Director of Food and Beverage - Shaker + Spear

Director of Food & Beverage

Shaker & Spear + PennyRoyal

Belltown Seattle

The Salary Range for this role is $95,000-105,000 .

This position is eligible for a 32% annual bonus (potential) and eligible for annual cost of living increases.

Benefits and Perks:

• Free dry cleaning for business attire

• $75 monthly cell phone reimbursement

• 100% match of 401k contributions, up to 4%

• Paid Time Off - 72 hrs sick time with rollover, 80 hrs vacation with rollover

• Paid Holidays - 8 total after 90 days

• Paid parental leave after 6 months of employment for exempt managers

• Affordable medical plans (Blue Shield/ Cigna/ Aetna/ Kaiser)

• Basic Life Insurance (employer sponsored), Supplemental Life Insurance options, Child Life Insurance options

• Short Term Disability Insurance - employer sponsored for exempt managers

• Long Term Disability Insurance

• Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness & Accident Insurance

• Pet Insurance

• Group Auto & Home Insurance

• Adoption Assistance

• Hotel employee rates + restaurant discounts in all of Kimpton + IHG

• Work perks website discounts

• Backup childcare

• Cell phone discounts (AT&T/Verizon)

• Tuition reimbursement ($1,000/year)

• Free Online Mental Health Therapy

About Shaker & Spear

Set inside a historic 1910 building between Seattle's lively Belltown and West Edge neighborhoods, Shaker + Spear's design reflects its vibrant setting. Located adjacent to the Kimpton Palladian hotel, the 65-seat restaurant's edgy yet welcoming atmosphere features cast glass and weathered wood designed by renowned Seattle architects Graham Baba.

About PennyRoyal

With the air of a social salon, Pennyroyal evokes European-style bar life. An interior of dark woods and exposed brick sets the table for the seasonally inspired cocktail program, which focuses on aged spirits, house-made infusions and sharable punches served in vintage glassware.

A selection of approachable yet refined bar snacks rounds out our beverage offerings.

Why We're Here

We believe heartfelt, human connections make people's lives better. Especially the people who work here.

Our founder, Bill Kimpton rebelled against impersonal, generic hospitality that makes people feel disconnected. He initiated a new boutique hotel standard and environment where people could connect, from the heart. That was the goal then, and it is still our purpose today.

Your work here has meaning. You're here to improve the lives of coworkers, guests, owners, communities, and together we make that happen. It's what drives all that we do. Every day you can improve lives in your own, unique way and you can expect the same in return. It all starts with you.

How We're Different

Our San Francisco-born entrepreneurial spirit and zest for life kick started this culture in 1981, and it shines through to this day.

It all flows from you. The lively, rebellious, genuine you - with your diverse background, talents, experiences, and plucky personality - is fully welcome, and celebrated here. Because we know that when people can be themselves at work, they shine.

That's what we seek out and celebrate. It's people of all kinds who share a knack for creativity and self-leadership. People who don't need to be told what to do to get things done. People who have an innate passion for making others' lives better.

It adds up to a work environment that's a bit quirky, irreverent, exciting, uncommon, empowering, and downright exceptional. Guests feel it; you'll feel it too.

What You'll Do

Provide restaurant guests with friendly and professional service, excellent food quality, strong price value, and consistency of execution in an attractive, well-maintained environment. Development of an annual marketing plan to penetrate new sales opportunities and maximize use within existing markets.

Some of your responsibilities include:

• Achieve budgeted revenues and expenses and improve profitability related to the F+B department.

• Monitor budgets in all areas of cost control with consistent focus on cost of inventory, sales, and payroll.

• Increase level of guest happiness by delivery of an outstanding product and service.

• Direct the daily activities and assignments of staff, ensure appropriate coverage, develop and communicate departmental strategies and goals, and assign/prioritize work.

• Direct supervision of the Executive Chef to provide excellent quality and presentation of all food to the guests.

• Provide direct oversight of the property-wide Banquet and Catering operations.

• Partner with the Sales Department to review all F+B minimums and selling guidelines.

• Collaborate with Director of Sales and Director of Catering on sales and marketing strategies.

• Directly lead all aspects of banquet operations including developing and maintaining managerial and captain oversight of all operations.

• Review and approve all menus and pricing in restaurant outlets and banquet/catering.

• Ensure that evaluation of food product, front-of-house employee performance, and development of product consistent with our market position.

• Develop a selection and pricing strategy for all liquors and wines, and supervise their procurement.

• Ongoing maintenance of the physical asset through capital planning as required in the budget process.

• Follow all Health and Safety regulations.

• Interview, hire, and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and coach employees; address complaints and problem solve.

What You Bring

• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Restaurant General Manager or Director of Food and Beverage.

• Food Handler and Alcohol Awareness Certifications (if applicable).

• Excellent skills in budgeting, expense management, inventory, payroll, labor costing, staffing, marketing, owner relations, PL management.

• Able to diplomatically deal with difficult situations and people while exhibiting a consistent level of integrity.

• Able to interpret a variety of instructions and regularly exercise independent judgement and discretion about matters of significance.

Differences make a difference. We are committed to creating a culture that reflects the diversity of our hotel and restaurant guests. With that goal in mind, we encourage each of our employees to understand, accept, and celebrate differences among people. That includes different personalities, lifestyles, work styles, education, and experience. We also welcome and embrace people of all races, ethnicities, ages, religions, physical abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities and genders. For our complete EEO policy click here (~~~) .

Be Yourself. Lead Yourself. Make it Count.

The salary range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Seattle, WA. This is the lowest to highest pay scale we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Be Yourself. Lead Yourself. Make it Count.