Embrace your passion for hiking, skiing, snowboarding and many other outdoor activities in Banff National Park while pursuing a fulfilling career at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Take a risk, make a change and experience a new adventure while further developing your career. To live and work in a National Park is a once in a lifetime opportunity.  Our team is a network of empowered individuals with a strong sense of themselves and the hospitality industry. Work hard, play hard and receive extraordinary benefits including subsidized onsite accommodations, which make saving money very easy to manage. Join our Fairmont family today!

Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is seeking a dynamic Restaurant Manager. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Food & Beverage, this position will be responsible for the effective and efficient day-to-day operation. This position is ideal for the individual who aspires to increase department head level experience, manage multiple operations and continue the growth towards the next management level in Food & Beverage. Let’s take your career to new heights.

What you will be doing:  

• Develop and enhance Fairmont service standards through disciplined administration of departmental Standard Operating Procedures
• Enhance the leadership skills of the additional leaders in the Outlet. This includes the development of decision-making skills, performance management techniques, function planning ability, process mapping and analysis, and sense of urgency and ownership
• Ensure effective working relationships and clear communication is maintained with all colleagues and leaders in the restaurant and other departments
• Develop and administer the departmental Employee Engagement Survey Action Plan
• Critically assess procedures, policies, and methods of operation and alter them where necessary
• Ensure the financial success of the department by monitoring productivities, revenues and costs. To proactively implement appropriate procedures or programs wherever necessary
• Liaise with the kitchen to ensure that a common vision is shared
• Create and implement all beverage menus within the department as well as work closely with the kitchen on the creation of all food menus
• Liaise with other Food and Beverage departments to ensure that all resources are being equally shared and that the entire division operates as a unified force
• Ensure that all equipment, fixtures, and furniture of the department are kept in the best repair possible and are used in a safe and proper manner
• Participate in the budgeting process of the department by establishing clear and precise priorities for operational and renovation capital expenditures
• Develop and maintain a safety culture within the department and ensure departmental adherence to and awareness of Health and Safety standards are met.
• Ensure departmental participation in all hotel-wide environmental initiatives, and to develop departmental specific environmental initiatives
• Achieve or exceed all targeted objectives as it relates to our pillars (VOS, EOS, etc.)
• Ensure the successful seasonal transition of the restaurant
• Attend Leadership meetings, daily convention, pre-convention and other meetings as required
• Departmental payroll administration
• Ensure a clean and safe working environment, and actively participate in health and safety initiatives
• Adhere to all hotel environmental policies and initiatives
• Carry out any other tasks as assigned

Your experience and skills include:

• Previous F&B department head level experience required
• Must have strong, proven leadership qualities and management skills
• Working knowledge of Micros, Microsoft applications and Restaurant Manager an asset
• Post-Secondary Degree in Hospitality or Food and Beverage Management an asset
• A demonstrated ability to delegate tasks to team members and follow up on same – ensuring results
• Self‑motivated, with the ability to make effective decisions
• Demonstrates initiative, and the ability to multitask and work with minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain high service levels under pressure
• Physically fit to lift trays repeatedly, stand and walk for the duration of the shift.
• Ability to consistently stand and walk through out shift

Visa Requirements: Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

APPLY TODAY: We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about living and working in Lake Louise! www.lakelouisejobs.com

Why work for Accor? We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

About Fairmont Hotels & Resorts: At Fairmont Hotels & Resort we offer our guests the finest hospitality experience in each of our destinations. And we know that, to offer our guests the best, we first need to offer our employees the best. That's why you'll find exceptional work opportunities - throughout North America and the Caribbean, Europe and Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific - as well as industry - leading training, career development, recognition and rewards. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is a celebrated collection of hotels that includes landmark locations like London's The Savoy, New York's The Plaza, and Shanghai's Fairmont Peace Hotel. Our teams are guided by values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork and Empowerment; we employ the highest ethical and quality standards, treating all colleagues with fairness and dignity. A community and environmental leader, Fairmont is also regarded for its responsible tourism practices and award - winning Green Partnership program. An exciting future awaits!

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