Restaurant Manager

Job Description

• Attend and actively participate in weekly Food and Beverage meetings, and respecting the confidentiality of issues which are discussed in the meetings.
• Managing the services / standards of food and beverage within the restaurant.
• Anticipate the volume of our business by considering the hotel occupancy and community.
• Create effective and efficient schedules, while maintaining labor costs, meeting staffing objectives and achieving guests’ satisfaction.
• Ensure that the beverage stocktaking is done in a correct and efficient manner towards the end of month.
• Enthusiastically supports, actively promotes, and demonstrates superior customer service in accordance with department and hotel standards and programs.
• Ensure that the customer service standards are followed by all team members and addresses issues as they arise.
• Responsible for the overall achievement of department customer service goals.
• Responsible for staff development and training programs.
• Ensure proper cleaning and maintenance of outlets, work areas, tableware, utensils and other materials and equipment used by restaurant / bar and room service;
• Regular liaison with Engineering, ensuring that maintenance requests are completed quickly, managing guest needs as a priority.
• Coordinate between restaurant and other departments to ensure that preparations for the restaurant operations have been made.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly restaurant reports, key performance indicators and action taken to keep on targets / track.
• Provide management and guidance of outlet ambassadors, namely Restaurant Supervisors and Executives.
• Ensure constant liaison with other departments for special requests.
• Adherence to Emergency Communication procedures ensuring that enquiries from the media are only responded to by the nominated spokesperson
• Strive to implement the Sofitel Vision and demonstrate active use of Sofitel Values.
• Be knowledgeable of and operate within appropriate outlet and hotel liquor licensing guidelines and House Management Policies.
• Any other such duties that may from time to time be assigned by the Director of Food & Beverage.

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