Hotel Food and Beverage Restaurant Supervisor

About the Job:

The Cincinnati Downtown Hotel is looking for an F&B supervisor/manager with possibility of Banquets experience to join our team. Vintage styling meets contemporary luxury at the Cincinnati Downtown Hotel. Our classic wedding venue offers a variety of exquisite event spaces.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining high energy, and a positive, professional appearance.
• Responsible for short and long-term banquet functions in the front and back of the house.
• Responsible for proactively reviewing staffing and equipment needs.
• Ability to develop ideas for special events and holiday functions.
• Responsible for ensuring coordination and execution of all restaurant and bar events with Culinary, Stewarding, Catering/CS, CS Floor, and Beverage.
• Evaluating and pre-planning, being prepared for large groups and special functions including holidays.
• Hire staff, discipline staff, evaluate their performance, and document all aspects of their employment.
• Oversee maintenance of all banquet equipment, function spaces, and cleanliness of all banquet areas.
• Training programs both group and individual stress service, safety, and product knowledge.
• Bi-monthly payroll including tip pool breakdown done accurately and on time.
• Coordinate Supervisors and House Attendants with banquet needs such as food, banquet equipment, tables, chairs, etc.
• Responsible for developing innovative and creative decor for the Banquet function space.
• Staff functions for optimum labor costs and maximum service. Write accurate schedules within designated staffing guidelines.
• Maintain theme prop inventories and maintenance as well as any other equipment needs such as linen.

Requirements:

• Hotel experience and a thorough understanding of all levels of banquet service.
• A minimum of 2 years experience as hotel f&b supervisor or manager position or 3 years as an Assistant is required.
• Full-Time Management Position that requires full flexibility, including the ability to work weekends and holidays and a varied schedule.
• Requires 2 or more years of hospitality management experience.
• A true desire to understand and anticipate the needs of others in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be proficient in general computer knowledge.
• Refined verbal and written communication skills.
• Candidates should be extremely creative, innovative, detail-oriented, and organized.
• Able to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.
• Must have a flexible schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Banquet or Event experience required.
• Minimum of two years experience in Banquet and F&B experience preferably in a 4 or 5-diamond hotel or convention hotel.
• Able to utilize payroll systems, good knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing programs.

We offer a competitive salary, medical, dental and life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, 401(k), and travel benefits.