Chef & Beverage Leader

Sheraton Suites Cypress Creek

Chef & Beverage Leader

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    We're looking for a culinary & beverage leader who can provide our guests with fantastic food & beverage experiences. We require a supervisor who is capable of overseeing the entire kitchen and front-of-house operations ensuring food safety laws are followed, as well as being successful at implementing new menu items and recipes. Passion for food and the ability to inspire others to be innovative and enthusiastic. Responsibilities: • Be friendly and guest-centric, and foster a positive and accommodating attitude while interacting with associates and guests • Creates and plans all meals and menus for the restaurant, outlets and banquet events • Expedite peak meal periods by maintaining a "hands-on" approach • Works within monthly set food cost budget, adjusts food requisitions and controls waste • Monitors food outlets, buffets, stations, club lounge, and food displays for creativity, quality, cleanliness and food safety • Assures timely set up, and schedules well-trained cooks in all areas in proper uniform • Assists the food and beverage services for meetings and group activities at the hotel and coordinates with other hotel-level departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the sales office and prospective clients • Participates in weekly BEO meetings • Works frequently with subordinates in the Food and Beverage Department to ensure all aspects of the operation are running smoothly and on schedule to improve existing practices and services both in the front of the house and the back of the house • Achieves budgeted revenues, controls costs (which includes labor, food, maintenance, etc.) and maximizes profitability related to the facility operations • Inspects restaurants and outlets daily to ensure high-quality food and food presentation, cleanliness and side work duties completed. Maintain follow-through of all guest requests, problems, complaints and/or accidents that occur in the Restaurant, Room Service, Lounge, or Banquets • Monitors restaurants and outlets to ensure compliance with all food safety codes and laws • Completes daily, monthly, and quarterly food and beverage logs, audits, and compliance reports • Assist the Department Head/General Manager to ensure training of all Food and Beverage/Banquet personnel using the steps to effective training according to brand standards • Schedule employees at proper personnel levels; watch labor costs daily to ensure efficiency in scheduling • Participates in monthly inventories. Initiates programs to reduce breakage and loss in China, Glass and Silver • Assists in the active recruitment of staff department using company hiring standards • Conducts daily pre-shift meetings to inform staff of daily events; ensures staff is prepared, and organized and delivers high standards of service • Assist in developing and ensuring implementation of Food and Beverage promotional ideas • Provides a professional image at all times through appearance and dress Qualifications: • Have a minimum of 2 years of experience in a Supervisory in the Food and Beverage Department • Have 3 or more years of progressive experience in Hotel Food & Beverage experience or other successful F&B service industry

    • Be friendly and guest-centric, and foster a positive and accommodating attitude while interacting with associates and guests • Creates and plans all meals and menus for the restaurant, outlets and banquet events • Expedite peak meal periods by maintaining a "hands-on" approach • Works within monthly set food cost budget, adjusts food requisitions and controls waste • Monitors food outlets, buffets, stations, club lounge, and food displays for creativity, quality, cleanliness and food safety • Assures timely set up, and schedules well-trained cooks in all areas in proper uniform • Assists the food and beverage services for meetings and group activities at the hotel and coordinates with other hotel-level departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the sales office and prospective clients • Participates in weekly BEO meetings • Works frequently with subordinates in the Food and Beverage Department to ensure all aspects of the operation are running smoothly and on schedule to improve existing practices and services both in the front of the house and the back of the house • Achieves budgeted revenues, controls costs (which includes labor, food, maintenance, etc.) and maximizes profitability related to the facility operations • Inspects restaurants and outlets daily to ensure high-quality food and food presentation, cleanliness and side work duties completed. Maintain follow-through of all guest requests, problems, complaints and/or accidents that occur in the Restaurant, Room Service, Lounge, or Banquets • Monitors restaurants and outlets to ensure compliance with all food safety codes and laws • Completes daily, monthly, and quarterly food and beverage logs, audits, and compliance reports • Assist the Department Head/General Manager to ensure training of all Food and Beverage/Banquet personnel using the steps to effective training according to brand standards • Schedule employees at proper personnel levels; watch labor costs daily to ensure efficiency in scheduling •  Participates in monthly inventories. Initiates programs to reduce breakage and loss in China, Glass and Silver • Assists in the active recruitment of staff department using company hiring standards • Conducts daily pre-shift meetings to inform staff of daily events; ensures staff is prepared, and organized and delivers high standards of service • Assist in developing and ensuring implementation of Food and Beverage promotional ideas • Provides a professional image at all times through appearance and dress