Food and Beverage Manager

Description

Join the leadership team at the DoubleTree Abilene as our next Food and Beverage Manager. This hotel boasts 200 rooms, over 23k square feet of banquet space, and two exquisite dining outlets. Here you will enjoy great perks such as best in class benefits package, company cell phone, complimentary shift meals, plus Hilton room discounts for you and your family worldwide! Come see why we were named #1 World's Best Workplace by Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work! 

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• 1 year of management experience or 2 years of assistant management experience in a full-service restaurant and/or hotel food and beverage operation
• Passion for elevated service and creative revenue generation 
• Upscale casual and/or fine dining experience a plus

What will I be doing?

As a Food and Beverage Manager, you would be responsible for directing and organizing the activities and services of the hotel food and beverage Outlets and Banquets in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability. Specifically, you would be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Manage daily outlet/banquet operations to include, but not limited to, guest service standards and initiatives, product quality, cost controls and overall profitability, implement marketing initiatives, systems use and management, department management, policy and procedure implementation and enforcement and meeting participation and facilitation
• Monitor and develop team member performance to include, but not limited to, providing supervision and professional development, conducting counselling and delivering recognition and reward
• Monitor and assess product, service and satisfaction trends, evaluate and address issues and make improvements accordingly
• Implements effective controls of food, beverage and labor costs
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, sanitation and alcohol awareness standards
• Initiate and implement marketing and up-selling techniques to promote restaurant food and beverage services and to maximize overall revenue
• Ensure team members have current knowledge of outlet/banquet offerings, products, services, facilities, events, pricing and policies and knowledge of the local area and events
• Interview, onboard and provide ongoing training to team members
• Supervises, counsels, schedules and evaluates staff

Requirements

What are we looking for?

Since being founded in 1919, Hilton has been a leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Hilton remains a beacon of innovation, quality, and success. This continued leadership is the result of our Team Members staying true to our Vision, Mission, and Values. Specifically, we look for demonstration of these Values:

• Hospitality - We're passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences.
• Integrity - We do the right thing, all the time.
• Leadership - We're leaders in our industry and in our communities.
• Teamwork - We're team players in everything we do.
• Ownership - We're the owners of our actions and decisions.
• Now - We operate with a sense of urgency and discipline

In addition, we look for the demonstration of the following key attributes:

• Quality
• Productivity
• Dependability
• Customer Focus
• Adaptability

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!

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