Food & Beverage Manager

The Capital; Mbombela (Nelspruit); On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

The Capital Hotels in Mbombela (Nelspruit) invites an experienced F&B Manager to lead all food and beverage operations across restaurants, bars, banqueting and room service. You will drive guest satisfaction, profitability and operational efficiency while managing budgets, stock, and labour costs.

We seek a professional with 5–8 years of F&B leadership in hotels, Matric and a hotel management diploma or equivalent, plus a hands-on, team-first approach and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Matric and hotel management diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 5-8 years' F&B operations experience in hotel/hospitality.
• Experience overseeing multiple outlets (restaurants, bars, banqueting, conferencing or room service).

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all F&B operations across outlets to ensure guest satisfaction and profitability.
• Manage budgets, stock control, and labour costs.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, hygiene and liquor licensing regulations.
• Develop and lead F&B teams to deliver high-quality service.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Active listening

Problem solving

Education

Matric

Hotel management diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Capital Hotels stands for equal opportunity while transforming the Hospitality Industry into a modern aspirational industry once again. We believe that the industry is broken and needs to reinvent the image of service and hospitality. We are achieving this through our incredible staff culture. Our dedicated staff believe in offering the highest level of guest service to our guests while maintaining their dignity and integrity. Our staff are our everything!

WHY WORK FOR US?

Our staff love coming to work as they feel respected, appreciated, heard, successful and secure. Imagine a company where managers don’t manage managers, we are all simply doers.

Making decisions in regard to our best employees also comes fast, where we recognise talent and reward it quickly through promotions. We don’t need to or want to wait for approval. We recruit on experience but promote on values — the core of which is rigor, disciplined thought and disciplined

Description:

The F&B Manager leads and coordinates all hotel food and beverage operations across restaurants, bars, banqueting, conferencing and room service, ensuring exceptional guest experiences, operational efficiency and profitability. This includes managing budgets, stock control and labour costs, ensuring full compliance with health, safety, hygiene and liquor licensing regulations, and leading and developing F&B teams across all outlets to deliver consistent, high-quality service.

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric
• Hotel management diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 5-8 years' Food and Beverage operations experience within a hotel or hospitality environment
• Previous management experience overseeing multiple outlets (restaurants, bars, banqueting, conferencing or room service)
• Knowledge of health, safety, hygiene, labour and liquor licensing legislation relevant to hospitality operations
• Hands on Problem Solving approach and the ability to remain calm under pressure
• Customer service driven with outstanding communication and active listening skills
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently
• Huge emphasis on staff training and development
• Effective communication with members of staff as well as Guests of the Hotel
• Honest and trustworthy beyond approach
• Great attention to detail
• Presentable/Professional appearance and well spoken
• Team Player who leads by example
• Proactive in approach
• Interpersonal skills
• Leadership skills

Please note that relocation costs will be for your own expense should your application be successful and you reside outside of the city where the Hotel is located.