Food and Beverage Service Manager

**About The Role - Te mahi**

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about hospitality and have vast experience in supervising in restaurants. To be successful in this role you must have the maturity to manage a shift and lead a team by example.

This full-time permanent role (minimum 40 hours per week) is based at Sudima Christchurch Airport and the rate will be $80,000 - $85,000 per year.

**Who We Are - Ko Wai Mātou**

Hind Management builds, operates and manages high-performing award-winning hotel, restaurant, bar and spa businesses. As industry leaders in social and environmental responsibility, we run a sustainable business model that takes the well-being of our people and planet seriously.

At Hind Management we believe 'We Are all Valued - He Kura te Tangata', our success is a direct reflection of our people and our company culture. We live and breathe Manaakitanga, hospitality is at the heart of all that we do. Our brand portfolio is one of the most accessible in New Zealand, which comes from our belief in empathy, understanding and accommodating differences.

Hind Management has recently been awarded HRD's Five Star Employer of Choice Award for 2022. Our people love coming to work every day and we think you will too We’re looking for positive people, working with us means getting unlimited opportunities to develop yourself and your career, being part of a community and company culture that’s passionate about putting people first. And it means having the flexibility and opportunity to work how you work best, with lots of different people all working with one goal in mind.

**Responsibilities | Ngā haepapa**
- Management and leadership of the hotel food & beverage service outlets - including the restaurant, bar, conference, room service and Bars on a day-to-day basis
- Adopts a broad-based future focus to food trends and opportunities supportive of the Restaurant, Bars and Conference Service direction
- Meet and exceed guest expectations, enabling the Food & Beverage operation of the hotel to be recognised as a purveyor of consistent, quality and value for money cuisine.
- Ensure food and beverage standards, preparation, presentation, and production techniques are established and monitored to meet Brand Standard guidelines and maintained at that level. Work with the restaurant and bar teams and take corrective action where appropriate, and within company guidelines, if standards are not met
- Help plan, cost, develop and implement new and innovative ways to identify guest engagement with the Food & Beverage concepts
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the premises’ liquor licence/s
- Plan, cost, develop and implement new and innovative ways to identify guest engagement with the Food & Beverage concepts.
- POS programming and trouble shooting. Ensure integration between internal systems is managed in conjunction with other departments and IT Manager.
- Prepare and cost Wine Menu.
- Adhere to Purchasing guidelines, utilising preferred suppliers, and ensuring purchases meet quality, cost effective, sustainability and efficiency requirements

**Requirements**:

- Must hold valid GM License and LCQ
- Work as a team to ensure exceptional service and dining experiences
- Ability to remain calm under pressure, willing to go the extra mile to ensure guests make the most of their day
- Outstanding communication and customer service skills, with good attention to detail
- Have the desire to learn and grow your hospitality career
- Bar and barista experience
- Flexibility to work outside normal hours as required. (which may include early morning starts, late finishes, weekends and public holidays)
- NZQF Level 1 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1)
- Or least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above.

**Benefits**

**He kura te tangata - We are all valued
**As an employer of choice,** we offer great employee benefits like life insurance, outstanding health and wellbeing programmes and discounts on hotels, restaurants, bars and spas across our network - not just for you, but in some cases your friends and family too
- Wellbeing programme including Health insurance discounts
- Excellent reward & recognition events
- Free onsite car parking
- Long service and anniversary gifts and benefits
- Staff, family and friends rates within our network of hotels
- Paid training and individual Employee Development Plans
- Training towards NZQA qualifications and our very own online digital learning platform
- Free life cover, Digital Will & Best Doctors teleservice*

We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply. We are proud to promote diversity and inclusion within our workplace and ensure an equitable selection process for all. We offer a fully inclusive accessible hiring process, let us know how we can support you to present your best self.

**_ E MANAWANUI ANA MĀTOU - WE CARE _**

**_KA WHAI MĀTOU I TE TIKA - WE DO THE RIGHT THING _**