Food and Beverage Manager (Winter 2024)

Reach Your Peak at Vail Resorts. As a community of adventurers and discoverers, Vail Resorts delivers an Experience of a Lifetime to our guests and our employees. You’re brave, ambitious and passionate and we want you on our team. Whether you’re looking for seasonal work or the career of a lifetime, join us today to reach your peak.

The perks start with a free lift pass, but as a Vail Resorts Australia employee, that’s just the beginning. Think free group lessons with our qualified snowsports instructors, discounts of up to 40% at our food, rental and retail outlets, employee recognition programs, staff events, training, wellness programs and more!

Hotham are looking for a hospitality expert to assist the Senior Hospitality & Property Manager in running the Food and Beverage outlets. You will provide direction and leadership of all food and beverage operations, including staff kitchens to achieve corporate objectives, budgeted revenue, profit targets while meeting guests’ expectations in the quality of goods and services and food safe compliant operations.

In a typical day in this role, you might:

• Manage the maintenance and implementation of all Food and Beverage systems (including POS and Inventory Management). Liaise closely with Managers, IT and Finance to ensure systems are being optimised to ensure operational efficiency
• With contribution from the Vail Resorts Australia Hospitality Team, work with the Head Chef to plan and cost menus, create menu cards to ensure consistency across operations and ensure the best price is obtained for purchase of supplies, liquor and food items
• Maintain and foster relationships with key suppliers, industry associations and other resorts and organisations relevant to the effective functioning of the department
• Familiarise newly hired staff with work practices in food handling and serving, cashiering, table clearing and in conjunction with the Human Resources department ensure supervisors and all employees are provided with relevant customer service and systems training

To be considered for this role, you should have:

• Tertiary studies in hospitality management or commercial cookery.
• Qualifications or extensive experience in a tourism related field
• 1 years+ food and beverage related experience
• Must hold and maintain current liquor licence training and RSA

As part of our team, you will be expected to:

• Demonstrate our core Values - Have Fun, Be Inclusive, Be Safe, Do Good, Serve Others, Drive Value and Do Right
• Provide an experience that creates a desire for our guests to return
• Be punctual, reliable and show up for work with an enthusiastic attitude and embrace all parts of your job
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with fellow workmates, showing respect to your peers and supervisors

Employment start dates will vary depending on the role and snow conditions, but most roles start in June and finish in late September.

Staff accommodation may be available for successful applicants. You will be asked to indicate in your application whether you require accommodation. If you are offered a position, we will be in touch to confirm and provide further information.

At Vail Resorts Australia one of our core values is Be Inclusive.

We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. If you require assistance to apply, interview or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please contact us at human.resources@vailresorts.com.au

Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday 10th March 2024, with the expectations that the successful candidate will commence on 29th April 2024.

Join our team and experience the outdoors like never before. Your adventure starts now.