Assistant Houseman

Assistant Houseman

Assistant Houseman

Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort

Opportunity Overview

Job Title/Position

Company

Location

Fripp Island, SC

Position Type

Full Time

Remote Type

Onsite

Welcome to Fripp Island - A Coastal Paradise.

Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort is located on Fripp Island, South Carolina, a 3500-acre private island located at the end of U.S. Highway 21 South. It is the last inhabited island in a chain of islands leading from historic Beaufort to the Atlantic Ocean. During the summer, we are in full swing with Resort guests checking in and out every week. In the offseason, we see golf groups, many weddings, and winter renters.

Job Description

Join the Opening Team at the New Beach Club

Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort is preparing to open the newly reimagined Beach Club Restaurant—and we are building an exceptional team to bring it to life.

Located in the heart of Fripp Island’s Beach Club complex, this new restaurant will combine a relaxed coastal setting with warm, attentive hospitality and consistently excellent food and beverage experiences. More than a restaurant opening, this is an opportunity to help establish the culture, service standards, and traditions of a destination our members and resort guests will enjoy for years to come.

We are seeking energetic, dependable, and hospitality-minded people for culinary, service, bar, support, and leadership positions. Whether you are an experienced hospitality professional or looking to grow your career, you will receive hands-on training and the opportunity to become part of a team built around respect, teamwork, accountability, and genuine care for our guests.

Opening a restaurant is a unique experience. Every team member plays a part in shaping how we work, how we serve, and how our guests feel. If you take pride in your work, enjoy creating memorable experiences, and want to help build something special from the beginning, we invite you to apply and join the opening team at the new Beach Club.

Position Summary

Fripp Island Golf Club & Resort is seeking an Assistant Houseman to support Food & Beverage receiving, inventory, island distribution, and banquet setup operations. This hourly working-lead role serves as the second-in-command to the Head Houseman, helps coordinate daily Houseman assignments, maintains accurate ClearSky inventory transactions, verifies deliveries, distributes food, beverages, supplies, and equipment across the island, and helps ensure banquet spaces are set and broken down accurately and safely.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Houseman with daily receiving, stocking, distribution routes, ClearSky inventory tasks, banquet setup, breakdown, and Houseman work assignments.
• Receive and verify food, beverages, alcohol, supplies, linens, tabletop items, smallwares, and event equipment for quantity, quality, condition, and temperature where applicable.
• Complete and verify approved ClearSky receipts, transfers, issues, returns, counts, and routine corrections accurately.
• Pick, load, transport, deliver, and document approved products, supplies, and equipment across island outlets and event locations.
• Maintain clean, safe, secure, and organized storage, receiving, loading, vehicle, and event-support areas.
• Lead or support banquet setup and breakdown using approved BEOs, floor plans, timelines, and Banquet Manager direction.
• Provide task direction and hands-on training to Housemen when delegated while escalating formal employee matters to the Head Houseman.
• Operate approved company vehicles, golf carts, dollies, pallet jacks, and other assigned equipment safely after training.
• Report shortages, damage, receiving discrepancies, inventory issues, equipment problems, safety concerns, and event risks promptly.
• Perform other reasonable duties related to receiving, inventory, distribution, events, and Food & Beverage operations.

Qualifications

• Previous receiving, warehouse, delivery, distribution, banquet setup, facilities, inventory, or comparable logistics experience is preferred but not required.
• Previous lead, supervisory, trainer, or shift-coordination experience is preferred but not required.
• Dependable attendance, strong work ethic, attention to detail, organization, communication, teamwork, and willingness to work hands-on.
• Ability to learn and accurately use ClearSky or a comparable inventory system.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable motor-vehicle record required.
• Ability to follow BEOs, floor plans, delivery requests, receiving procedures, safety requirements, and written and verbal instructions after training.
• No college degree or food-handler certification required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in restaurant, resort, hotel, club, warehouse, delivery, receiving, inventory, or event-setup operations.
• Experience with inventory technology, transfer documentation, physical counts, or reconciliation processes.
• Experience operating golf carts, company vehicles, dollies, carts, pallet jacks, or comparable material-handling equipment safely.
• Experience handling food, beverage, alcohol, linens, china, glassware, silverware, smallwares, or banquet equipment.

Schedule Expectations

• Hourly, non-exempt, full-time position.
• Flexible availability may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, split event schedules, peak seasonal periods, and changing receiving or event demands.
• The Assistant Director of Food & Beverage creates the Houseman team schedule.

Advancement Opportunity

The Assistant Houseman role is designed to build the receiving, ClearSky, distribution, banquet-setup, coordination, and judgment competencies required for potential advancement to Head Houseman. Advancement depends on demonstrated performance, readiness, organizational need, and an available position.

Additional Duties

The responsibilities listed above are not exhaustive. Team members may be assigned other duties reasonably related to their position, training, operational needs, seasonal business, events, and the evolving requirements of Fripp Island Golf Club & Resort.

Requirements

To be considered, applicants must demonstrate they meet the following requirements:

• Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, loading, unloading, driving, and movement between resort locations.
• Ability to independently lift and carry up to 50 pounds and safely team-lift or use approved equipment for heavier tables, chairs, beverage cases, kegs, equipment, and supply loads.
• Ability to work in indoor, outdoor, hot, cold, wet, refrigerated, freezer, storage, loading, vehicle, and event environments.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals.

Benefits

Working at Beaufort’s premier island destination, you can enjoy benefits including:

• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Access to Resort Amenities
• Food and Merchandise Discounts
• Beach Access
• Employee Referral Program
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k)

Ready to join the Fripp Island team?