Food and Beverage Manager - Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

Food and Beverage Manager – Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
633 East Cabrillo Boulevard
Santa Barbara, 93103

The beautiful AAA Four Diamond Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort has an amazing opportunity to join our Food and Beverage leadership team! We are hiring a Food and Beverage Manager to support the Restaurant and Banquet operations. This property boasts 6 exquisite dining options and over 60,000 square feet of gorgeous indoor/outdoor event space. The ideal candidate will be an exceptional leader with a background in upscale, high-volume restaurant operations.

If you are an experienced manager and have a passion for creating memorable guest moments, apply today! Come see why we were named #1 Best Workplace!

• 2-3 years of food and beverage management experience within a hotel/country club or similar environment
• Multi‑unit/outlet management experience, preferably within a hotel
• Strong organizational and multi‑tasking skills
• The ability to work a flexible and varied schedule

Salary Range: $75,000 - $80,000

Shift: varied to include nights, weekends and holidays

• Pay when you need it through Daily Pay
• Medical insurance coverage – for you and your family
• Mental health resources
• Best‑in‑class paid time off (PTO)
• Go Hilton travel discount program
• Supportive parental leave
• Matching 401(k)
• Employee stock purchase program (ESPP) – purchase Hilton shares at 15% discount
• Debt‑free education: access to a wide variety of educational credentials (college degrees, high school completion, English‑language learning, digital literacy, professional certificates and more)
• Career growth and development
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Recognition and rewards programs

* Available benefits may vary depending upon property‑specific terms and conditions of employment and the terms of the collective bargaining agreement if applicable.

As a Food and Beverage Manager, I would be responsible for directing and organizing the activities and services of the hotel food and beverage outlets and supporting banquets to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability. Specifically, my responsibilities include:

• Managing daily banquet/outlet operations – guest service standards, product quality, cost controls, overall profitability, marketing initiatives, system use, policy enforcement, and meeting facilitation.
• Monitoring and developing team member performance – providing supervision, professional development, counseling, and recognition.
• Assessing product, service, and satisfaction trends, evaluating issues, and implementing improvements.
• Implementing effective controls of food, beverage, and labor costs.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, sanitation, and alcohol awareness standards.
• Initiating marketing and up‑selling techniques to promote restaurant food and beverage services and maximize revenue.
• Ensuring team members have current knowledge of outlet/banquet offerings, products, services, facilities, events, pricing, policies, and the local area.
• Interviewing, onboarding, and providing ongoing training to team members.
• Supervising, counseling, scheduling, and evaluating staff.

We seek candidates who demonstrate Hilton’s core values:

• Hospitality – passion for delivering exceptional guest experiences.
• Integrity – doing the right thing, all the time.
• Leadership – leading in the industry and communities.
• Teamwork – being a team player in everything we do.
• Ownership – owning actions and decisions.
• Urgency – operating with a sense of urgency and discipline.

We also look for the following key attributes:

• Quality
• Productivity
• Customer focus

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full‑service hotels and resorts to extended‑stay suites and mid‑priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day.

And our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all.