JOB SUMMARY:

The Beverage Manager supervises the beverage management team, delegate’s assignments/ duties, develops and maintains all menus specialty drinks for restaurants and bars. Works to accomplish departmental goals, strategies, and objectives, while assuring quality product, maximum guest satisfaction and maintaining budgetary profit margins. Directly supervises Assistant Beverage Managers and Supervisors; indirectly supervises Bartenders, Cocktail Servers, Apprentices, Bar Porters.

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:  

Ensures sufficient staffing of all bar areas and conducts training of Bartenders, Cocktail Servers, Bar Backs, and Bar Porters. Establishes policies and procedures for beverage staff, to include safety and personal hygiene. Prepares various cost and revenue reports. Maintains inventory and cost control. Ensures that employees have all required certification validated. Enforces the standards of appearance, grooming and image guidelines of beverage personnel. Design and direct special event beverage service set-up. Perform routine inspection of all bar areas and equipment. Review and adjust all department reports prior to submittal to management. Interview, hire, commend, discipline and/or terminate beverage employees as required in compliance with established use of progressive discipline. Attend departmental meetings and administrative hearings as required. Obtain supplies from storage and/or the warehouse, for bar areas as needed, between stock deliveries. Additional related duties as requested by the Director of Food and Beverage.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:  

Work prefers a degree in Beverage Management. Work requires at least 5 years food and beverage experience and/or training or equivalent combination of same. Work prefers at least 3 years supervisory experience. Work requires effective communication in English, both verbal and written form in a professional manner. Must present a neat and professional appearance. Work requires interactions with customers, public and co-workers. Work requires schedule flexibility which may include nights, weekends, and holidays. Work requires knowledge of computer programs including: Word, Excel, Windows, and LMS.

 

PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:  

Fast paced, high volume environment involving constant interaction with staff and public.  Shifts may vary based on business needs. Must be able to handle intoxicated guests in a professional manner.  Must be able to tolerate secondary tobacco smoke.

 

Disclaimer: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job.  While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the current job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).