Director of Food and Beverage

Director Of Food And Beverage

Blackstone Country Club is seeking a uniquely qualified individual to lead our F&B department into our future phases. Any applying candidates should be well-suited to lead a capable team to accomplishing our club goals by providing exceptional member service. This position is an integral part of club operations, and it is responsible for coordinating and collaborating with many other department leaders. Having a service-first and team driven mentality along with superior communications skills (both formal & informal) are paramount to success in this position. While this position is mainly dedicated to management and supervisory duties, the ability to lead by example, foster training opportunities, and display creativity and problem solving skills are critical to this role.

Key Responsibilities of the Food and Beverage Director:

• Assists with interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work, evaluating performance, rewarding, and disciplining associates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Assists in the management of department members that may include, but is not limited to: Servers, Reservationist, Runners, Bartenders, Hosts, Banquet, Building Maintenance.
• Assist with budget preparation in all Food and Beverage related areas.
• Reviews current day's business levels in all operations and assigns priorities as needed.
• Relays pertinent information to key staff including, Executive Chef, Beverage Manager, Dining Manager, Executive Offices, Concierge, and Membership Office as needed. Assists General Manager in monitoring success of Food and Beverage related departments and associates, including semi-annual performance reviews, as needed.
• Conducts regular staff meetings with colleagues, subordinates and related parties.
• Assures that effective orientation and training are given to each new associate. Assists in developing ongoing training programs.
• Prepares and monitors quarterly revenue goals and expenses as well as generating various (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual) business volume reports and forecasts.
• Responsible for pre-approving, receiving and ultimate inventory control for all Food and Beverage related areas.

Minimum Qualifications for the Food and Beverage Director:

• Bachelor's degree (BA) from four-year college or university; or four to six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Qualifications:

• Knowledge hospitality POS system application, hardware, software and menu programing.
• Experience in Multi-faceted Food and Beverage operations.