Food & Beverage Manager

at  Moriarty Group

FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER OPPORTUNITY AT THE 4* BRACKEN COURT HOTEL, BALBRIGGAN, CO. DUBLIN.

The Moriarty Group is an Irish owned company, involved in both the retail grocery and hotel industries. The company’s portfolio consists of 3 large Super Valu, Stores in Balbriggan, Skerries and Palmerstown and two 4* hotels, the Courtyard Hotel, Leixlip, Co. Kildare and the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. The company currently employees 550 staff.
We are currently seeking to recruit an experienced Food & Beverage Manager to join our management team at the Bracken Court Hotel. If you are passionate about the food & beverage/hospitality industry and would like to develop your career within a successful and extremely popular property, we could have an excellent opportunity for you.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a Food & Beverage Manager within a busy 3/4hotel property - this experience is essential.
• Previous experience within a venue/property with a busy entertainment schedule is desirable as the food & beverage manner will work closely with the bar manager/supervisor on the organisation of all entertainment in the property.
• Must be HACCP trained.
• Must be able to multi-task and be willing to help out where required in all areas of the hotel.
• Must have an excellent knowledge of the food & beverage industry and the new initiatives/innovations taking place within the industry.
• Must have knowledge of financial reports.
• Must have strong people management skills.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Must have excellent people skills and be extremely customer focused.
• Must be able to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Must be fluent in the English Language both written and spoken.
• Must be enthusiastic and a quick learner.

THE ROLE:

This is a full-time position working an average of 45 hours per week. 5 days over 7 to include weekends and public holidays.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Overall management of the food & beverage service of this 4* hotel property which includes a large restaurant, function/conference rooms and bars.
• Management of a team of approximately 30 staff working within the food and beverage departments of the hotel.
• Liaising with the kitchen team on menu’s/food related matters.
• Managing the functions service of the property with the operations team.
• Management of budgets and targets for the food & beverage departments of the property.
• Weekly stocktakes.
• Staff training and development
• Driving sales initiatives for the food & beverage department – in conjunction with the hotels in-house sales team.
• Covering duty management shifts within the hotel property.
• Working closely with the hotel’s management team on the day to day running of this busy property.
• HACCP duties.
• Ensuring excellent service is provided to all guests to the hotel’s bars, restaurants & events.