Food and Beverage Outlet/Banquet Manager

Company: Courtyard Dallas Plano / The Colony
Location: The Colony
Posted on: January 6, 2022

Job Description:

Position: Food and Beverage Outlet/Banquet Manager

JOB OVERVIEW: Direct and organize the activities of the Food and Beverage Department to maintain high standards of food and beverage quality, service and merchandising to maximize hotel Profitability.

REPORTS TO: General Manager

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Interview, hire, train, recommend performance evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate.

Assist in the development of menus and concepts for outlets and meeting space.

Plan and direct the functions of administration and planning of the Food and Beverage Department to meet the daily needs of the operation.

Clearly describe, assign and delegate responsibility and authority for the operation of the various food and beverage sub-departments, e.g. restaurants, banquets, kitchens, steward, etc.

Develop, implement and monitor schedules for the operation of all food and beverage sub-departments to achieve a profitable result.

Implement effective control of food, beverage and labor costs among all sub-departments to Crescent standards.

Abide by all State, Federal and Corporate requirements pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages.

Regularly review and evaluate the degree of guest satisfaction of the individual restaurants and banquet service, to recommend new operating and marketing policies whenever declining or constant sales imply dissatisfaction by the customers, a material change in the make-up or the customer market, or a change in the competitive environment.

Develop operating tools necessary and incidental to modern management principles, e.g. budgeting, forecasting purchase specifications, recipes, portion specifications, menu abstracts, food production control etc.

Continuously evaluate the performance and encourage improvement of the associates in the food and beverage department. Plan and administer a training and development program within the department which will provide well trained associate at all levels.

Supervise the set up of function rooms to include placement of linens, silver, china, and glassware according to event order specifications. Visually inspect function rooms and equipment prior to functions for cleanliness, proper inventory, and set up.

Verbally communicate, in a calm, positive demeanor, during the course of the function with the kitchen, service, beverage, convention services, and engineering staff, as well as the guest host to ensure timely execution of events, quality service, and adherence to all applicable federal, state, local safety and health regulations and corporate standards.

Supervise clean-up of function room and proper breakdown and storage of equipment.

Enter billing information into point of sale/automated sales system in order to generate a final guest check. Process payroll for each event which includes calculating number of hours worked and gratuity distribution.

Communicate both verbally and in writing to provide clear direction to staff.

Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.

Perform any other job related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Must have the ability to communicate in English. Self-starting personality with an even disposition. Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate well with guests. Must be willing to "pitch-in" and help co-workers with their job duties and be a team player. Considerable skill in complex mathematical calculations without error. Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy to defuse anger, collect accurate information and resolve conflicts. Ability to move throughout all food and beverage areas and hospitality suites and continuously perform essential job functions. Ability to access and accurately input information using a moderately complex computer system. Ability to observe and distinguish product quality by smell, taste, and appearance.

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