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Omni Hotels Assistant Beverage Manager in Louisville, Kentucky
Overview
Omni Louisville Hotel is the new cornerstone of downtown, which opened its doors on March 6, 2018. Reflecting the past, present and future of our vibrant Kentucky town and inspired by the city’s rich history and authentic character, the Omni Louisville transforms one of the city’s most significant urban blocks into a unique and vibrant mixed-use environment offering hotel guests, residents and locals a chance to connect and enjoy the best of a great city.
The hotel is a prominent landmark against the Louisville skyline, glistening during the day and glowing at night, with the iconic glassy ends of the 612 room hotel. The hotel pool and rooftop bar, designed for seamless indoor and outdoor integration, allows guests to rest, relax and socialize with downtown Louisville as the backdrop. The essence of Louisville is woven throughout with interior design blends elements of the city’s heritage, culture and character, felt everywhere from the hotel restaurants to a featured bourbon bar to the hotel’s Speakeasy and bowling alley.
Guests can also enjoy a dynamic 20,000 square foot urban food hall and market connected to the lobby of the hotel. Transforming Liberty Street into a pedestrian thoroughfare, the market serves as a community gateway for hotel guests and locals alike, inviting the neighborhood in with the smells of freshly brewed Heine Brothers’ coffee, baked bread, and smoked barbeque.
Job Description
Responsible for assisting in the supervision & oversight of the Beverage Operation in all the food and beverage outlets. Candidate needs to have a very good understanding of current beer, wine, spirits & cocktail trends as well as sound operational financial controls.
Responsibilities
Maintain a very good understanding of current beer, wine, spirits & cocktail trends as well as sound operational financial controls.
Active oversight of beverage service activities in food and beverage outlets. Direct responsibility of all outlet beverage functions.
Work in collaboration with Beverage Manager & F&B Director to bring fresh and trendy ideas to the hotel's beverage offerings with new cocktail recipes, liquor trends, promotions, marketing, etc. to set us at/above levels of local competition.
Follow through on out of stock items, IOU’s etc, to ensure all par stocks are maintained in the outlets.
Ensure efficient storeroom inventory control and efficiency of various beverage related functions through s trong organizational and administrative skills.
Participate & assist in training Beverage service staff in beverage service, bar management, and bar cleanliness. Participate & assist with managing STAR (Responsible Alcohol Service) and Winequest training for all employees.
Assist Beverage Manager and Senior Food & Beverage Leadership in overseeing the efficient use of labor hours based off of forecasted payroll estimates, proper scheduling of beverage staff, and intelligent assignment of their responsibilities and duties.
Actively participate in month end beverage inventory, weekly par checks, and weekly ordering.
Prepares requisitions and verifies supplies and food items for production in work stations.
Develop and implement required successful guest services initiatives.
Assist Beverage Manager with scheduling, employee relations (including counseling and progressive discipline), recruiting, hiring, and promotions.
Ensure all staff uniform and appearance meet specifications.
Constantly perform positive up-selling techniques with service staff.
Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
2-3 years of Bartending experience and at least 1 year of Food & Beverage supervisory experience in a similar setting to include scheduling, staff member relations, staffing, hiring and promotions, counseling, and corrective discipline preferred.
Must be able to work all shifts including AM’s, PM’s, overnight, weekends, and holidays.
Must have strong communication and analytic skills as well as the ability to drive the team towards a common goal.
Prior experience managing schedules, inventory, payroll, service recovery and associate relations matters required.
Knowledge of KY liquor laws.
Strong familiarity with beer, wine and spirits; local knowledge preferred.
Candidate must have proven leadership skills and must be able to train, develop, and motivate staff.
Ability to teach employees importance of, and how to interact with internal/external guests and courteously solve internal requests.
Able to set priorities for the team and provide feedback to others that enhances performance.
Ability to clearly and pleasantly communicate both verbally and in writing in English with guests, management and co-workers, in person, via email, and by telephone
Ability to multi-task and work in fast paced environment.
Must be proficient with computers.
Ability to work well under pressure, managing a high volume of orders and guest requests.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and provide guest follow up in a fast paced environment.
STAR alcohol certification required.
ServSafe Manager certification required.
Must be able to work a variety of shifts, including weekends and holidays.
Move, bend, push, pull, lift, carry and place objects weighing up to 30 pounds without assistance. Stand or walk for an extended period or for an entire work shift. Requires repetitive motion, including frequent bending, twisting and extending arms overhead.
Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster (https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/poster.cfm) and the following link is the OFCCP's Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination policy statement (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_formattedESQA508c.pdf) If you are interested in applying for employment with Omni Hotels & Resorts and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to applicationassistance@omnihotels.com .
Job LocationsUS-KY-Louisville
Posted Date2 weeks ago(4/19/2024 11:08 AM)
Requisition ID 2024-108728
of Openings 1
Category (Portal Searching) Food & Beverage