Lemaire Manager

The Jefferson Hotel; Richmond (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, VA seeks a PM Manager to oversee the busy Lemaire Restaurant and related outlets. You will supervise restaurant and bar operations, drive profitability, and ensure top-notch guest experiences across all dining services.

We value professionals with strong communication, staff development, and a track record of managing food and beverage costs in a luxury environment. This full-time role requires leadership in a fast-paced setting and a passion for exceptional

Qualifications

• Two years of high-volume food and beverage experience.
• Strong knowledge of F&B operations and service.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise restaurant and bar operations at Lemaire Restaurant.
• Maximize profitability by controlling food, beverage, and labor costs.
• Maintain quality standards for the renovated lounge, restaurant, and bar.
• Ensure meals are served professionally and timely through staff coordination.
• Schedule, supervise, and discipline servers, bartenders, and hosts/hostesses.
• Lead pre-meal meetings and ongoing staff training.
• Prepare reports on restaurant performance including menu items and requisitions.
• Support restaurant marketing, menu ideas, and food trend reporting.
• Manage inventory forecasts and ensure stocked linens, glassware, etc.

Skills

F&B operations

Budget management

Staff supervision

Customer service

Wine knowledge

POS proficiency

Tools

POS systems

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: The Jefferson Hotel - RICHMOND, VA 23220, Position Type: Full Time, Job Shift: Any, Job Category: Management, The Jefferson Hotel is an award-winning luxury hotel located in Richmond, Virginia, is looking for a PM Manager. The hotel provides numerous gastronomical operations that include Banquet events, Lemaire Restaurant, Room Service, and the famous Sunday Champagne Brunch. We’re looking for someone who brings personal style to every experience, natural curiosity to discover the different palates, innovation to excite and diverse high-quality cuisines. We want a driven and committed Lemaire PM Manager who thrives working in a very busy, complex and demanding restaurant.

Job Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct restaurant and bar operations in our award-winning Lemaire Restaurant
• Maximize restaurant department profitability; implements effective control of food, beverage, and labor costs and monitors the restaurant's budget to ensure efficient operations, including achieving budgeted revenue and labor expenses
• Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of quality standards for a newly renovated lounge, restaurant and bar
• Ensure that meals are being served in a professional and timely manner by circulating within the restaurant and bar and managing communication amongst the staff to ensure a positive dining experience for our guests
• Assist in scheduling, supervising and disciplining a staff of server attendants, servers, bartenders, lounge servers and hosts/hostesses
• Conduct pre-meal meetings and ongoing training of employees to create a positive working environment, growth and opportunity
• Assist in the completion of reports on performance of restaurant, with it’s a la carte, group dining and bar operations, food production and necessary requisitions
• Participate in marketing efforts of restaurants, create menu ideas, survey competition and report food trends, and assist in preparations of specials
• Document inventory forecast usage and monitor supply so that restaurants are stocked with linen, glassware, silverware, china, and condiments
• Interact with guests to personalize their visit and to assess their overall satisfaction

Job Requirements

Seeking a dedicated, passionate professional with two years of high-volume food and beverage experience Strong knowledge of Food & Beverage operations and service, wines and food preparation techniques Requires excellent communication skills, both verbal, written and interpersonal and ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy to defuse anger, collect accurate information and resolve conflictsExcellent mathematical abilities in order to determine and track inventory, controls, revenue productions, and interpreting other hotel financial statements Ability to supervise and develop staff, including, but not limited to, assignment of duties, evaluating performance and taking disciplinary action when necessaryExtensive knowledge in wine, spirits and beer. Level II or higher Court of Master Sommelier certification a plusPrior experience in managing profitability of bar, including monitoring of ordering, receiving, storage, requisition, execution and charging guest for products consumed.Prior experiences in opening restaurants, as well as culinary experience are bonusesExperience with POS proficiency required