.**Job Number** 22189590**Job Category** Food and Beverage & Culinary**Location** The Westin Resort & Spa Puerto Vallarta, Paseo de la Marina Sur #205, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico VIEW ON MAP**Schedule** Full-Time**Located Remotely?** N**Relocation?** N**Position Type** Management-**JOB SUMMARY**Areas of responsibility include Restaurants/Bars and Room Service, if applicable. Supervises daily restaurant operations and assists with menu planning, maintains sanitation standards and assists servers and hosts on the floor during peak meal periods. Strives to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction and maximize the financial performance in areas of responsibility. Determines training needed to accomplish goals, then implements plan.**CANDIDATE PROFILE****Education and Experience**- High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the food and beverage, culinary, or related professional area.OR- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Food Service Management, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; 2 years experience in the food and beverage, culinary, or related professional area.**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES****Managing Day-to-Day Operations**- Supervises and manages employees. Manages all day-to-day operations. Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.- Maintains service and sanitation standards in restaurant, bar/lounge and room service areas.- Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.**Leading Food and Beverage Team**- Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.- Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.- Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.- Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaches, mentors, or otherwise helps others to improve their knowledge or skills.- Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.- Ensures and maintains the productivity level of employees.- Provides the leadership, vision and direction to bring together and prioritize the departmental goals in a way that will be efficient and effective.- Ensures compliance with all food & beverage policies, standards and procedures by training, supervising, follow-up and hands on management.- Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.- Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.- Ensures staff understands local, state and Federal liquor laws.- Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.- Establishes guidelines so employees understand expectations and parameters