Food and Beverage Director

Hampton Golf • Port Charlotte, FL

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About The Position

Kings Gate Golf Club is seeking an energetic, hands-on Food and Beverage Director to lead dining, bar, and banquet operations. The role focuses on delivering excellent products and service while managing costs and sales across the kitchen, dining room, banquet areas, patio, and lounge. The director will be involved in daily operations, team development, and creating a welcoming dining and social experience for members and guests.

Kings Gate Golf Club is located in Port Charlotte, Florida, and offers an 18-hole golf course, putting green, golf shop, dining, social events, and banquet operations. Its renovated restaurant, The Lion’s Den, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The club also hosts weddings, receptions, corporate events, reunions, anniversaries, and community events, with banquet facilities accommodating up to 300 guests.

The position is classified as exempt and reports to the General Manager/Clubhouse Manager. Working hours are as required. The work is primarily indoors, with potential exposure to moving equipment, sharp utensils, harmful chemicals, and flying golf balls. The role includes moderate physical work and may require lifting, carrying, bending, kneeling, crouching, climbing, reaching, standing, pushing, and grasping. Ladder and other height-related work is subject to the specified safety restrictions.

Hampton Golf, Inc. manages golf and hospitality properties and has more than 2,000 team members across 30 properties in multiple states. The company describes its culture as people-first and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

• Culinary or hospitality degree, or an equivalent combination of experience and education demonstrating comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Good organizational and verbal skills.
• Ability to use logical and rational thinking to resolve issues.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical skills.
• Ability to monitor and develop subordinates and visually monitor operational areas.
• Ability to write and read member communications.
• Ability to perform moderate physical work, including lifting up to 40 pounds and frequently lifting up to 20 pounds.
• Ability to bend, kneel, crouch, climb, reach, stand, push, lift, and grasp for up to five hours without sitting.
• Ability to consistently lift, carry, and load adaptive and other sports equipment that may weigh 50 pounds or more, and sustain aerobic activity for 20 consecutive minutes.
• Follow the stated ladder and facility-height safety restrictions; work requiring a ladder longer than 8 feet must be reviewed by the Club Maintenance person, and staff may not climb above 8 feet or enter facility attics, walk on building roofs, or use scaffolding.

Responsibilities

• Participate in hiring, training, directing, and supervising food and beverage employees.
• Establish and maintain a Food and Beverage Manual covering service standards, food quality and production, portioning, cost control, and applicable State Health Department codes.
• Establish and maintain beverage procurement guidelines, comply with Liquor Control Board requirements, and ensure responsible alcohol service.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in all food and beverage areas and complete opening and closing checklists.
• Prepare and submit weekly employee schedules and bi-weekly payroll summaries to the General Manager; adjust schedules to use staffing efficiently.
• Promote, organize, and provide service for food and beverage activities.
• Attend and participate in weekly department meetings and other periodic employee meetings.
• Plan, organize, and manage daily operations.
• Monitor daily operational and financial requirements, product ordering, stock levels, and monthly inventory.
• Conduct daily facility walkthroughs to confirm the facility is safe and presentable and that courtesy and efficiency standards are being followed.
• Protect club assets and operate within Hampton Golf’s guidelines, policies, standards, and constraints.
• Maintain a Food Handlers Certificate.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Benefits

• Full healthcare benefits, including medical, dental, and ancillary insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Collaborative and professional team culture.
• The company describes its culture as supporting a rewarding lifestyle and work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed