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Job Description
Village Food & Beverage Manager - Winter 26-27
Seasonal Full Time NE · Location: Bear Valley, CA, US
Job Summary
The Village Food & Beverage Manager is responsible for the day-to-day food and beverage operations of the Bear Valley Resort Village outlets, including Creekside Bistro, SkyHigh Pizza Bar, and Grizzly Lounge.
This position has overall responsibility for front of house operations at all three outlets, including bartenders, servers, bar operations, staffing, and service standards. The Manager is also responsible for the front and back of house operations at SkyHigh Pizza Bar, including kitchen staff, food production, inventory, and kitchen operations.
The Village Food & Beverage Manager works evenings in line with operating hours and coordinates other department leaders to maintain efficient operations, control labor and operating costs, support sales, and provide a positive guest and employee experience.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
This job description is intended as a summary of the primary responsibilities of and the qualifications for the position. The job description is not intended to be inclusive of all duties an individual in the position might be asked to perform or of all the qualifications that may be required now or in the future. We will not ask you to perform a task that is inherently unsafe or that you are not adequately trained to perform. When we do ask for your assistance with any job, we expect an enthusiastic and cooperative response.
- Manage front of house operations at Creekside Bistro, SkyHigh Pizza Bar, and Grizzly Lounge, including bartenders, servers, guest service, and bar operations.
- Manage SkyHigh Pizza Bar front and back of house operations, including kitchen staff, food production, ordering, inventory, and food quality.
- Hire, train, schedule, supervise, and manage performance of front and back of house employees within areas of responsibility.
- Maintain appropriate staffing levels and manage labor within established budgets.
- Ensure outlets maintain established standards for service, cleanliness, safety, sanitation, and responsible alcohol service.
- Provide hands-on operational support by bartending, serving, or assisting in the kitchen when needed to maintain service and staffing levels.
- Oversee POS, cash handling, timekeeping, and other front of house operating procedures.
- Monitor sales, labor, food and beverage costs, inventory, and waste within areas of responsibility.
- Address guest and employee concerns and resolve operational issues promptly and professionally.
- Coordinate with the Director of Food & Beverage and other department managers regarding staffing, purchasing, events, promotions, and daily operational needs.
- Support special events and other Food & Beverage operations as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills and Competencies
- 3–5 years of progressive food and beverage, restaurant or hospitality management experience.
- Strong knowledge of food service, kitchen, bar, purchasing, inventory, and cost control operations.
- Previous experience with staff supervision, scheduling, payroll, training, and performance management.
- Strong understanding of food safety, sanitation, cash handling, and alcohol service requirements; maintains required certifications.
- Comfortable working with POS systems, Microsoft Windows, and other standard business technology.
- Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and remain effective in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Ability to understand and work with basic financial, labor, and operational information.
- Maintains professional working relationships with employees, managers, vendors, guests, and other departments.
Work Schedules
Weather, snow conditions and the number of guests play a large role in the work scheduling of Bear Valley employees.
When conditions are normal, you may be expected to work 40 up to 48 hours per week, including weekends and holidays. During busy periods – especially the holiday periods in December and the months of January and February – you may be expected to work six (6) days a week.
You must arrange for transportation to work so that you arrive at your designated workstation at the scheduled time. Keep in mind that you will often be required to drive on hilly, snow packed, and icy road.
Working Conditions
At any time during the ski season, Bear Valley employees are often required to perform their tasks in high winds, heavy snowfalls, low visibility, rain, and extremely cold or warm temperatures.
Uniforms
A professional appearance at Bear Valley is required. Please wear your name tag and uniform at all times during your scheduled shift. We will provide most of the uniform for you to do your job. This uniform is for work hours ONLY, no exceptions.
You will be required to provide some items as part of your job.
The quality, color, and style of the items must be approved by your manager prior to being worn to work. All hats worn must have the Bear Valley logo while on shift.