Food and Beverage Manager (Hospitality)

Location: Long Beach, California, USA; onsite hotel role with a flexible schedule including mornings, evenings, late nights, weekends, holidays, and other operational coverage.

Salary: $75,000–$80,000 USD gross per annum

Company

Fairmont Breakers is a renovated historic luxury hotel in Long Beach with 185 rooms and suites, dining venues, bars, event spaces, a rooftop pool and lounge, spa, and wellness facilities.

What you will do

• Set goals, develop operating strategies, and forecast and schedule food and beverage teams.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, training, coaching, performance reviews, and employee relations.
• Maintain service, grooming, sanitation, conduct, LQA, and company standards across food and beverage operations.
• Manage outlet revenue, expenses, food and beverage costs, merchandising, waste reduction, equipment condition, and payroll approval.
• Coordinate with the General Manager, Executive Chef, culinary leaders, engineering, stewarding, and other departments to maintain product quality and guest satisfaction.
• Lead departmental briefings and support hotel events, banquet operations, guest complaint resolution, and emergency procedures.

Requirements

• College degree preferred; a Bachelor of Science in hotel or restaurant management is desirable, with practical experience accepted as an alternative.
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlet, and POS systems.
• Proficiency in food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, personnel management, recordkeeping, reporting, and company procedures.
• Ability to calculate and control food and beverage costs and manage accurate bi-weekly payroll processes.
• Regular and predictable attendance, schedule flexibility, and availability for operational coverage are required.

Nice to have

• Sommelier qualification.

Culture & Benefits

• Discounted hotel rooms and food and beverage rates at sister properties worldwide.
• Learning and development programs through company Academies.
• Opportunities for professional growth within the property and across the global hotel network.
• Participation in corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives, including Planet 21 and WATCH.
• Inclusive workplace focused on trust, respect, integrity, diversity, and equal opportunity.