DIRECTOR - FOOD & BEVERAGE - Seminole Gaming

Whether you want to make your debut or go back on tour after a long hiatus, starting a career at Seminole Casino Brighton can feel more like play than work. Our staff spends their time making sure that every single one of our guests gets the rock star treatment, but the Seminole Hard Rock family also rolls out the red carpet for our employees with competitive benefits and a great work environment. If you're ready to join a stellar team full of tastemakers and trendsetters who stand out from the average resort crew, apply today.

Seminole Casino Brighton is a 27,000-square-foot casino with 400+ slot and gaming machines, Table Games and high-stake bingo seats, with full service restaurant and lounge. Its warm and friendly staff, ultra-modern air-conditioning system, clean atmosphere, and rewarding casino promotions are a welcome alternative to big city gaming.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE:

We don’t have customers, we have Guests. Each visitor is our Guest, just as you have a Guest in your home. You take a certain level of pride when you have an invited Guest in your home. You should take the same pride with every Guest who visits one of our properties. Unparalleled Service isn’t just a part of our mission statement at Seminole Gaming; it’s a commitment to each and every one of our current and future Guests.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Director of Food & Beveragewill be responsible for the efficient and effective operation of multiple Food and Beverage outlets to include Fine Dining, Concession, and Bar Lounge for the Seminole Brighton property. They will provide leadership and direction to the overall Food and Beverage operations team, including all related management functions to ensure outstanding guest service and quality products.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

May include but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage of all aspects of the property’s Food & Beverage Department.
• Develops and administers operating and capital budgets.
• Drives P&L strength by implementing appropriate programs and systems and provides oversight to ensure adherence to such. Ensures strong fiscal responsibility is demonstrated by staff.
• Utilize and/or create financial reporting tools to properly measure area’s efficiency and financial success. Takes corrective action as needed.
• Controls all labor and food cost percentages.
• Achieves financial objectives, analyzes results, seeks opportunities to improve performance, and implements action plans for improvement.
• Responsible for quality, consistency, and presentation of all food and beverage products delivered to guests.
• Conducts or reviews detailed management and operational analyses to ensure ongoing success and efficiency within the department.
• Maximizes outlets service and profitability through management and operational analyses, forecasting and staffing, effective controls of food, beverage, and labor costs to achieve efficient operations.
• Develops standards to ensure exceptional quality, value, and presentation of all food and beverage products served to guests. 
• Responsible for menu and product development, pricing, and innovation.
• Recommends to senior management operational enhancements that support initiatives and promotes excellence.
• Accountable for all management functions such as selection, training, performance management, etc.
• Coaches, mentors, and motivates Food and Beverage Team to provide an exceptional guest experience at the Four Diamond Level. 
• Develop department member’s knowledge and skills through education, training, coaching, corrective actions, etc.
• Ensures integration and teamwork for the Food and Beverage Department.
• Plans and implements processes and procedures to ensure effective employee relations, guest satisfaction, compliance with company ethics, alcohol awareness and food safety/sanitation and achievement of financial goals.
• Ensures that all policies and procedures set by the Seminole Casino Brighton are followed fairly and consistently.
• Conducts personal behavior and select, train, coach, counsel, appraise and retain direct reports who consistently perform actions and behaviors that reinforce the Company’s Mission and Values of Communication, Integrity, Fun, Respect, Accountability, Passion and Dedication.
• Conducts themselves in accordance with all Gaming Commission Regulations and Seminole Tribe of Florida/departmental policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Requires a BS/BA degree in related field, and at least ten (10) years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
• Familiarity with a variety of the field's concepts, practices and procedures.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Able to perform a variety of complicated tasks.
• Must possess excellent organizational, communication, and multi-tasking skills.
• Excellent time management skills, along with the ability to forecast the time management needs of others.
• Basic mathematical skills which include the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, specific to position responsibilities.
• Must be able to analyze and interpret related data.
• Proficient knowledge of software programs such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
• Must hold a current Food Handling Certificate and TIPS Certification. Working knowledge of POS systems (i.e., Infogenisis, Micros, etc.) preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• May be exposed to casino related environmental factors including, but not limited to: second hand smoke, excessive noise, and constant interaction with the general public.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move 25 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities that may be required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here may be representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The Casino environment is hectic, fast-paced and often crowded and noisy.

CLOSING:

The Tribal Council gives preference in all of its employment practices to Native Americans. First preference in hiring, training, promoting and in all other aspects of employment is given to members of the Seminole Tribe who meet the job requirements. Second preference is given to members of other federally recognized Native American Tribes who meet the job requirements.

As part of Seminole Gaming’s employment process, final candidates will be required to obtain gaming licensure by completing a background check with Seminole Gaming Compliance and Regulations, prior to an offer being extended. These background checks may include, but are not limited to:

• Credit Check
• Criminal Background Check
• Drug Screen    

For a listing of all opportunities at Seminole Gaming, please go to www.gotoworkhappy.com.   

Disclaimer
While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the current job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).