Vacancy Assistant Food & Beverage Manager

Great Career Opportunity! 

DIVI FLAMINGO BEACH RESORT & CASINO is a welcoming place, where guests find a happy experience in a casual, friendly atmosphere. Our hotel has two inviting restaurants and a bar, welcoming guests from all over the world for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a drink. We also facilitate several meetings and events in our event spaces. 

We are looking for an experienced, passionate and flexible Assistant Food & Beverage Manager dedicated to creating memorable experiences for our guests while optimizing the efficiency of the restaurants and bar. Together with the Food & Beverage Manager, you are leading the ambitious and driven F&B Staff towards success. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Together with the Food & Beverage Manager, you are responsible for coaching and leading all Food & Beverage outlets (restaurant, bar, meeting places) and assist the Food & Beverage team where necessary; 
• You will assist in departmental budget planning, inventory management and conference and banqueting sales and management; 
• You lead by example by creating connections with guests and leading the team to success by increasing guest satisfaction ratings; 
• You optimize the sales of the outlets and identify areas of improvement; 
• You support the Food & Beverage Manager with internal communication such as briefings and ensure all team members are up-to-date regarding any changes, promotions etc.; 
• You assist in maximizing employee productivity while meeting guest expectations; 
• You ensure that the planning and scheduling of the F&B department is done efficiently; 
• You assist in handling all the restaurant administration in a correct way and according to the relevant rules and regulations, ensuring a smooth closure of the daily sales; 
• You will provide training and support to the Food & Beverage Team by ensuring a polite, professional, efficient and flexible service in order to create memorable guest experiences; 
• You ensure the continuous development of the team in regular feedback sessions; 
• You assist in maximizing the effectiveness of employees by developing each of their skills and abilities through the appropriate training, coaching, and/or mentoring and supporting them in their professional development goals; 
• You ensure that the team has the supplies needed to operate on a daily basis, as well as ensuring that guest supplies are available at all times. 

WE CARE ABOUT YOU! 

• As such, we offer great secondary benefits such as: one warm meal per day, life insurance, pension plan, vacation savings plan and much more. 
• You have at least an Associate (MBO) Degree with major in Hotel or Food Management or equivalent experience; 
• You have great language skills in English, good computer abilities and solid financial administrative abilities, 
• You are excellent at communication and have attention to details; 
• You have a minimum of 5 year experience as Restaurant/F&B Team leader or similar role in the hospitality industry; 
• You are flexible working in different shifts (morning, evening and weekend, your work times can vary from 5.30AM to 11.30PM from Monday to Sunday ) 
• Your duties can be anything related within Food and Beverage (Waiter, Bartender, Cashier, Setting up or serving meeting rooms, room service and much more). 
• You have experience with Aireus and/or equivalent Property Management Systems. 
• You have several Culinary HACCP certifications. 
• You are or are willing to become a certified job trainer for local and international students, guiding them through a successful internship. 

Apply now: 

Please apply by sending your cover letter and resume to:
Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino Bonaire at the attention of Human Resources at [email protected]