Food and Beverage Director - Winstar Casino

LEGENDS

Founded in 2008, Legends’ operating divisions worldwide include – Global Partnerships, Global Sales, Hospitality, Global Partnerships, Global Merchandise, Global Technology Solutions, Attractions, Growth Enterprises – offering clients and partners a 360-degree data and analytics fueled service solution platform to elevate their brand and execute their vision. Currently, Legends works with marquee clients across business verticals including professional sports; collegiate; attractions; entertainment; and conventions and leisure. We are the industry leaders in designing, planning, and realizing exceptional experiences in sports and entertainment. For more information, visit www.Legends.net and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheLegendsWay.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Legends is a holistic agency that specializes in delivering solutions for legendary brands. We approach each project with our 360-degree service solution. Our Global Planning, Global Sales, and Hospitality service solutions collaborate on every project to ensure success across each of our six verticals including professional sports, collegiate, attractions, entertainment, international, and conventions.

WINSTAR CASINO 

Legends is a proud hospitality partner of Winstar Casino, the worlds largest casino. The partnership includes overseeing multiple food and beverage outlets including restaurants, a café, resort pool, room service, and a premier music venue.

THE ROLE   

The position reports to the General Manager. The Food and Beverage Director will have a tremendous amount of interaction and personal involvement with her/his clients, and as such must always represent Legends Hospitality in a professional, gracious, and knowledgeable manner.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Utilize initiative and independent judgment closely with the General Manager in planning, directing and managing the day-to-day operations of the venue.
• Responsible for ensuring consistent high quality food and customer service.
• Adhere to company standards and service levels to increase sales and minimize costs, including food, beverage, supply, utility and labor costs
• Maintain professional image throughout all outlets including cleanliness, proper uniforms, and appearance standards. Manage safety audits, oversees health code compliance and issues
• Maintains a favorable working relationship with all employees to foster and promote a cooperative and harmonious working climate which will be conducive to maximum employee morale, productivity and efficiency/effectiveness
• Maintain financial records related to the operation of the department and meet required deadlines for reporting to the accounting department.
• Maintain open communications and professional relationships with all the Legends departments which you support as well as Venue staff

 QUALIFICATIONS

 To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty above at the highest levels. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7-10 years management experience in the contract foodservice industry, preferably in the casino industry.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Previous P&L accountability and/or contract-managed service experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and POS Systems is required.
• Strong commitment to delivering a high level of customer and client service with demonstrated initiative, leadership, and management skills.
• Must be flexible to work extended hours due to business requirements including late nights, weekends and holidays.

COMPENSATION

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Location: On Site

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear; use hands to finger, and handle controls. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand, walk, and stoop. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Legends is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or genetic information.

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