Food & Beverage Duty Manager

The Eyre Square Hotel are currently recruiting for an experienced Food & Beverage Duty Manager to join our team. The F&B Duty Manager will lead and manage the team to ensure the hotel operates safely, efficiently and effectively at all times ensuring utmost standards and service excellence throughout optimizing revenue opportunities. This is a challenging role as it would entail working in and supporting various departments throughout the hotel.

This position will suit a customer-focused individual with a keen eye for detail and the ability to support & lead a team. This is an exciting and varied role-taking in all aspects of the food and beverage function aspects of the business and will especially suit a person who excels in a multi-tasking environment The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and outgoing, be an excellent communicator, be flexible and most importantly, be a friendly and cooperative person that enjoys working within a busy team.

Summary of key activities

Working closely with the hotel's management team on the day to day running of the hotel, with special consideration given to F&B

Management of all aspects of the hotel while on duty, daily duty manager walks addressing any such issues arising ensuring the hotel facilities is presented well throughout

Daily communication handover with operations management team

Having a hands-on approach while on duty in areas where support is needed

Work closely with Managers and HR to implement staff training and development.

Driving sales initiatives for the property - in conjunction with the hotels in-house sales team

Identify revenue/upselling opportunities implementing goals and incentive schemes for the Food & Beverage Team in line with the Operations Management

Provide effective guidance to the team to ensure targets are met and exceeded.

Ensuring excellent service is provided to all guests

Ensure strong leadership skills and can do attitude are displayed at all times

Implementing company operating standards in relation to suppliers, Service Excellence, Hotel presentation & Customer service

Ensure business on the books is reviewed for the month ahead and continuously on a day to day basis

Ensure there is a clear line of communication throughout the departments and the teams are aware of the daily operations

Any other duties assigned by Hotel Management

Experience and skills

Must have previous experience as at a supervisor level in the services industry ( Bar, restaurant or hotel).

Have HACCP qualifications a plus

Must be able to multi-task and be willing to help where required in all areas of the hotel.

Previous experience working with hotel front office systems is essential.

Experience working within the area of conference & banqueting and events.

Excellent communications and people skills.

Be able to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

Good presentation and attention to detail

Must be fluent in the English Language, both written and spoken