Assistant Food & Beverage Manager (Harry's Ocean Bar & Grille)

Description

An iconic Cape May resort hotel, The Montreal Beach Resort remains a favorite destination for beachgoers to the Jersey shore – and has been for over 55 years.

Come join a fun team with a fun culture while working in the beautiful Cape May environment! The property currently consists of our hotel, which boasts 70+ hotel rooms, a locally favorite restaurant, Harry's Ocean Bar & Grill, and of course beach service. The resort is also proud to have Cape May’s only oceanfront liquor store – The Wine Cellar at Harry’s. The Montreal Beach Resort has recently been acquired by Madison Resorts, with plans to offer a complete renovation to this already beautiful property.

Perks for being a team member:

• Benefits for Full-time team members
• 401k for Full-time team members
• Discounted merchandise and dining
• Fun work culture

Summary:

The Assistant Food & Beverage Manager is responsible for overseeing all front-of-house (FOH) operations while also collaborating with back-of-house (BOH) teams to ensure guest satisfaction. This role involves supporting the Food & Beverage Manager in training staff, implementing best practices, and fostering a high standard of service. The Assistant Manager's efforts aim to drive new business, encourage repeat customers, and maintain exceptional guest experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Know, understand, and adhere to company established policies and procedures.
• Ensures guest interactions are always positive. Smiles with every guest.
• Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
• Reviewing and approving employee timecards.
• Oversee and coordinate all tasks and logistics prior to each shift, including menu planning and preparation in collaboration with the executive chef and Food and Beverage Manager. 
• Prepare floor plans and manage reservations for large groups, create staff schedules, and ensure servers complete their side work. 
• Communicate with relevant team members about any special events or functions within the restaurant to ensure smooth operations and high-quality service
• Schedule setup, service and supervision of each work shift. On days off needs to ensure we have adequate coverage
• Set up and manage the cash bank for bartenders, ensure accurate tip-out distribution, and secure all payments. Handle end-of-night shift reports, including overseeing nightly deposits and preparing bank deposit slips.
• Possess knowledge of all closing procedures for outlets as well as point of sales system
• Create cocktail beverage menus and maintain a strong understanding of liquor inventory levels and bar operations.
• Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
• Hire, train, manage, and develop employees within responsible areas.
• Work and be flexible in being scheduled as needed full time.
• Manage the flow of dining room seating. Have detailed knowledge of seating capacities, station assignments, and storage areas.
• Confirm and review reservations on an ongoing basis.
• Train hostesses, servers, runners, bar helpers and bartenders. Both formally and at pre-shift.
• Review and monitor/reinforce dining room service standards.
• Maintain rapport and communicate effectively with other departments and department managers.
• Assign and monitor that side work for service staff is being executed, discuss all details with pertinent parties regarding any functions held within the restaurant to ensure efficient and quality service.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred
• (2) two years’ experience minimum in the Restaurant industry with a management position
• Expected to work on mandatory events and holidays.  
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.

Disclaimer

“This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).”

Montreal Beach Resort is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In Compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, Montreal may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals and encourage both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation