Food & Beverage Director

Facility Summary

Located in Union County, New Jersey, Galloping Hill is soon to be known as “The Home of Public Golf in New Jersey”. Ideally located off the Garden State Parkway in Kenilworth, New Jersey, this 27-hole facility sprawls across 271 acres. Characterized by its natural terrain of rolling hills and valleys, this newly renovated course has a reputation as one of the most challenging courses in the area.

The new 46,000 square foot clubhouse accommodates up to 300 guests and boasts the following features and amenities:
Exquisitely designed ballroom with floor to ceiling views, covered outdoor terrace with panoramic views of the golf course and surrounding wooded areas, a private bridal suite, an upscale full service restaurant and bar, a private dining room and a private conference room with state-of-the-art audio visual capabilities. In addition, it is the current home of the New Jersey State Golf Association and Hall of Fame.

The Food and Beverage Director will report to the General Manager and is responsible for overall food and beverage service at Galloping Hill Golf Course. This includes the Hill Tavern Restaurant, banquet facilities, turn window, beverage cart operations, and the concessions operation at The Learning Center.

The Food and Beverage Director is responsible for the recruitment, training, and supervision of all service and back of the house staff and responsible for the financial and operational management of the food and beverage operations. The Food and Beverage Director will liaise with the sales department to facilitate the execution of all outings and events to ensure maximum profitability and client satisfaction.

Through aggressive marketing and the creation, planning and execution of monthly specialized events, the Food and Beverage Director is responsible for maximizing the sales potential on the property, and orchestrating an impeccable food and beverage atmosphere that will ensure the highest level of quality product and service to each guest.

• Provide appropriate leadership, direction, supervision, and guidance to subordinate management team in accord with Company culture and mission statement to promote positive employee morale and performance quality.
• Assist in implementing departmental operating policies & procedures through training and supervision.
• Assist in the branding and concept development for all Food and Beverage locations
• Assure the efficient and timely submission of all required operational, financial, budgetary and related reports.
• Plan and implement staffing schedules to ensure customer satisfaction is achieved within staff plan guidelines. Monitor activities to ensure compliance with company payroll policies and procedures.
• Ensure efficient and accurate execution of a la carte dining, meetings, special events and outings.
• Ensure maintenance of all appropriate sanitation standards including, but not limited to, employee hygiene and uniforms, dining and bar areas, restrooms and beverage carts.
• Schedule personnel and plan room set-up based upon anticipated guest counts and client needs.
• Inspect dining room employees to ensure that they are in proper and clean uniforms at all times.
• Hire, train and supervise dining room staff.
• Provide appropriate reports concerning employee hours, schedules, pay rates, job changes, tip pools, etc.
• Receive and handle complaints concerning food, beverages or service.
• Work with clients to plan and execute flawless events.
• Serve as liaison between the dining room and kitchen staffs.
• Assure that all side work is accomplished and all cleaning of equipment and storage areas is completed according to schedule.
• Direct pre-meal meetings with dining room personnel. Relay information and policy changes and brief personnel.
• Assure the correct appearance, cleanliness and proper set-up of the dining rooms. Check the maintenance of all equipment in the dining room and report deficiencies.
• Make suggestions about improvements in dining room procedures and layout.
• Produce daily/meal period sales analyses and other reports from the electronic data machine(s) used in the dining room.
• Assure that the dining room and other…