Restaurant Manager

Restaurant Manager

The Restaurant Manager is responsible for assuring attentive, friendly, courteous and efficient service in all F&B Outlets, Room Service, and Lounges while maintaining adherence to budgeted payroll and overhead cost. He/she is also responsible for continually working towards improving Restaurant, Room Service, and Lounge sales revenues to exceed budget.

Job Duties & Functions:

• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner.
• Maintain regular attendance in compliance with the company's standards, as required by scheduling which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
• Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing the proper uniform and name tag when working (per brand standards).
• Comply at all times with the company's standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Comply with certification requirements as applicable for position to include: Food Handlers, Alcohol Awareness, CPR and First Aid.
• Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
• Be familiar with the organization of the hotel and know the function of each department.
• Ensure training of all Food and Beverage personnel using the steps to effective training according to company standards.
• Maintain follow-through of all guest requests, problems, complaints and/or accidents which occur in the Restaurant, Room Service, or Lounge.
• Motivate, coach, counsel and discipline all F&B personnel according to company S.O.P.'s.
• Review F&B staff's worked hours for payroll compilation and submit to Accounting on a timely basis.
• Be responsible for developing a manager as assigned by the Corporate Office, including sign-off on all competencies and assist in his/her placement.
• Attend weekly staff meetings and provide training on a rotational basis using the steps to effective training according to company standards.
• Prepare and conduct all F&B interviews and follow hiring procedures according to company S.O.P.'s.
• Prepare employee shift schedule according to the business forecast, payroll budget guidelines and productivity requirements. Present the schedule with the Wage Progress Report to the G.M. and/or Director of Food & Beverage weekly.
• Ensure that wage progress and productivity reports are completed accurately and on a timely basis.
• Conduct all 90 day and annual employee performance appraisals according to company S.O.P.'s.
• Ensure implementation of all the company's policies and house rules.
• Assist in developing and ensure implementation of Food and Beverage promotional ideas.
• Ensure all beverage costs are maintained to meet budget.
• Focus the F&B Department on their role in contributing to the guest service scores.
• Ensure compliance to company training using the steps to effective training according to company standards.
• 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.
• Ensure the company's service standards are maintained throughout the Food and Beverage/Banquet Department.
• Participate in required M.O.D. coverage as scheduled.
• Initiate all necessary F&B-related reports according to company standards.
• Complete all Food and Beverage forecasting and budgeting in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ensure that F&B employees are at all times, attentive, friendly, helpful and courteous to guests, all other employees and managers.
• Ensure that the quarterly operating equipment inventory is done, pars are evaluated, and quarterly purchases are planned.
• Maintain all the company's S.O.P.'s concerning credit policies.
• React to negative trends in market place by implementing food and beverage blitzes and promotions.
• Organize and conduct monthly department meetings with restaurant and lounge staff and weekly F&B meeting according to company standards.
• Conduct beverage purchasing as needed.
• Purchase Food & Beverage operating equipment as needed.
• Conduct monthly beverage inventories and reconciliations.
• Ensure that the quality and presentation of all food products are according to company standard.
• Maintain a professional working relationship and promote open lines of communication with managers, employees and other departments.
• Oversee the operations of the Banquet department.
• Use the hotel's P.O.S. system to print reports. Analyze reports generated.
• Establish and maintain key control system.
• Complete monthly menu analysis and submit to the Corporate Office.
• Monitor and follow up on all Food and Beverage cash overages and shortages.
• Assist the General Manager and Engineering Department in implementing and maintaining emergency procedures.
• Maintain an organized and comprehensive filing system with documentation of purchases, vouchering, schedules, forecasts, reports and tracking logs.
• Complete all required correspondence in a timely and efficient manner.
• Attend monthly all-employee meetings and any other functions required by management.
• Maintain close communication links with all employees. Provide a motivating influence and seek input regarding food and beverage issues from employees. Ensure a high level of positive communication exists between the Food & Beverage and Food Production staffs.
• Perform P.O.S. changes in menus or additions/deletions of servers as necessary.
• Handle items for 'Lost and Found' according to the standards.
• Maintain required pars of all stock.
• Review food sales for accuracy daily.
• Perform any other duties as requested by the General Manager or Director of Food & Beverage.