JOB OVERVIEW: 

Newly renovated, premier beachfront hotel in Santa Monica, CA is seeking a charismatic and hands-on Restaurant General Manager to lead and develop the Food & Beverage team. The Restaurant GM will direct and organize the activities of the signature restaurant & lobby to maintain high standards of food and beverage quality, service and merchandising to maximize hotel Profitability. The primary focus of this position will be in the restaurant, working alongside the team to train & develop new and existing associates in the areas of steps of service, food and beverage menu knowledge, elevated service standards and ensuring all guest needs are met with accuracy and grace. With excellent and memorable guest experiences being our ultimate goal, we are seeking candidates that possess a true passion for hospitality along with a fierce dedication to culture and maintaining a nurturing work environment for all associates.

REPORTS TO: Hotel Manager

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Interview, hire, train, recommend performance evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate.
• 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. lounge, 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.
• Participate with Food and Beverage managers in the creation of menus designed to attract a predetermined customer market.
• Implement effective control of food, beverage and labor costs among all sub-departments to hotel standards.
• Abide by all State, Federal and Corporate requirements pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages.
• Assist managers in establishing and achieving predetermined profit objectives and desired standards of quality food, service, cleanliness, merchandising and promotion.
• Maintain follow-through of all guest requests, problems, complaints and/or accidents which occur in all F&B Outlets, including Restaurant Service, Pool Lounge, Room Service and Banquets.
• Focus the F&B Department on their role in contributing to the guest service scores. Ensure that F&B employees are always attentive, friendly, helpful and courteous to guests, all other employees and managers.
• Motivate, coach, counsel and discipline all F&B personnel according to company S.O.P.’s.
• Lead daily pre shift meetings and monthly staff meetings and provide training on a rotational basis using the steps of services, universal behaviors, and menu matrix knowledge to ensure effective training according to company standards.
• 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 associates at all levels to ensure consistent positive guest experiences.
• Ensure training of all Food and Beverage/Banquet personnel using the steps to effective training according to hotel standards.
• 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.
• Assist in developing and ensure implementation of Food and Beverage promotional ideas
• 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.
• Maintain company S.O.P.'s regarding purchase orders, vouchering of invoices and checkbook accounting.
• Develop, initiate, and promote sales, including up selling, programs for use by all service personnel.
• Attend BEO meeting.
• Conduct beverage purchasing as needed. Purchase Food & Beverage operating equipment as needed.
• Conduct monthly beverage inventories and reconciliations.
• 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.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Guest Satisfaction: 

Our guests are what we are about. One of the keys to a positive guest experience is positive interaction with the entire hotel staff. It is essential that you remain professional at all times, and that you treat all guests and associates with courtesy and respect, under all circumstances. Every associate is a guest relations ambassador, every working minute of every day. 

Work Habits:

In order to maintain a positive guest and associate experience, your work habits should always meet and strive to exceed hotel standards for work procedures, dress, grooming, punctuality and attendance. You should be adaptable to change in your work area and in hotel procedures with a willingness to learn new skills and/or improve existing ones, have the ability to solve routine problems that occur on the job and ask for help whenever you are not sure how to do something.

Safety & Security:

The safety and security of our guests and associates is of utmost importance. Every associate should adhere to the hotel security policies and procedures, particularly regarding key controls, lifting heavy objects, using chemicals, and effectively reporting safety hazards and safety concerns.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

• Base annual salary of $100,000-$120,000
• Bonus potential up to 20%
• Medical plans including health, vision and dental
• 401k with company matching after 1 year of employment
• Equal Employment Opportunity #AA