Assistant Food & Beverage Manager

Career Growth Hospitality Recruitment is looking for an experienced Assistant Food & Beverage Manager to join a leading luxury hotel in Cape Town.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on hospitality professional with strong leadership skills and solid food and beverage management experience. The successful candidate will assist with overseeing daily operations across the hotel’s food and beverage outlets, ensuring excellent service, efficient controls and a consistently memorable guest experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the daily management of food and beverage operations across all outlets
• Supervise and coordinate the efficient service of food and beverages
• Maintain exceptional service, quality and luxury hospitality standards
• Support outlet managers and supervisors with operational requirements
• Monitor guest feedback and ensure that queries and complaints are handled promptly
• Assist with managing food and beverage costs, variances and profit margins
• Complete monthly stock takes and maintain effective inventory controls
• Monitor operating equipment, departmental standards and stock levels
• Assist with payroll, staff rosters, reporting and general administration
• Support the development and implementation of departmental procedures
• Conduct regular departmental meetings and communicate important information to the team
• Assist with employee training, coaching and ongoing development
• Ensure all operational procedures and quality standards are consistently followed
• Help improve productivity, control costs and increase guest satisfaction
• Assist in any food and beverage outlet when operationally required
• Address staff grievances and counselling matters professionally

Requirements:

• 3–5 years’ food and beverage management experience within a luxury hotel environment
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with budgeting, cost control and administration
• Good knowledge of stock control, payroll and staff rostering
• Strong analytical, organisational and project management abilities
• Excellent attention to detail
• A creative and practical approach to problem-solving
• Ability to work effectively in a busy, guest-focused environment
• A genuine passion for luxury hospitality and service excellence

This permanent position offers a competitive salary and benefits, employee wellness support, recognition programmes and excellent opportunities for professional growth.

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