Area Manager, Food & Beverage

The Area Manager - Food and Beverage plays a critical role in managing daily operations, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The Area Manager will help set agendas and guidelines for training, purchasing, budgeting, staffing, inventory, and cost controls. The Area Manager reports directly to the Food & Beverage Manager and collaborates with other departments to support park-wide initiatives.

• Staff, train, develop restaurant supervisors and hourly associates through orientations, ongoing feedback, the establishment of performance expectations and by conducting reviews.
• Ensures all necessary associates are certified in Serv Safe Alcohol for the responsible service of alcohol to the guests.
• Responsible for the effective operation within the designated areas F&B locations and in accordance with Cedar Point’s and Franchise standards of operations.
• Oversee and responsible for managing F&B locations, P & L to optimize manageable profit, control of costs of goods sold (COGS), Labor, and other controllable expenditures to achieve all financial and budgetary goals.
• Responsible for the development and achievement of the restaurants’ business plan by working with the Director of Food & Beverage.
• Pass and/or take corrective action for all inspections and audit performed by outside entities such as but not limited to the Ohio Department of Health, Ecosure, Everclean, brand standard audits, Cedar Point, State and local fire and safety inspections.
• Ordering, control inventory of all necessary products to effectively produce and serve a quality product to all guests in accordance with Cedar Point, State, local and franchise standards of excellence.
• Ensure the highest level of guest services are present in all units. This is to include a monthly training with front and back of the house personnel.
• Initiates corrective and improvement actions as needed or upon the direction of the director. Responsible for accurate reporting. 

• High School Diploma or GED required;
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2-4 years in food and beverage management; 4 years supervisory experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Valid ServSafe Food Manager Certification preferred. Valid ServSafe Alcohol Certification preferred.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Ability to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must pass background check and drug screening per company policy.