Assistant Food and Beverage Manager

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.         

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

Sleek urban retreat in the Pacific Northwest. Surrounded by snow-capped mountain peaks, deep-blue waters and swaths of evergreen forests, Seattle is as wild as it is trendy. Our Hotel puts you in the heart of the city’s downtown, with the Seattle Art Museum on one side, iconic Pike Place Market on another and the waters of Elliott Bay gleaming to the west. Wake to a fresh cup of coffee delivered straight to your room, then head out to explore eclectic neighbourhoods and craft breweries, or spend the day hiking up nearby Mount Rainier or kayaking on Lake Union. Come nightfall, meet us at Goldfinch Tavern, an Ethan Stowell Restaurant, and let our chefs show you all the best local flavours of your new favourite city.

Assistant Food and Beverage Manager – Full time

Four Seasons Hotel Seattle

Four Seasons Hotel Seattle is looking for an Assistant Food & Beverage Manager who is enthusiastic about joining a team focused on creating the ultimate service experience. The ideal candidate will plan, organize, control, and direct the work of employees in the F&B Division while ensuring guest satisfaction. We are a team that lives by the Golden Rule; people who, by nature, believe in treating others as we would have them treat us. We look for individuals who celebrate character and personality and who infuse that enthusiasm into everything they do. This position reports to the Food and Beverage Manager.  U.S. work authorization is required for this position.

About Us

Four Seasons prides itself on the commitment to the Golden Rule philosophy and strives to provide the best possible experience for both our guests and employees.  Because of our employee-centric approach, Four Seasons has been listed in the FORTUNE Magazine “100 Best Companies to Work For” rankings every year since 1998.

Overlooking Elliott Bay and Puget Sound, our luxurious guestrooms are steps away from Pike Place Market, the Seattle Art Museum, and world-class shopping.  In partnership with acclaimed Seattle chef Ethan Stowell, we are proud to showcase simply prepared Northwest food and drink in Goldfinch Tavern, our signature restaurant.

Key Elements of the Job

Select, train, evaluate, lead, motivate, coach, and discipline all employees in the Hotel of the F&B division, to ensure that established cultural and core standards are met; daily activities and planning for outlet operation.

• The ability to be visible in the operation, provide recognition, promote good public relations, and handle complaints, concerns, or special requests for guests, clients, and group contacts.
• Describe and ensure the quality of all food items, ingredients, and preparation methods, as well as provide expert knowledge of wine and spirits in an elegantly appointed environment dedicated to an attentive and distinctive experience for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
• Control labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory and cash control.
• Attend regular operational meetings to ensure effective coordination and cooperation between departments.
• Observe the physical condition of facilities and equipment in the F&B division and make recommendations for corrections and improvements as needed.
• Comply with Four Seasons’ Category One and Category Two Work Rules and Standards of Conduct as set forth in EmPact.
• Work harmoniously and professionally with co-workers and supervisors.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree specializing in hotel/restaurant management
• One  year of leadership experience in Food and Beverage, including leadership oversight of multiple outlets and departments
• Requires a working knowledge of division operations as well as Four Seasons cultural and core standards, policies, and standard operating procedures.  Working knowledge is generally learned on-the-job.
• Knowledge of food & beverage service, cost control, labor control, maintenance, merchandising, and accounting.
• Requires ability to operate computer equipment and other food & beverage computer systems, including MICROS, Microsoft Office, OpenTable and labor
• https://careers.fourseasons.com/us/en/job/REQ10356928/Assistant-Food-and-Beverage-Manager