Calabra Food and Beverage Manager

Join the iconic Santa Monica Proper Hotel, where historic charm meets contemporary luxury in the heart of Santa Monica. As a seamless merger of historic retrofit and new construction, our 264-room boutique hotel showcases stunning interior design by international style icon Kelly Wearstler, tantalizing dining options by local culinary stars, and a show-stopping rooftop lounge and swimming pool. With 16,000 square feet of sophisticated meeting and event space, we create unforgettable experiences for our guests. We're currently seeking a passionate hospitality professional to join our award-winning team as a Food and Beverage Manager for Calabra, our signature rooftop restaurant and bar. If you have a passion for creating exceptional dining experiences and leading dynamic teams in a vibrant rooftop setting, we'd love to meet you.

Job Summary:

The Food and Beverage Manager oversees all food and beverage service operations, with comprehensive responsibility for recruiting top talent, creating effective staff schedules, supporting thorough training programs, and directly supervising food and beverage supervisors. They ensure impeccable front-of-house operations daily while vigilantly upholding the hotel's rigorous service standards across all dining venues.

The ideal candidate for the Food and Beverage Manager position brings 3+ years of leadership experience in luxury hospitality, with an unwavering commitment to exceptional service standards. Their ability to instill service excellence in teams, while maintaining strong financial acumen will make them the perfect candidate of our distinctive culinary experiences. Their passion for hospitality and dedication to operational precision will resonate perfectly with our design-forward, service-obsessed environment. Through meticulous attention to detail and proactive leadership, they create a dining environment where guest satisfaction isn't merely met but consistently surpassed, establishing a culture where anticipating and exceeding the expectations of the hotel's discerning members and guests becomes standard practice.

Position Responsibilities

• Facilitate ongoing service standard training to ensure all team members consistently deliver exceptional guest experiences aligned with Santa Monica Proper's luxury standards
• Reinforce high service quality with all guests through visible floor presence, proactive interaction, and modeling exemplary hospitality practices
• Work with Restaurant General Manager on staff management: hiring, training, supervising, and performance management for dining, bar, and event operations
• Review Banquet Event Orders and determine staffing, room assignments, floor plans
• Manage beverage operations: wine/beverage lists, inventory, bar staff oversight
• Member interaction: promote events, handle issues, manage reservations
• Budget monitoring and implementation of service standards
• Coordinate with Housekeeping for function setup and maintenance
• Collaborate with Executive Chef, Kitchen, Catering on F&B services
• Ensure safety, sanitation, and cost control procedures
• Work with Marketing Director on event promotion

Additional Functions:

• Provide direct guest service when needed
• Manage inventories of F&B supplies and equipment
• Maintain vendor relationships
• Attend required meetings
• Ensure compliance with alcohol and labor laws
• Act as Manager on Duty in absence of Restaurant General Manager

Qualification Standards

Specific Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Minimum 5 years of progressive F&B management experience in luxury hotels or high-end restaurants
• At least 3 years in a supervisory role managing large teams
• Proven track record of managing multiple food service outlets simultaneously
• Experience with fine dining, banquet operations, and bar/lounge management

Required Certifications

• ServSafe Manager Certification
• Alcohol service certification (RBS/ABC specific to state requirements)
• Manager's Food Handler's Certification
• HACCP certification preferred

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management , Restaurant Management, or related field
• Additional culinary education or certifications preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Required to stand for extended periods (up to 8+ hours per shift)
• Constant walking and movement throughout food service areas
• Frequent bending, stooping, and reaching
• Regular climbing of stairs between outlets/floors
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds occasionally
• Frequent lifting/carrying of items up to 25 pounds
• Regular pushing/pulling of service carts and equipment
• Fine motor skills for computer work and detailed paperwork
• Occasional kneeling, crawling to inspect areas

Company Overview Proper Hospitality is a diverse team of passionate individuals who share a common love for hotels and the art of hospitality. Our philosophy is simple: there is a right way to do things, and anything less just isn’t proper. We are seeking the best of the best—both within and outside the industry—to join us in building a new kind of lifestyle hospitality company, inspired by a centuries-old tradition. Our work is challenging and fast-paced, but above all, it is rewarding.

To achieve our vision—to inspire and transport people—we seek like-minded candidates who embody our ethos, The Pillars of Proper:

• Care Proper: We are natural and gracious hosts to all.
• Achieve Proper: We are committed to excellence.
• Imagine Proper: We are resourceful.
• Present Proper: We have an appreciation for style and culture.

Proper Hospitality is an equal-opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity or expression, genetics, or any other federally or state-protected category.

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with local Fair Chance Hiring Ordinances.