Director of Food & Beverage
Company: Crescent Hotels & Resorts LLC
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: February 19, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description JOB OVERVIEW : Direct and
organize the activities of the Food and Beverage Department to
maintain high standards of food and beverage quality, service and
merchandising to maximize hotel Profitability. ESSENTIAL JOB
FUNCTIONS : Interview, hire, train, recommend performance
evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication and
recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate. Plan and
direct the functions of administration and planning of the Food and
Beverage Department to meet the daily needs of the operation.
Clearly describe, assign and delegate responsibility and authority
for the operation of the various food and beverage sub-departments,
e.g. room service, restaurants, banquets, kitchens, steward, etc.
Develop, implement and monitor schedules for the operation of all
food and beverage sub-departments to achieve a profitable result.
Participate with Food and Beverage managers in the creation of
menus designed to attract a predetermined customer market.
Implement effective control of food, beverage and labor costs among
all sub-departments to Crescent standards. Abide by all State,
Federal and Corporate requirements pertaining to serving alcoholic
beverages. Assist managers in establishing and achieving
predetermined profit objectives and desired standards of quality
food, service, cleanliness, merchandising and promotion. Regularly
review and evaluate the degree of guest satisfaction of the
individual restaurants and banquet service, to recommend new
operating and marketing policies whenever declining or constant
sales imply dissatisfaction by the customers, a material change in
the make-up or the customer market, or a change in the competitive
environment. Develop operating tools necessary and incidental to
modern management principles, e.g. budgeting, forecasting purchase
specifications, recipes, portion specifications, menu abstracts,
food production control etc. Continuously evaluate the performance
and encourage improvement of the associates in the food and
beverage department. Plan and administer a training and development
program within the department which will provide well trained
associate at all levels. Communicate both verbally and in writing
to provide clear direction to staff. Comply with attendance rules
and be available to work on a regular basis. Perform any other
job-related duties as assigned. REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Self-starting personality with an even disposition. Maintain a
professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate
well with guests. Must be willing to “pitch-in” and help co-workers
with their job duties and be a team player. Considerable skill in
complex mathematical calculations without error. Ability to
effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom
will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy to defuse
anger, collect accurate information and resolve conflicts. Ability
to move throughout all food and beverage areas and hospitality
suites and continuously perform essential job functions. Ability to
access and accurately input information using a moderately complex
computer system. Ability to observe and distinguish product quality
by smell, taste, and appearance. The starting salary for this
position is between $100,000 and $120,000 annually. Factors which
may affect starting pay within this range may include
geography/market, skills, education, experience and other
qualifications of the successful candidate.
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