internal Control Standards (TICS).
• Present a positive image of the Tribal organization to its guests and vendors and to assist them as required.
• Must follow all safety policies and procedures and attend all scheduled safety meetings and training as a condition of employment.
• Able to make difficult decisions in a fair and honest manner.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage directly and indirectly all employees of the Food & Beverage Department.Adhere to the Tribal organization’s policies, procedures and applicable laws.

Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit.

Carry out supervisory responsibilities which include but are not limited to; interviewing and training employees, planning, assigning, directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications: EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (MUST BE DOCUMENTED):

• High School Degree (or GED)
• Five (5) years (or equivalent) Supervisory/Management experience.

CERTIFICATION, LICENSES AND ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must pass periodic random drug screens.
• Must be able to pass background suitability investigation.
• Must obtain a Tribal Gaming License.
• Must obtain all other applicable certifications and licenses.
• Must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States within 72 hours of employment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Upon request, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use upper extremities, including but not limited to, hands and fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. They may be occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, bend, push, pull, twist, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift up to 50 pounds and/or push, pull up to 50 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to use repetitive movements to complete tasks. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Employee may be occasionally required to work in low light conditions and may be exposed to loud noise for extended periods.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Multiple locations.
• Some enterprises are open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week; therefore, you must be flexible to work any and all hours.
• Must be available for emergency calls 24/7.
• Must be available to work weekend and holidays.
• Some enterprises are gaming facilities.
• Some enterprises are not a smoke-free environment.
• Surveillance cameras and audio equipment monitor the premises recording activity throughout most of the facilities, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week basis.

INDIAN PREFERENCE ACT:

The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians has a resolution on file with Human Resources to ensure that Indian Preference will be adhered to in the following order in accordance with IPA:

1. Tribal Members
2. Other Native Americans
3. All other ethnic groups