Food & Beverage Supervisor East Rutherford, NJ, US

Merlin Entertainments; Rutherford (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company seeks a Food & Beverage Supervisor to oversee café and bar operations. The role involves training staff, managing inventory, ensuring food safety, and delivering excellent customer service to enhance guest experiences. Ideal candidates will have supervisory experience and a strong guest-first mindset.

Benefits

Health care options (medical, dental, and vision plans)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Merlin Magic Pass for friends and family to enjoy the parks and attractions

Recognition programs and rewards

401(k) program with company match

Tuition reimbursement programs

Numerous learning and advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Two years of related experience in food or beverage industry.
• Guest-first mindset with excellent communication skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability to new operational procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage operation of counter service café or bar including food preparation.
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards and perform audits.
• Lead and motivate staff to provide outstanding customer service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer Service

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Point-of-sale automated systems

Job description

What you'll bring to the team

As the Food & Beverage Supervisor, you'll be the go-to leader for keeping the energy high and the snacks flowing in our Café and/or Bar! You'll train and inspire a rockstar team to deliver awesome guest experiences, ensure everything is sparkling clean and safe, and keep the food looking and tasting great.

From building schedules and managing inventory to jumping into manager-on-duty shifts across the entire attraction, you'll help keep the whole operation running smoothly—and have a blast doing it!

Qualifications & Experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage operation of counter service café or bar which includes food preparation of hot options such as burgers and pizza, Starbucks coffee service, plus other snacks, ice cream and cold beverages.
• Liaise with F&B suppliers, ordering food and beverage items while controlling wastage to budget.
• Complete all stock control and inventory processes.
• Plan, organize and maintain standards within your F&B unit or area.
• Complete weekly standards audits.
• Ensure effective utilization of cost and order management systems.
• Ensure all cleaning and hygiene standards are met or exceeded, including record keeping.
• Ensure all temperature checks logs are maintained and recorded.
• Ensure Merlin Food Safety Standards are met or exceeded, including allergens and audits.
• Ensure spend per head targets are met or exceeded.
• Actively drive sales to achieve targeted KPIs.
• Ensure all staff’s Food Handling local area qualifications are met and maintained.
• Ensure all local food licenses are always maintained.
• Initiate and organize all host training and evaluation and maintain adequate records.
• Ensure the highest levels of safety and compliance by all retail and food & beverage staff.
• Ensure that team members are empowered to deliver outstanding customer service including guest recovery as needed.
• Lead and motivate staff to be “guest obsessed” and provide exemplary customer service.
• Develop and manage Host schedules.
• Forecast the staffing needs of the business during trading periods.
• Develop team members through team building, praise, coaching, training, and discipline, according to company and department standards.
• Develop and execute programs to engage staff and improve performance with incentives and recognition.
• Efficiently respond to issues throughout the day by communicating between relevant departments.
• Manage queues and guest flow within the busiest areas of the attraction in the safest and most optimal way.
• The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and may require undertaking such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the role.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Two years of related experience in the food or beverage (i.e. restaurant, café) industry.
• A career-oriented individual with a background in leading teams in the hospitality or attractions industry.
• A guest-first mindset with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to work well within a collaborative team atmosphere.
• Flexibility and adaptability, especially in creating and/or implementing new operational procedures or new systems and positively influencing team members within an innovative, fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of point-of-sale automated systems and inventory/sales auditing is required.

Benefits

• Health care options (medical, dental, and vision plans)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Merlin Magic Pass for friends and family to enjoy the parks and attractions
• Recognition programs and rewards
• 401(k) program with company match
• Tuition reimbursement programs
• Numerous learning and advancement opportunities

Pay Range

USD $21.00/Hr.