Food & Beverage Supervisor

As the Food & Beverage Supervisor, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Maintain a high customer service focus by approaching your job with the customers always in mind.
• Have a positive impact, taking personal responsibility and initiative to resolve issues, always clearly communicating with both customers and colleagues.
• Contribute ideas and suggestions to enhance operational / environmental procedures in the hotel.
• Actively promote the services and facilities of Royal Island Resort.
• Perform all duties and responsibilities in a manner that ensures your safety and that of others in your workplace.
• Confidently know the food and beverage menu contents and explain them in detail to guests.
• Understand dietary requirements and offer appropriate suggestions.
• In consultation with the Manager, agree and implement actions to make improvements to customer service.
• Complete the checklist in product knowledge.
• Make suggestions on the menu that might suit guests of different nationalities.
• Familiarize with menu items of all other outlets to recommend guests to other outlets.
• Confidently know the opening hours of all restaurants and hotel outlets.
• Able to recommend other restaurants and city attractions to hotel guests.
• Actively check team members’ product knowledge on each shift.
• Undertake steps / processes to ensure that all areas of the restaurant are set to the standards required for breakfast, lunch and dinner, including the checking of the cashier desk set-up and communicating with the Chefs on any details for the shift and number of reservations for the day.
• Check reservations for the day, ensuring that the restaurant and team members have tables ready and large bookings have been confirmed by phone.
• Assist bartenders and kitchen team members where required and carry out any reasonable duties requested by the Manager.
• Ensure that all team members are briefed for the details of the shift ahead.
• Complete the checklist on preparing the restaurant for service.
• Greet guests with a smile, offer assistance with coats, bags, etc., and introduce yourself.
• Escort guests to a table and ask if they would prefer a smoking or non-smoking table.
• Follow-up on any guest questions or queries immediately and if you don’t have the answer, check with your Manager.
• Ensure that all service procedures are carried out to the standards required.
• Make sure that all areas are cleaned and maintained in accordance with operating procedure.
• Supervise the restaurant roster on a daily basis and ensure it is in line with the changing business levels, making any changes in order to achieve the F&B team service standards and budget goals.
• Control the allocated labour for each shift to ensure that customer expectations are met whilst achieving the desired labour cost.
• Assist restaurant managers with training all team members for the ‘induction training’ and ‘on the job training’.
• Offer team members constructive feedback about their performance after every shift in an aim to develop their skills and confidence.
• Provide leadership and direction for all team members while on duty by offering professional skills and leading by example.
• Ensure that the shift is reviewed, handovers and briefings are carried out.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• The Management reserves the right to make changes to this job description at its sole discretion and without advance notice.

• 2-4 years Supervisory position in a 4 / 5-star category hotel.
• Good English skills, both verbal and written to meet business needs.
• Motivated and committed, approaching all tasks with enthusiasm and seize opportunities to learn new skills or knowledge in order to improve personal performance.
• Flexible and responds quickly and positively to changing requirements including the performance of any tasks requested of you.
• Maintain high team focus by showing cooperation and support to colleagues in the pursuit of team goals.
• Strong leadership and training skills.
• Outgoing personality and willing to work for long hours.