Luxury F&B Manager – Boutique Resort Restaurant

Keswick Hall; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Keswick Hall, a luxury boutique hotel near Charlottesville, VA, seeks a Restaurant Manager to oversee all aspects of the restaurant operations and to ensure service excellence and profitability. You will lead a diverse team, coordinate with departments, and drive guest satisfaction while protecting the brand standards.

The role requires managing a sixty-employee team, controlling labor costs, and training staff to uphold high quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• Strong knowledge of food handling and sanitation requirements of the Department of Health.
• Knowing of P&L system is necessary.
• A flair for creativity and entrepreneurship.
• Proven record of building strong relationships with team members, patrons and managers.
• Sense of style, flair, eye for detail and creative.
• Passionate Food & Beverage operator, following the current trends.

Responsibilities

• Select, train, evaluate, lead, motivate, coach, and discipline employees and managers in multiple Food & Beverage operations and outlets to ensure that established cultural and core standards are met.
• Ensure guests receive the highest level of food quality and service.
• Manage and develop the restaurant team.
• Monitor and strive for the annual budget.
• Manage labor cost and operating expenses of the restaurant.
• Develop relationships with guests, key suppliers and industry associates.
• Control labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory control while focusing on creative revenue generation solutions to maximize profit.
• Lay out goals and develop strategies to accomplish said goals.
• Forecast necessary staffing and its related dollar expenditure to get the job done.
• Continually be aware of departmental needs as they relate to production and staffing.
• Forecast workloads and check work schedules prepared by subordinate managers for all restaurants, lounge, room service and pool employees.
• Assist Department Heads in developing job descriptions and reviewing them periodically to ensure their continuing understanding and acceptance.
• Oversee the initial and continual training of all new and current food and beverage service employees by their department managers, conducting training classes for both management and hourly staff on a regular basis.
• Control standards, performance, employees' conduct, dress code, appearance, sanitation, etc., according to established policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)

P&L knowledge

Creativity

Entrepreneurial mindset

Staff coaching

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

P&L system

Job description

Keswick Hall, a luxury boutique hotel near Charlottesville, VA, seeks a Restaurant Manager to oversee all aspects of the restaurant operations and to ensure service excellence and profitability. You will lead a diverse team, coordinate with departments, and drive guest satisfaction while protecting the brand standards.

The role requires managing a sixty-employee team, controlling labor costs, and training staff to uphold high quality and safety.