Food & Beverage Team Lead – Create Memorable Guest Experiences

Seven Gables Inn; Clayton (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Seven Gables Inn in Clayton, MO is seeking an Assistant Food & Beverage Manager to lead our dining team and ensure outstanding guest experiences. You'll oversee restaurant, bar and banquet operations, coach staff, and help control costs while maintaining service standards.

If you stay calm under pressure, communicate clearly, and enjoy building a collaborative team, we'd love to meet you. Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and holidays is required.

Qualifications

• Hospitality experience with a passion for food, beverage, and people.
• Leadership experience—or the drive and potential to step into a bigger leadership role.
• A strong communicator who knows how to coach, motivate, and hold a team accountable.
• A detail-oriented multitasker who can keep the big picture in sight.
• A genuine hospitality mindset. You understand that the little things often make the biggest impression.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and inspire our food & beverage team to deliver genuinely awesome service.
• Help oversee daily restaurant, bar, and/or banquet operations.
• Be the go-to problem solver when things get busy, unexpected, or delightfully chaotic.
• Create a fun, positive team environment where people actually enjoy coming to work.
• Keep an eye on service standards, food quality, cleanliness, and guest satisfaction.
• Assist with scheduling, training, inventory, ordering, and controlling costs.
• Jump in wherever needed—because great managers aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves.
• Build relationships with guests and make sure their experience is one worth talking about.
• Partner with the Food & Beverage Manager and leadership team to keep operations moving forward.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Leadership potential

Communication skills

Multitasking

Hospitality mindset

Evenings/weekends/holidays flexibility

Job description

Seven Gables Inn in Clayton, MO is seeking an Assistant Food & Beverage Manager to lead our dining team and ensure outstanding guest experiences. You'll oversee restaurant, bar and banquet operations, coach staff, and help control costs while maintaining service standards.

If you stay calm under pressure, communicate clearly, and enjoy building a collaborative team, we'd love to meet you. Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and holidays is required.