Hospitality and Outdoor- New Vacancy- Food and Beverage Manager Safari Lodge- Hoedspruit Requirements
A relevant tertiary qualification in either Management or Hospitality (Beneficial)
At least 2-3 years Food and Beverage Management experience in a 4/5 star Establishment (Essential)
Previous lodge experience (Preferred)
Experience in restaurant pre openings- Highly Beneficial
Excellent Wine Knowledge
In depth financial acumen (Menu Costing, COS etc)
Excellent knowledge of Food trends
Knowledge of the highest level of F&B customer service in a luxury environment.
Expert knowledge and understanding of stock procedures and control
Knowledge of planning, budgeting and departmental administration.
Description
Guest focus philosophy
Maintain discipline in the department according to company standards, address deviations according to disciplinary company standards.
To follow, monitor, manage, train, review and implement performance standards to establish and maintain a streamlined and efficient operation.
To ensure that departmental operations and training manuals are prepared and updated.
To ensure that effective training programs for the staff are being conducted on a regular basis as outlined in the departmental training plan.
Ensure adherence to the Hygiene and HACCP Standard Operating Procedures.
Estimate consumption according to forecasts and schedule beverage and service equipment orders, checking delivery contents to verify quality and quantity.
Review beverage menus and analyse recipes to determine labour and overhead costs and assign prices to menu items.
Maintain beverage and service equipment inventories and keep inventory records.
Maintain responsibility for service, sales, expenses and profit goals as directed and as outlined in the beverage plans and budgets, whilst promoting the company goals of guest service and satisfaction, team work, reporting requirements and financial performance.
Supervise service, manage service standards, and ensure that service staff are fully prepared for each guest service, including confidence in food/menu descriptions and wine pairing recommendations.