Food & Beverage Director | Atlanta Le Meridien
About The Position
The Food & Beverage Director will lead the food & beverage experience at Portico, Le Méridien Atlanta’s signature restaurant. This role drives daily operations, profitability, and exceptional guest service while inspiring and developing a high-performing team. The Director will oversee restaurant, catering, and kitchen operations, partner with Sales to maximize revenue, and ensure every detail meets the highest standards of quality, safety, and hospitality. The position requires maintaining and strictly abiding by state sanitation/health regulations and hotel requirements, and being available to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and varied shifts.
Requirements
- Minimum of five years’ experience in a similar position.
- Ability to satisfactorily communicate with guests, management, and co-workers to their understanding.
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Safe food handling certification.
- Familiarity with Sales and Marketing tools, as well as food and beverage cost controls.
- Ability to read and interpret documents, such as B.E.O.'s, safety rules, procedure manuals.
Nice To Haves
- Degree in hospitality management, business, and/or culinary preferred.
- Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead the food & beverage experience at Portico, Le Méridien Atlanta’s signature restaurant.
- Drive daily operations, profitability, and exceptional guest service while inspiring and developing a high-performing team.
- Oversee restaurant, catering, and kitchen operations.
- Partner with Sales to maximize revenue.
- Ensure every detail meets the highest standards of quality, safety, and hospitality.
- Ensures compliance with and completion of all daily operational procedures by the Food and Beverage Department.
- Maintains food and beverage safety and quality based on hotel, Shaner, and Franchise specifications.
- Establishes, maintains, and trains standards and procedures for operations and safe working conditions in the department.
- Develops accurate and aggressive short and long range financial objectives for the Food and Beverage Department consistent with property objectives.
- Responsible for responding and handling all guest related issues pertaining to the department.
- Ensures communication with General Manager, all other Department Managers, Supervisors and Staff.
- Manages all aspects of employee performance to ensure productivity and a quality work environment.
- Maintains and is responsible for Food and Beverage Department’s annual budget.
- Handle guest complaints ensuring guest satisfaction.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
