Food & Beverage Supervisor

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Food & Beverage Supervisor

Purpose of the role

Taking conference and banqueting bookings and dealing with follow up correspondences.

Doing show rounds with customers and up-selling the hotels conference and banqueting facilities in the process.

1. Ensure that function rooms are set up to the required standard
2. To maintain an excellent level of customer care by ensuring that conference and banqueting delegates as well as hotel guest’s needs are met.
3. Ensure that customers receive a courteous, friendly and efficient service at all times.
4. Maintain close daily communication with the kitchen with regards to beverage as well as food needs for functions.
5. Familiarise yourself with clients who use the hotel frequently relating to the days business.
6. Point of contact on the day for conference and events
7. Overseeing the setup of rooms, ensuring match clients spec and all clean prior to arrival
8. Liaise with the General Manager and ensure that food outlets are staffed according to the business levels as determined by Hotel Sleepers, Function Sheets and Events Diary.
9. To maintain the highest standard of Food and general hygiene, ensuring that all aspects of Health and safety are complied with and cleaning schedules are followed.
10. Ensure that waiting staff are fully trained in the operation of the till and that all security procedures are carried out.
11. Ensure kitchen is left clean and tidy following caterers
12. Managing the event/conference on the day
13. Ensure that customers receive a courteous, friendly and efficient service at all times.
14. To have complete knowledge of all food and beverage items available.
15. Oversee the bar – beer lines/waste and control stock.
16. To ensure stock rotation procedures are followed and managed accordingly.
17. To ensure daily cash readings are done according to Company standards.
18. To make sure that all staff meals and drinks are recorded in the designated record books.
19. To be familiar with food and licensing laws.
20. To ensure that Food and Beverage staff are dressed in uniform according to Hotel and Company Standard.
21. To attend any company training as required.
22. To undertake any other reasonable requests as made by the management including conducting show rounds in the absence of the General Manager.
23. Problem solving any issues that arise

From time to time you may be required to work in other department’s dependant on business needs. The company will ensure you are fully trained before being asked to do so.

Qualifying Person Specification

• To be flexible
• Have a “can do” attitude

Skills and Abilities

• Be able to prioritise, organise  a team and large work load
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