Food & Beverage Director

Job Overview

Position:
Food and Beverage Director at Sendero Ranch – Beckwourth, CA.

Location:

LFG at Sendero Ranch. Position Type:
Full Time. Salary Range: $110,000 - $130,000. The position requires in-person presence for all food and beverage services at Sendero Ranch, except breakfast.

• Oversee and manage all aspects of food, beverage, service, financial reporting, budgeting, operational planning, and team training.
• Collaborate closely with Event Manager, Venue Operations team, Seminar Leaders, General Manager, Local Food Group Executive Team, and Executive Chef to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and exceptional hospitality.
• Lead a highly hands‑on operation, setting the standard through training, demonstration, and active team development.
• Foster a motivated, engaged team culture with a commitment to excellence in every service and every guest interaction.
• Maintain a detail‑oriented mindset and consistently elevate the guest experience through thoughtful, incremental improvements.

• Track and analyze guest flow, seminar volume, meals served, and spend-per-guest metrics to inform operational and financial decision‑making.
• Oversee all administrative and financial reporting requirements, ensuring invoices and payroll are processed accurately, on time, and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Lead regular inventory and financial reporting meetings to review operational performance against Sendero Ranch budgets, goals, and key metrics.
• Leverage company reports, data, and feedback to make informed daily decisions across staffing, labor, costing, menu offerings, and overall operations.
• Operate consistently in the best financial interests of LFG and its clients, balancing cost discipline with an unwavering commitment to guest experience.
• Reports to LFG Home Office and is responsible for communicating to the Sendero Ranch team.
• Has oversight on the entire front and back of the house managers and team members.

• Set the standard for Unreasonable Hospitality, leading the entire team to deliver guest experiences that are not just positive but genuinely remarkable and memorable at every touchpoint.
• Actively seek, embrace, and respond to all guest feedback, whether through direct interaction, internal channels, or formal surveys, treating every insight as an opportunity to improve and elevate the operation.
• Foster a team culture that views feedback not as criticism, but as a gift; using it to continuously refine the guest experience with curiosity, humility, and an owner's mindset.
• Ensure all guest and team communications are responded to in a timely, thoughtful, and solution‑oriented manner, because how we communicate reflects who we are.
• Maintain a proactive approach to feedback, communication, conflict, and escalations with a hands‑on approach and course‑correct in a positive way.

• Lead all shift operations, including daily decision‑making, staffing adjustments, and service planning across breakfast, lunch, dinner, and every touchpoint in between.
• Consistently uphold standards of product quality, cleanliness, and guest experience.
• Ensure a safe, secure working and guest environment by maintaining proper security procedures and proactively reducing the risk of injury or accidents; complete incident reports promptly and thoroughly when required.
• Curate and maintain a beverage program that is fresh, seasonal, and locally inspired, with options that resonate with the guests while meeting budgeted goals.
• Manage vendor relationships to support this vision.
• Serve as the strong leader knowledgeable across the different verticals under RLFG (FOH, BOH, Captains) and the voice for the Sendero Ranch team.

• Maintain accurate, up‑to‑date staffing plans and schedules, ensuring all shifts are appropriately covered and any discrepancies are identified and resolved promptly.
• Collaborate and nurture relationships, take and give feedback, have courageous conversations, and work professionally and emotionally mature, holding authority while inspiring to achieve greatness.
• Work with the Food and Beverage Manager to analyze…