Ted Turner Expeditions (TTX) eco-conscious journeys are individually crafted and tailored to their specific North American locales: Turner’s Ladder, Armendaris and Vermejo Park Ranches and Sierra Grande Lodge & Spa in New Mexico. These unique adventures are intended to deliver insightful and exhilarating experiences across 1.1 million acres of private ranchlands, while also providing extraordinary guest service. Ted Turner Expeditions is committed to making a difference by inspiring individual action to preserve the integrity of our earth and the creatures that inhabit it.
Property
Vermejo Park Ranch, located in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, spans approximately 585,000 acres, making it the largest Ted Turner Expeditions vacation property. With its unique location in the southern Rocky Mountains, Vermejo is home to abundant wildlife populations such as elk, deer, pronghorn antelope, bison, black bears, mountain lions, and more. Through extraordinary guest service and our expert adventure guides, Vermejo provides guests of all ages unparalleled opportunities for outdoor exploration with activities such as hiking, biking, horseback riding, fishing, and wildlife viewing for a truly unforgettable Ranch getaway.
Job Description
Ted Turner Expeditions is seeking a Restaurant Manager to plan, organize, direct, and coordinate the restaurant and bar staff at Vermejo Park Ranch. Additionally, this individual will manage for the efficient, well-prepared, and profitable service of food and beverages. Key responsibilities include daily operations, such as opening and closing the restaurant and bar, hiring and training of restaurant and bar staff, scheduling and managing payroll, ensuring high service levels to achieve and maintain guest satisfaction, and meeting revenue and departmental profit goals.
This job requires onsite living, rurally located an hour from the closest town, Raton, NM.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain the highest level of Guest Services. Be alert, friendly, and able to assist guests with politeness and promptness
Strong capacity to prioritize and organize work assignments and follow-up as needed to receive desired results
Capable of motivating front of house staff and to develop and maintain a cohesive team
Ability to lead through a culture of empowerment and encouragement while maintaining standards of excellence
Supervise front of house personnel including, hiring, training, performance reviews, and discipline
Develop and practice a training program for all new hires and ongoing training. Ensure all employees are fully trained before independently performing
Outstanding capacity to work well under pressure and to maintain a calm and professional demeanor
Strong attention to detail
Knowledge of Silverware computer program or be willing to learn
Minimum 21 years of age to serve alcoholic beverages
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the essential duties and responsibilities. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience: A restaurant management degree is not required for this position; however, a High School Diploma is required. A minimum of 5 years front of house experience is required with a minimum of 2 years in a supervisory role. Must have substantial experience providing fine dining service. Must be familiar with upscale buffet service and composed plating. Good working knowledge of accepted sanitation standards and applicable health codes is required. Valid Food Handler License or willingness to obtain one in a reasonable period.
Language Skills: This position requires excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to read and understand menus with accuracy and to memorize item descriptions. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Spanish fluency a plus.
Reasoning Ability: Must be able to pay close attention to detail, solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Successful applicant must possess a valid New Mexico class C Driver's License or be able to obtain one within 30 days of employment. Driving record must meet the eligibility requirements of the TEI liability insurance carrier. Employee will be required to sign a confidentiality statement and undergo a background check.
Other Qualifications
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee may need to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee may be required to work long hours, exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and extreme heat. The employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.
Location: Position requires applicant to live at Ranch headquarters approximately 40 miles from the closest town. Vermejo Park Ranch’s Headquarters are located 40 miles west of Raton, NM; a 4.5-hour drive south of Denver or 4.5-hour drive north of Albuquerque.
Additional Qualifications
Must adhere to Company and Ranch policies and procedures, which are included in the Employee Handbook
Must have neat and clean personal appearance and adhere to company grooming standards
Must present documentation establishing both identity and employment authorization within three days of hire, pursuant to federal law
Employee will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement
Employee will be required to submit to and pass a pre-employment drug screening
Company housing is provided
Will be required to work some weekends and be on a rotating schedule.
The Company operates as a drug free/smoke free workplace. Smoking is not allowed on the ranch property, to include but is not limited to, ranch housing, ranch vehicles, ranch offices or on ranch equipment.
Turner Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Smoking/Drug- Free Work Place.