Food & Beverage Director

Description

The Inn at Crestwood is looking for a full-time, Food & Beverage Director to oversee hotel restaurant operations.

The Job

 A typical day for the Food & Beverage Director includes overseeing the restaurant, managing staff, and ensuring high service quality and guest satisfaction.

Job Duties Include:

• Prepare and serve beverages
• Collaborate with the Director of Bar Operations
• Responsible for creating and coordinating food and beverage experiences and events.
• Taking inventory of all non-alcoholic beverages. 
• Maintain cleanliness of bar area
• Respond to guest requests
• Verify that guests are of legal drinking age when serving alcoholic beverages

What would make me successful in this role?

• Passion for working in the food industry
• Ability to work with others
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail 
• Availability to work a flexible schedule: weekends, and holidays

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans - Eligible 1st of the month after 30 days
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance and Long-term Disability
• Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Account
• Short-term Disability & Accident plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Paid Vacation - up to 10 days per year
• Paid Sick time – up to 5 days per year 
• 7 paid Holidays per year
• Referral Program - Earn $500 for referring someone
• Employee Recognition Program - earn gift cards 
• Employee discounts
• On-Demand Pay – Access to earned wages before your regular paycheck

Requirements

• Attention to detail
• Hotel experience preferred
• Bartending experience required
• Ability to work weekends and holidays

The Inn at Crestwood is managed by Aileron Management. Our goal is to empower our associates in the pursuit of a successful career - because when you grow, we grow. Our team is fun; our benefits are competitive; and our opportunities for career advancement are plentiful - but it's genuine passion for service that brings us all together. Sound like you? Check us out and apply for a new career today!

The Inn at Crestwood is a 14 room boutique hotel located just 3.9 miles from downtown Blowing Rock. Originally built in 1949, the Inn at Crestwood also caters to specialized events such as weddings, family reunions, and holiday parties. The Inn at Crestwood allows for the perfect mountain getaway while still being close to Blowing Rock, Boone, and Banner Elk.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

This organization participates in E-Verify.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• Three (3) plus years of bar and restaurant management experience with an expense budget of $1M required.
• Three (3) plus years of managing a staff of 15 or more associates in a bar/restaurant business.
• Food Manager Certification: ServSafe, NRFSP, or equivalent required. 
• TIPS Certified, or ServSafe Alcohol Certification, or equivalent required. 
• Knowledge of food and beverage preparation techniques and safety. 
• Attention to detail.
• The drive and motivation to exceed expectations.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent social and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays. 

Work Environment

This job operates in an indoor/outdoor, bar/restaurant/kitchen environment within a hotel. This job continuously uses standard food service and cleaning equipment and chemicals. This job is occasionally exposed to fumes, gases, odors, dust, and biohazards. 

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continuously required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects, supplies or equipment; reach with hands and arms overhead and below the knees including bending, twisting, pulling and stooping; climb stairs; communicate or listen. The employee must frequently lift, carry, push, pull or place cleaning food products and supplies, up to 25 pounds.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.