Food and Beverage Manager

Sage Hospitality • West Palm Beach, FL

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About The Position

The Ben is stepping into a world where luxury is intentional, style has substance, and service is an art form. Overlooking the Intracoastal in the heart of West Palm Beach, The Ben attracts people who are drawn to elevated experiences, thoughtful details, and the energy that comes from doing things beautifully and boldly. This is a place for professionals who take pride in presence, crave excellence, and want to be part of a culture that is confident, refined, and unapologetically distinctive. At The Ben, you don’t just work in luxury, you help create it. If you bring empathy, integrity, and sound judgment to your work, we invite you to apply for a Food and Beverage Manager role at The Ben.
Job Overview
Plan and manage the Restaurant, Room Service, Bar, and catering in order to achieve customer satisfaction, quality service, compliance with corporate/franchise policies and procedures and federal, state and local regulations while meeting/exceeding financial goals. Position is responsible for the short term planning and managing the operations of the Restaurant, Room Service, Bar and catering. Recommends promotional ideas and procedural changes. Prepares forecasts, implements, monitors and controls the budgets for the various outlets.

Requirements

• More than two years of post high school education.
• One to two years of employment in a related position with this company or other organization(s).
• Excellent comprehension for assisting with guest and associate matters.
• Interpreting instructions from customers, associates, and managers.
• Must have excellent oral communication for communicating with guests and associates, issuing instructions and communicating policies.
• Excellent comprehension required to read and implement policies and procedures; writing schedules and reading forecast and SOPs.
• Must have knowledge of food safety and chemicals/agents for training purposes.
• Excellent vision required for seating guests, expediting food, cleaning equipment, reading floor plans, charts, schedules.
• Ability to lift, push, pull and carry tables, chairs, trays, plates, and chaffing dishes on a daily basis, 20 -40 lbs.
• Bending to pick up dropped items as needed. Bend to assist in serving food or getting supplies.
• Mobility -95% of shift covering all areas of outlets supervising.
• Continuous standing to assist at hostess station -minimal stationary standing.
• Climbing stairs -varies by location.

Responsibilities

• Manage the human resources within the department.
• Direct and oversee recruitment and development of employees; hire, train, empower, coach and counsel, performance and salary reviews, resolve conflict through fair treatment policy, discipline and terminate, as appropriate.
• Develop, recommend, implement and manage the department's annual budget, business/marketing plan, forecasts and objectives to meet/exceed management expectations.
• Implement and manage all company programs (company/franchise) to ensure compliance with the SOPs; to include safety and sanitary regulation, all federal, state and local regulations to ensure optimal levels of quality service and hospitality are provided to the guest.
• Market the Food and Beverage outlets; develop and manage the implementation of menus, package deals, promotions, displays, decorations and presentations within corporate guidelines to capture more in-house guests and a larger share of the local market to meet/exceed sales and financial goals and objectives.
• Manage the maintenance/sanitation of the food and beverage areas and equipment in the hotel to protect the asset, comply with regulations and ensure quality service.
• Respond to customer needs, issues, comments and problems to ensure a quality experience and enhance future sales prospects.
• All other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Unlimited paid time off
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Great discounts on Hotels, Restaurants, and much more.
• Eligible to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program. Up to $1,000 per referral.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree