Food and Beverage Manager

WE ARE

Work in Paradise! Join the team at the Napa Valley Wine Train, a historic, luxury, and iconic experience that has been a cornerstone of Napa’s Wine Country for over 30 years.

As a Food & Beverage Manager, you’ll be empowered to uphold and execute the timeless legacy of the Wine Train—delivering world-class hospitality across every experience we offer.

OUR Culture Individual Distinction, collective soul

At Noble House Hotels & Resorts, we celebrate location, distinction, and soul. Our properties are not “one-size-fits-all,” and neither are our team members. What makes us exceptional is our people—individuals united by a shared passion for hospitality.

We let our personalities shine, celebrate one another’s strengths, and make work fun. On the Napa Valley Wine Train, adventure is always on the menu—whether it’s our legendary excursions, seasonal experiences, or private events, there’s always something new to discover.

A Day In the Life

As a Food & Beverage Manager, you will lead our pivotal onboard service operations and play a key role in delivering unforgettable guest experiences. You’ll oversee the daily operations of all food and beverage outlets associated with the Wine Train, ensuring exceptional service, efficient execution, and adherence to brand standards.

This role also involves hands-on leadership in employee training, scheduling, and development—fostering a motivated and engaged team that embodies the spirit of Napa Valley hospitality.

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 of progressive experience in F&B management in a luxury/hospitality environment (restaurant, hotel, resort, or high-end service concept).
   
• Proven ability to lead a team, train staff, enforce standards, recognize talent, manage performance.
   
• Strong guest service orientation with emphasis on high-quality hospitality and guest experience.
   
• Financial acumen: ability to understand budgets, cost controls, inventory, labor metrics.
   
• Knowledge of food & beverage operations: dining service, bar service, beverage programs (wine, spirits, cocktails), menu planning.
   
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills; ability to work with cross-functional teams.
   
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, holidays, and to adapt to the unique schedule of the Wine Train experience.
   
• High professional standards, strong attention to detail, ability to function well in a fast-paced environment.

• Certifications such as ServSafe, TIPS/Alco for beverage service.
   
• Familiarity with POS systems, reservations/event systems, and inventory software.
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge in Napa Valley or wine country hospitality, strong wine knowledge.
   
• Experience in event or charter operations and/or mobile/dynamic service venues (such as onboard train, destination dining).
   
• Formal hospitality, food & beverage or business degree or certification.
  
   

Working Conditions 

• The role is based in Napa, CA, and will involve work aboard the train, office spaces, and kitchen-commissary.
   
• Must be able to stand for long periods, walk service areas, manage operations in both front-and-back of house environments.
   
• Schedule includes nights, weekends, holidays, and possibly irregular hours due to special events or charter operations.
• Ability to lift up to 60 lbs.
   

Salary range: $83,000-$87,000 (annually)

Offer & Benefits

In return, our full-time Food and Beverage Managers are rewarded with a daily free lunch. We offer affordable health benefits, 10 days of accrued PTO annually, matching 401K, Holiday pay, associate birthday pay and the opportunity to work in paradise as a part of a great team in a place where you can be proud. We offer a flexible schedule to fit our mutual needs; please expect some weekend and evening shifts., If you enjoy being a part of a team providing an excellent experience for our guests and meeting new people, we invite you to apply and become apart of the team, on the fun Napa Valley Wine Train team. At Napa Valley Wine Train, we take pride in supporting our initiatives towards Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility. We have established a hotel committee to bring together a variety of thoughts, perspectives, and expressions – and we would love for you to share yours with the team!

Noble House Hotels & Resorts are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member (come as they are) as their true authentic self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team (rooted in family) and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.