Food & Beverage Supervisor

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts; Krugersdorp; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading hotel as a Food and Beverage Manager responsible for managing operations and guest experience. The role involves overseeing staff, ensuring service quality, and maintaining standards in a dynamic environment, perfect for individuals passionate about the hospitality industry.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar leadership role is an asset.
• Ability to lead by example.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day food and beverage operations ensuring guest satisfaction.
• Assist F&B Manager with menu design and sales reporting.
• Supervise shifts and staff training.

Skills

Service focused personality

Problem solving abilities

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Company Description

Join a hotel that is a member of the Accor network, whose group brings together more than 45 brands, 5,500 hotels, 10,000 restaurants and lifestyle destinations. Here, we believe in you and what you bring to the table. There are many opportunities for development and advancement. Every gesture, every smile, every action, contributes to creating a positive and memorable impact for our customers, our colleagues and also for our planet. Together, we embody the vision of responsible hospitality.

Take the opportunity to become a Heartist, and let your heart guide you in this world where life beats faster.

Job Description

Scope of Position:

Responsible for managing the day-to-day food and beverage operations of the hotel in a professional manner, following legal and sanitation standards and codes, basic discipline and reviewing of employees. Always ensuring that Guests receive fast, friendly, and efficient food and beverage service, and maintains an upbeat atmosphere, that appeals to a diverse clientele. Ensure that the department follows all the requirements of the operational standards manual.

This position involves that you assist the F&B Manager with design and review of the menu’s and maintain records of sales breakdown and staff training. Provide management with related reports on profits, losses, and variances. Responsible for the control of the inventory in the food and beverage department.

Specific duties, responsibilities & Key performance areas

Food and Beverage Service:

• Together with the food and beverage manager to organize and supervise the shifts of the department, ensuring that staffing levels are correct and to agreed standards
• Circulate throughout the restaurants, bars and banqueting departments, maintaining a highly visible profile with Guests and staff
• Know and completely familiar with all menu’s, beverage lists and service offerings to provide prompt and efficient service of all meals, snack, functions and beverages to the required operating standards manual
• Assist with waiter service to Guests, advising Guests on menu and wine choices
• Dissatisfied Guests are acknowledged immediately and attended to without delay
• Notify the food and beverage manager or General Manager of any complaints that were received and how they were solved
• Ensure all kitchens and back of house areas operate effectively and efficiently and maintain the highest level of cleanliness, safety and hygiene
• Responsible for food quality, presentation and service delivery and ensuring that it is of the highest quality

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:
Service focused personality is essential and a passion for everything food and beverage
Previous experience in a similar leadership role is an asset
Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities and the ability to lead by example

Additional Information

• Assist in managing preparation of schedules, payroll and workloads for food and beverage staff ensuring maximum efficiency
• Planning, organizing, and directing team members to ensure the highest degree of Guest satisfaction
• To carry out and ensure that regular On-the-Job training is taking place to agreed standards, and all relevant paperwork submitted
• Responsible to ensure each staff member is correctly presented in his/her uniform displaying a name badge
• Assist food and beverage manager with performing job evaluations with food and beverage staff
• Maintain and enforce disciplinary procedures within the department with the assistance of the food and beverage or human resources manager