Food and Beverage Manager Royal Gorge Route Railroad

Experience the Colorado lifestyle you actually moved here for. At the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, adventure is right outside your door. Nestled in the stunning Royal Gorge Region along the Arkansas River, Cañon City is Colorado’s hidden gem—with mountain access at your fingertips, world‑class rafting and fishing, endless trails, rock climbing, hot springs, and skiing/snowboarding—all without battling I‑70 traffic. The best part?

You’ll prosper with a highly competitive wages and benefits, all at an affordable cost of living.

The Royal Gorge Route Railroad carries over 250,000 guests from around the world through Colorado's Royal Gorge. With stunning views, exceptional service, and delicious dining - the Royal Gorge Route experience is unlike anything else in the world.

We’re looking for a Food and Beverage Manager who embodies a genuine spirit of service, has a serious appetite for adventure and is seeking meaningful career growth. Always curious and caring, our team puts their heart into everything they do, striving to do their best no matter the task  are team players, problem solvers, innovators and lovers of people, travel and the Colorado life.

If this sounds like the kind of place you want to be, we invite you to apply now! Join us and contribute your skills and talents while flourishing professionally at the Royal Gorge Route!

We love Colorado and we care about our team members and our guests. That’s why the Royal Gorge Route Railroad is 100% smoke‑free, inside and out. No smoking of any kind is allowed on any Royal Gorge Route Railroad properties or sister properties, including all Railroad property, on the train, at Happy Endings Caboose Cafe, the Royal Gorge Mansion or the Royal Gorge Route Inns.

Being a smoke‑free environment for guests and a smoke‑free workplace for staff ensures we uphold our customer promise - to provide a world‑class experience. It also means we uphold our employee promise - to provide a healthy, professional, clean atmosphere where everyone has the opportunity to grow and thrive.

The Food and Beverage Manager will be an experienced, effective, organized leader in a fast‑paced hospitality environment with a focus on providing excellence in kitchen leadership, quality products, costs, memorable, delicious food experiences, and streamlined protocols that effectively manage our growing operation.

• Driving culinary excellence across all menus and departures
• Leading, motivating, managing and mentoring a staff of more than 100
• Back of house management in a full‑service environment
• Managing all facets of restaurant operations, COGS, food budgets, labor and all other cost and quality controls
• Instill a culture of fine dining etiquette
• Strong daily onboard presence, including mentoring and training front and back of house restaurant staff, systems development and implementation, and daily staff accountability
• Overseeing four on board kitchens, a commissary kitchen, caboose café and future restaurants
• Proactive systems development and implementation across all responsibilities
• Vendor relationships, local and innovative sourcing
• Leadership and management of all Food responsibilities at the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, Royal Gorge Mansion, Happy Endings Caboose Cafe and the Royal Gorge Inn B&B
• Work closely with and report to Royal Gorge Route Railroad Food and Beverage Director
• Other duties as directed by leadership
• Direct management of back of house team members, including sous chefs, senior line cooks, lead cooks, kitchen managers, production cooks, line cooks.
• Indirect management of front of the house team members including, servers, food runners, bar tenders, OBLs, drink runners, and guest liaison.
• Daily onboard presence Back of House – this is where the action happens
• Organized daily management of staff, service, operational opportunities and challenges -- and assignment of priorities to key staff as needed.
• Detail‑oriented daily management plans and key metrics reporting to Food and Beverage Director
• Interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work, evaluating performance, rewarding and…