People Stuff Looking for The Wilds Resort – Food and Beverage Manager at St. John’s, NL Full Time

The Wilds Resort is Newfoundland and Labrador’s premiere resort. Offering a variety of accommodation choices including a hotel, villas, and cottages in an intimate natural setting make The Wilds Resort an easy choice for any traveler. We are a four-season resort situated near the Avalon Wilderness Reserve, on the Salmonier River. We have hiking trails, a heated pool, dining, and a championship golf course. Our mission is to create memorable experiences for our guests and a great work environment for our colleagues. Come play with nature at The Wilds!

We are currently seeking a Food and Beverage Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Chef and Event team to ensure we meet or exceed the guest expectations in the food outlets and banquet facilities. This position is responsible for staff supervision, development and evaluation, and daily communication with corporate clients, golf members, vendors, and all levels of staff and management.

What you will be doing:
Responsible for all food and beverage outlets (restaurant, lounge, canteen) and banquet facilities. Duties include planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and evaluating the operations, ensuring cleanliness, reporting repair and maintenance deficiencies

Fulfilling the contracted food and beverage services for conference meetings, banquets, and golf tournament meals

Ensuring all functions maintain a first class and positive visual impact; including ambiance, décor and service delivery

Liaising with onsite meeting planner to ensure clients’ needs are being meet

Training staff in service standards, and POS, including proper cash out procedures

Setting staff work schedules, including vacation schedules

Monitoring and evaluating staff performance, while ensuring adherence to policies and procedures, including safety standards

Controlling and ordering inventory, monitoring and processing revenues, and modifying procedures as required

Resolving customer concerns

Analyzing daily reports to identify irregularities and recommend solutions

Performing additional duties as required

What you will bring:
At least 5 years of experience in supervisory or management role in restaurants and banquets

Proficiency in effective cost and control procedures

Strong ability to train, mentor and supervise staff

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organizational skills

Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows applications; knowledge of the Sales and Catering System is an asset

Strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving abilities

Highly responsible & reliable

Ability to multitask and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment, team environment

Must be able to work mornings, evenings and weekends, with variable shifts

The Perks:
Full-time position

Competitive compensation and benefits

Dining discounts

Free golf where possible

On site accommodations may be available

Note: We have multiple positions available and encourage spouse and common-law spousal teams to apply

The Wilds Resort is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic.

The deadline for application is Monday, February 28th, 2022.

If you feel you are a great candidate to join our team as Food and Beverage Manager, please apply online. We thank all applicants for applying, but only candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted. If you require this job advertisement in an alternative format or require an accommodation for the method of application, please contact Hilary at [email protected], or at 709-769-5924.