Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $65,800.00 - $90,100.00
Work Schedule
Flexible
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Training and Development
flexible schedule
Job Description
Harwood Hospitality Group stands as Dallas' premier hospitality owner-operator, introducing a multi-generational vision through its landmark hotel in the Harwood District. This hotel is a unique destination that blends local expertise with international influence, drawing inspirations from iconic cities such as New York, London, and Paris. It combines classic elegance with contemporary flair, creating an inviting environment that is part collection, part creativity, and always sophisticated. Guests experience a vibrant world within the hotel — a place to immerse themselves in culture, conversation, and memorable moments. It is a versatile space that caters to diverse guests ranging from locals to... Show More
Job Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years culinary experience
- Minimum of 2 years restaurant management experience
- Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast paced environment
- Excellent written / verbal communication skills
- Capable of conducting and assessing restaurant inventory
- Willing to work a flexible schedule
- Experience with delegating tasks and maintaining fast speed service
Job Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years culinary experience
- Minimum of 2 years restaurant management experience
- Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast paced environment
- Excellent written / verbal communication skills
- Capable of conducting and assessing restaurant inventory
- Willing to work a flexible schedule
- Experience with delegating tasks and maintaining fast speed service
Job Duties
- Schedules and coordinates the work of the chef, cooks and other kitchen employees to assume the food preparation is economical and correct to stay within the budget labor cost goal
- Supervise all cooking operations, including methods, portions, and garnishing
- Plan meals and develop cost menus
- Approves the requisition of product and other necessary food supplies
- Ensure the high standards of sanitation, cleanliness and safety are maintained throughout the kitchen areas at all times
- Establish control to minimize food and supply waste
- Ensure attractive presentation of all food and dishes
- Train and educate kitchen staff on new techniques, dishes and develop current skills
- Menu design and direct food preparation, production and control for all dinner, private events, off-site events, etc.
- Ensure exceptional quality of all ingredients, preparation, and plating of food items
- Control labor and operating expenses through effective planning, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory control while focusing on creative cost control and revenue generation solutions to maximize profit
- Coordinate the selection, training, coaching, development, motivation, and evaluation of kitchen employees to ensure exceptional food quality and presentation for our guests
- Be visible in the restaurant, providing recognition to guests, promoting positive public relations, handling special requests as the cleanliness and organization of the kitchen and its equipment
- Monitor and maintain use of safe food handling procedures as well as a safe working environment by using correct food handling skills and food safety guidelines
- Oversee kitchen activities and staff
- Manage the operations of a kitchen
- food supplies, procurement
- Makes sure each and every guest is given a warm welcome and a fond farewell
- Makes sure service team memorizes guest's names and uses guest's names in every guest interaction
- Meets and greets guests, builds strong guests relationships, constantly inquiries about guest's satisfaction
- Makes sure his/her service team inquires ad memorizes guests preferences and birthday dates, and records these data in the guests database
- Interacts with VIPs, Ownership and Guests on behalf of the HHG - greeting VIP's, handling special requests, etc.
- Regularly review and evaluate the degree of customer satisfaction of the individual restaurant
- Constantly updates guests database and maintains it as an effective marketing and PR tool
- Empowers his team to resolves guest's concerns in a timely manner to their full satisfaction. Resolves any guest issue that could be not be handled by his direct reports
- Learns from defects and incidents and implement resolutions to ensure they do not happen again. Makes sure guests issues are recorded. Reports on guests issues to DOO
- Monitors guest's comments on social media (Facebook, Trip Advisor, etc.) and gives appropriate feedback
- Always manages/leads by example. Takes accountability for problems
- Schedules work hours for BOH associates
- Delegates and follows-up effectively
- Energizes HHG Division mission statement and core values among his/her team
- Makes sure all his/her associates are perfectly groomed and always behave according to HHG codes of practice, image and core values
- Provides overall leadership
- recognize and motivate members of the team
- coach and train the team for operational excellence, with priority focus on upselling and service standards
- Schedules periodic food and beverage service staff meetings to ensure correct interpretation of policies and obtain feedback from staff members
- Takes part in the hiring and the firing process of all his/her associates
- Takes part in the orientation process of all his/her new associates
- Takes part in the annual performance assessment process of all his/her associates and in the setting of annual goals for his/her direct reports
- Trains and motivates staff
- Continuously evaluate the performance and encourage improvement of the personnel in the food and beverage department. Conduct training and development programs within the department which will provide well trained employees at all levels and permit advancement for those persons qualified and interested in career development
- To hold regular performance appraisals with all line staff, identifying areas for development and training needs, and ensuring that this training is affected
- Ensure that fair discipline is affected
- Be fully conversant with all statutory requirements regarding a food and beverage operation
- To be fully aware of trends in the industry and make suggestions for improvement of the food and beverage operation
- To carry out regular on-the-job training to agreed standards
- Empowers his direct reports and gives them room to develop their skills
- Plan and administer a training and development program within the department which will provide well trained employees at all levels and permit advancement for those persons qualified and interested in career development
- Identifies and estimates food* and beverage supply requirements and places beverage orders with suppliers (*together with Head Chef)
- Checks and orders supplies of non-food items
- Schedules food and beverage deliveries
- To ensure that consumable and non-consumable goods are ordered, correctly stored and inventoried
- Checks quality of deliveries and documentation
- Ensures that all terms and conditions of signed contracts with approved vendors/suppliers of his/her unit are executed and followed. Reports to Restaurant GM on any contract breach
- Ensures correct storage of supplies
- Monitors restaurant sales and revenue. Is responsible for total restaurant daily receipts and balance against sales, as well as deposit receipts
- Ensures cash management procedures are completed accurately
- Reviews and comments on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports for his/her unit. Analyses budget variances, proposes corrective actions as soon as needed and implements them whenever approved
- Is responsible for his/her unit F&B costs, as per budgeted
- Manage effective control of food, beverage and labor costs among all outlets
- Achieve predetermined profit objectives and desire standards of quality food, service, cleanliness, merchandising and promotion
- Review schedules for the operation of the restaurants, to insure the highest level of guest service while also monitoring labor costs
- Implement effective control of beverage and labor costs among all sub-departments
- Prepares and analyzes management reports for his/her unit
- Attends weekly meetings with Restaurant GM and DOO
- Attends monthly meetings with HHG Executive team
- Reports immediately on any major product defect or any major guest issue and takes all necessary corrective actions
- Ensures a smooth communication with all direct reports and other Restaurants/Units GM's
- Monitors HHG Division social media activities and HHG Division F&B unit's websites. Feeds HHG Marketing Manager with helpful news or updates
- Identifies and evaluates competitors
- Keeps current with trends in the restaurant industry
- Is always neatly dressed and groomed, and always behaves and speaks according to HHG Division and Harwood International standards of excellence and image
- Treats all associates - in public and in private - with respect and consideration, regardless of their position or tasks
- Able to bend, stoop, reach and lift up to 50 lbs
- Able to stand for prolonged periods of time
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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