Food & Beverage Director - Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana

From the brand that rocks the world, a career that rocks yours! We are seeking a hands-on dynamic Food & Beverage Director to join the band to lead our collection of quality restaurant outlets within the Hard Rock Casino - Gary, Indiana

The Director of Food & Beverage will be responsible for the efficient and effective operation of multiple Food and Beverage outlets for the property. They will provide leadership and direction to the overall Food and Beverage operations team, including all related management functions to ensure outstanding guest service and quality products.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

May include but are not limited to:

Leads and manages all aspects of the property’s Food & Beverage Department.

Develops and administers operating and capital budgets.

Achieves financial objectives, analyzes results, seeks opportunities to improve performance, and implements action plans for improvement.

Conducts or reviews detailed management and operational analyses to ensure ongoing success and efficiency within the department.

Maximizes outlets service and profitability through management and operational analyses, forecasting and staffing, effective controls of food, beverage, and labor costs to achieve efficient operations.

Develops standards to ensure exceptional quality, value, and presentation of all food and beverage products served to guests.

Responsible for menu and product development, pricing, and innovation.

Recommends to senior management operational enhancements that support initiatives and promotes excellence.

Accountable for all management functions such as selection, training, performance management, etc.

Coaches, mentors, and motivates Food and Beverage team to provide an exceptional guest experience.

Ensures integration and teamwork for the Food and Beverage department.

Plans and implements processes and procedures to ensure effective employee relations, guest satisfaction, compliance with company ethics, alcohol awareness and food safety/sanitation and achievement of financial goals.

Ensures that all policies and procedures set by the property are followed.

Conducts themselves in accordance with all local regulations, policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Requires a BS/BA degree in related field, and at least ten (10) years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.

Familiarity with a variety of the field's concepts, practices and procedures.

Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals.

Able to perform a variety of complicated tasks.

Must possess excellent organizational, communication, and multi-tasking skills.

Excellent time management skills, along with the ability to forecast the time management needs of others.

Basic mathematical skills which include the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, specific to position responsibilities.

Must be able to analyze and interpret related data.

Proficient knowledge of software programs such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

May be exposed to casino related environmental factors including, but not limited to: excessive noise and constant interaction with the general public.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move 25 pounds or more.

Specific vision abilities that may be required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here may be representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The Casino environment is hectic, fast-paced and often crowded and noisy.

Closing:

Hard Rock International is an equal opportunity employer. We live our motto LOVE ALL – SERVE ALL, and strive to foster an inclusive workplace culture for every team member. Hard Rock welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of Hard Rock to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact a member of our Human Resources team.

Disclaimer

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).