Venue Operations Manager

Venue Operations Manager

Join a hotel that is a member of the Accor network, whose group brings together more than 45 brands, 5,500 hotels, 10,000 restaurants and lifestyle destinations. Here, we believe in you and what you bring to the table. There are many opportunities for development and advancement. Every gesture, every smile, every action, contributes to creating a positive and memorable impact for our customers, our colleagues and also for our planet. Together, we embody the vision of responsible hospitality. Take the opportunity to become a Heartist®, and let your heart guide you in this world where life beats faster.

Job Description

• To ensure that all responsible service of alcohol procedures is practiced at all times
• Trains and monitors Food & Beverage Team and ensures service standards are met
• Manages all Team Members in all aspects of the daily operation of the outlet, providing the necessary assistance where required
• Ensure Team Members have strong product knowledge of all wine styles on the outlet wine list
• Ensures that approved service sequences and standards are established and maintained at all times
• Ensures that all opening and closing procedures are carried out to an acceptable standard and supervises outlet
• Maintains efficient operating procedures for the outlet’s point of sale cashiering computer system, ensuring accuracy and balancing of till and the department cash float
• Maintains a high level of cleanliness and care of all equipment and materials; and ensure security of outlet
• Have an understanding of all licensing and operating legislation which affects the department including the Liquor Act.
• Promptly reports any maintenance work required to the maintenance department
• Maintains all outlet stock levels
• Perform monthly stocktakes on all beverage stock and complete timely reporting of stocktake findings
• Develops training plans and conducts on and off the job training sessions for all outlet Team Members
• Attends all scheduled food and beverage and other relevant meetings when required
• Monitors outlets manpower, payroll budget, control costs and maximise profitability
• Take extreme care with personal grooming in order to maintain a consistently high level of professional appearance and monitors service personnel’s appearance and grooming
• Other duties as may be prescribed from time to time due to operational needs

Qualifications

• Proven experience of incremental responsibility within a hotel environment.

• Proven experience in similar position within a hotel environment advantageous

• Experience supervising, training and motivating staff

• Experience creating rosters and adhering to wage control

• Additional Information

• Proven ability to act independently on all matters relating to team and guest safety and wellbeing in the absence of senior management

• Well presented with an eye for detail and strong organisational skills

• Calm and professional demeanour in all instances, confident in conflict resolution and complaint handling

• Excellent time management and communication skills including rapport building between internal and external stakeholders

• Excellent computer system skills

• Confident interpreting and generating reports as well as reviewing daily occupancies to ensure smooth operations

• Strong focus and passion for hotel operations

• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, develop and inspire teams

• Time management skills with the ability to multitask

• Strong personal integrity

• Good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate with all levels of team members

• Flexible and able to embrace and respond effectively to change

• Role model in Accor values and Heartist culture.