Assistant Director of Food and Beverage - Waldorf Astoria Chicago
Waldorf Astoria is looking for anAssistant Director of Food and Beverageto join the leadership team in Chicago’s Gold Coast! This is an exciting time to join the team as the hotel recently completed a full renovation to include the re-concepting of the food and beverage outlets.
This Forbes 4-Star property located in downtown Chicago has a Parisian-style charm with 318 rooms, 8,500 square feet of banquet space, and 4 food and beverage outlets. This includes a restaurant, 2 bars, and in-room dining.

• Assist in the management of all Food and Beverage operations to include, but not limited to, guest service, food and beverage quality, inventory management, outlet reservations and occupancy, systems management, budget and forecasting, marketing, report generation, department management and meeting participation and facilitation
• Monitor and develop team member performance to include, but not limited to, providing supervision and professional development, scheduling, conducting counseling and evaluations and delivering recognition and reward
• Develop and implement menus and food and beverage marketing strategies in partnership with the Director and the culinary team
• Monitor and assess service and satisfaction trends, evaluate and address issues and make improvements accordingly
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, sanitation and alcohol awareness standards
• Recruit, interview and train team member