Assistant Director of Food & Beverage - Durango

LEADERSHIP JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Assistant Director of Food and Beverage Department: Food Administration

It’s great to meet you!

Thanks for taking the time to learn more about Durango Casino & Resort, an approachable luxury destination inspired by the desert heritage of Las Vegas, offering best-in-class hospitality and abundant amenities for all. Durango is the next generation of Station Casinos properties, a company founded by Frank Fertitta, Jr. in 1976. The company was built on an inclusive spirit, forward-looking vision, and dedication to excellence. Durango exists to give locals a place to go—a destination for people to feel welcome and at home, and we need some managers to help make this a reality.

Interested? Then see why this role is important to us.

This role is critical for us to succeed as an approachable, luxury destination offering best-in-class hospitality and exciting amenities for all. In addition to helping us get work done, as a manager at Station Casinos, you are expected to support, develop, and inspire the people you are responsible for because we believe in a people-first approach.

If you are willing to take on this responsibility, then check out what you will be doing.

Your role requires several outcomes or goals to be met. You are expected to meet financial, guest, and team member KPIs that are essential to our success.

- Understand and utilize all management tools with the department team to achieve all budgetary, quality control, service standards and financial goals in the daily operation of the Food and Beverage department.

- Implement effective controls of Food and Beverage products, labor controls and all other expense accounts of the department.

- Direct and participate with department management to ensure that Company specifications and brand guidelines are followed.

- Assist the management team in establishing and achieving predetermined profit and cost objectives and desired standards of quality food and service standards throughout the department and property.

As an executive, you are expected to ensure within your department that your managers are there for their team, they are enabling and empowering their teams to perform, they own their operation, and building caring and trusting relationships. You must also ensure your middle managers are engaging and communicating with their departments, coaching up their frontline managers, developing talent, and championing collaboration with their team and with other business units. You are also expected to own your business and results, drive innovation and improvement, and have an authentic and positive leadership presence around the company.

What we can’t train is what’s inside of you. Our values are essential to us, and we need them to be important to you, too. We look for managers who are naturally kind, inclusive, forward-thinking, reliable, passionate, and self-aware so they can lead by example. Being a role model for our values is non-negotiable.

So far, so good, but just one or two more things.

In a perfect world, we would also like you to come with:

- Ability to obtain a Nevada Gaming Registration and Alcohol Awareness card (Must be at least 21 years of age)
- Ability to obtain Health Card
- Prior full profit and loss responsibilities in a similar diverse environment. Minimum five (5) years preferred.
- Prior experience in planning and directing the administration of a Food and Beverage department to meet the daily needs of operation.
- Excellent analytical skills enhancing the ability to understand the activity of the department.

So, what do you think? Is this you? Then what are you waiting for? Go ahead and fill out the application form. And if not, no problem. We still think you’re great and hope to catch up soon!