Assistant Food and Beverage Manager

We’re looking for enthusiastic, fun, and energetic people who take the work seriously, but not themselves. Let’s see if we’re a fit. We hope so.

📍 In the Heart of Macon – Food & Beverage Manager

At Hotel Forty Five, located in the vibrant downtown of Macon, the Food & Beverage Manager plays a key role in delivering exceptional guest experiences across all F&B outlets—from arrival to departure. This position is responsible for the day-to-day management of food and beverage operations, ensuring high standards of service, quality, and guest satisfaction.

The ideal candidate is passionate about hospitality, with a working knowledge of wine and spirits and a strong understanding of service flow. Experience with Micros POS and Yelp is preferred. While prior bar or craft cocktail experience is a plus, it is not required. The Food & Beverage Manager will focus on team development, service consistency, and creating memorable dining moments that keep guests returning.

This role is perfect for a hands-on leader who thrives in a dynamic, guest-facing environment and is eager to contribute to the energy and charm of Macon's boutique hospitality scene.

What You Have

• Minimum two years in an Assistant Manager or Manager role at fine dining restaurant or hotel
• A fine dining, wine, and beverage knowledge base
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal formats
• A Serve safe certificate, or you are working on renewing current certificate
• A strong sense of ownership in everything that you do
• Experience training and coaching restaurant staff
• The ability to work effectively and efficiently while working under pressure
• High school diploma, equivalent degree, or higher required
  
  

What You’ll Do

• Manage the day-to-day operations, ensuring quality service standards are met and the guest experience is exceptional
• Supervise daily shift operations working with Restaurant Managers, including assisting servers, server assistants, and hosts on the floor during meal periods
• Create a positive atmosphere for guests by responding to all guest requests, problems, complaints, and/or accidents at all F&B outlets in an attentive, courteous, and efficient manner including follow up to ensure guest satisfaction
• Maintain accurate payroll for all team members within the department.  Comply with deadlines to ensure proper hours, PTO, and Holidays are paid out correctly.
• Train, motivate, coach, counsel, and discipline all F&B team members according to the Hotel standards with supervision from Restaurant General Manager  
• P repare all F&B team member schedules according to the business forecast, payroll budget guidelines, and productivity requirements; submit completed schedules to the General Manager and Human Resources when required 
• Participate in required meetings to include Departmental, Staff, Manager, and any other meetings  
• Uphold standards regarding purchase orders, voucher of invoices, and checkbook accounting according to Mainsail Lodging & Development standards
• Control costs by conducting daily/monthly par checks and inventory to review portion control, reduce waste, and ensure no interruption of service 
• Other necessary duties as assigned by reasonably assigned
  
  

Physical Demand 

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time 
• Ability to bend and kneel
• Ability to communicate clearly 
• Ability to work long hours as needed 
• Ability to lift, pull 10/25/50 lbs.
  
  

Mental Demands

• Make sound judgments quickly
• Work on multiple tasks, making appropriate progress towards deadlines
• Able to work independently, take direction, and provide direction to others
• Manage differing personalities within the property, the resort, and the community
• Maintain the highest degree of confidentiality
• Ability to work effectively in stressful, high-pressure situations
• Ability to effectively handle challenges in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary
  
  

Benefits

• Full-time Associate Benefits
• Medical, Dental, & Vision | HSA & Flexible Spending Account Options | Basic Life & Disability Plan Options | 401K Retirement Plan | Paid Time Off | Holiday Pay | Career Training & Development Opportunities | Tuition Reimbursement | Bereavement Leave | Employee Assistant Program (EAP) | Jury Duty (May vary by state) | Employee Discounts | Employee Referral Bonus | Free meal for all full-service hotel employees
  
  

• Part-time Associate Benefits
• All above-listed benefits, except for Medical Insurance and Holiday Pay
  

Mainsail is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military service and veteran status, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.