Manage staff of 50 Food and Beverage employees for Independent Living as well as Assisted Living (including Skilled Nursing and Memory Care)Recruit, hire and train all Food and Beverage staff during pre-opening phase of new construction before resident move-insProvide strategic direction as well as administrative and hands-on leadership for the overall Food and Beverage departmentDelegate authority, responsibility and accountability to food service team members as necessary to ensure standards of performance are met or exceededEnsure exemplary hospitality guidelines, as well as federal, state and local regulatory culinary standards and requirementsDevelop and conduct ongoing training, orientation, in-services, department meetings and educational activities for all Food and Beverage team membersCollaborate closely with Executive Chef on menu development. Monitor kitchen staff efficiency, food production, speed of execution and quality of productMaintain vendor accountability of expenses by managing inventory and reviewing controls on costs for food, alcohol, production and laborWork with Marketing Department to plan and host catered events, as well as develop marketing materials for Food and Beverage promotions, such as brochures and mailersDirectly responsible for payroll, hiring, training, performance appraisals, coaching and counseling, leadership development, kitchen equipment maintenance, cost control, department budgeting and all projects involving Community Leadership teamCreate unique resident wine club program, including wines of the months, raffles, wine education classes, wine pairing lunches, dinners and tasting events.

Business development for Sales and Marketing departments

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