The Madison Club is currently seeking an experienced Assistant F&B Manager. This individual will assist in leading the food and beverage team, to provide the highest level of service to members and guests through training, development, and refinement of skills while fostering a cooperative working culture to maximize productivity and employee morale and operating within budget to ensure the financial success of the department. A strong work ethic and a calm demeanor are essential to success with our growing team.

The Madison Club is open during the Fall & Early Summer season, and this role will be for a full time, seasonal need from October 2022 - June 2023. Preferred candidates will have a flexible schedule, be able to work weekends & holidays, and understand that time off requests will not be honored during March or April (key event/ festival months).

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the management of the food and beverage team including scheduling, hiring, training, and performance management and ensure the team is providing the highest level of service to members / guests through inspection, training, and coaching
• Assist with any member or guest issues/concerns in a professional and courteous manner
• Uphold the company’s commitment to superior food and beverage and hospitality, work with all food and beverage staff to adhere to exemplary service standards
• Set the tempo and tone of daily service: anticipate VIPs and special events, regularly review house counts and forecasts, organize restaurant and make preparations for daily cover counts; communicate this information to employees via daily line-ups and pre-shifts
• Continuously create and implement new ideas for training and development of F&B staff
• Foster and promote a cooperative working climate, maximizing productivity and employee morale
• Ensure all cleaning schedules, temperature records, opening/closing checklists are completed and recorded daily
• Monitor inventory levels through regular inventory checks
• Ensure restaurant equipment is properly handled and maintained by all staff
• Champion a clean and safe work environment by ensuring all safety, health, and food handling standards are followed

Skills and Qualifications

• At least three years’ food and beverage experience in high volume luxury resorts / private clubs or fine dining establishments with previous role(s) in a leadership capacity
• College degree in hospitality management is strongly preferred
• Current Riverside County Food Handler Card.
• General competency with point of sale system, Jonas experience preferred.
• Highly knowledgeable in wines and beverage
• Extraordinary attention to detail, quality and service
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, and shifts greater than eight (8) hours in length
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position including, but not limited to, working indoors and outdoors, standing, walking, and moving for periods of greater than four (4) hours, and lifting, carrying, bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, pushing and pulling

About Discovery Land Company

Founded in 1994 by Michael S. Meldman, Discovery Land Company specializes in building luxury residential private club communities and resorts throughout North America. We have grown to be the premier player in the high-end resort residential niche with 20 world-class projects in our portfolio. Our communities are distinct with their own architectural styles, world-class amenities, and high levels of service.

We don’t build buildings, but rather we build settings where families can create intergenerational memories and enrich their lives in exquisite and untouched sanctuaries. These settings offer a casual and comfortable sense of community through outstanding clubhouses, premier golf courses, welcoming staff, world-class culinary offerings, and outdoor pursuits. To ease and enrich your experiences, Discovery holds itself to the highest of service standards. Every decision we make is driven by one fundamental objective: to make the time you spend with the people you care about most not merely enjoyable, but memorable.

We are extremely grateful to be recognized as one of the world’s top mid-sized employers for 2018 by Forbes magazine. For more information about our company - http://www.discoverylandco.com

About the Project - The Madison Club

The Madison Club is the most exclusive private residential community in La Quinta, California offering the finest golf and club facilities in an intimate and sophisticated setting. In this tradition, it is a place of effortless grace and charm. The ambiance is one of quiet sophistication, intimacy and understated luxury. Offering a limited number of homes and memberships, The Madison Club is the modern interpretation of California’s classic old-line country clubs - https://madisonclubca.com/