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Restaurant Supervisor

Accor

full time Nairobi Posted 22 hours ago

Qualifications

  • Diploma or Degree in Hospitality Management, Food & Beverage Management, Hotel Management, or a related field from a recognized institution.

  • Minimum of 2–5 years’ experience in Food & Beverage operations, with at least 1–2 years in a supervisory role within a reputable hotel or upscale restaurant.

  • Strong understanding of luxury hospitality service standards and restaurant operations.

  • Knowledge of food and beverage service procedures, guest relations, and restaurant supervisory practices.

  • Proven leadership and team supervision skills with the ability to motivate and manage colleagues effectively.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Ability to handle guest complaints professionally and ensure high guest satisfaction levels.

  • Experience in stock control, inventory management, and minimizing breakage, spoilage, and wastage.

  • Good administrative and organizational skills including report writing, log maintenance, scheduling, and record keeping.

  • Knowledge of Occupational Health & Safety standards, hygiene, sanitation, and food safety procedures.

  • Ability to conduct shift briefings and ensure grooming and operational standards are maintained.

  • Experience in handling reservations, private dining arrangements, and special events is an added advantage.

  • Familiarity with POS systems and basic computer applications such as Microsoft Office.

  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

  • Ability to work flexible hours including weekends, holidays, and shifts.

  • Professional appearance and grooming in line with luxury hotel standards.

  • Demonstrates Fairmont F&B standards in all interactions.

  • Ensures that the standards of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts are maintained and highly implemented.

  • Supervises, coordinates and gives directions to the entire team of colleagues in a very efficient and correct manner.

  • To promote good relationship to the guests and colleagues.

  • Control and analyzes the level on: Quality of Service, Guest Satisfaction, Employees Satisfaction, Operating Equipment and Grooming Standards

  • Updating all colleague logs/ files.

  • Participate in service as necessary in accordance with the restaurant needs.

  • Ensure hotel grooming and personal appearance standards are met.

  • Control stocks for daily use in the restaurant to ensure restaurant’s service requirements are met.

  • Control breakage, waste and spoilage.

  • Ensures Safe and Healthy work environment for all the guests and the colleagues.

  • Conduct all administrative work required.

  • Maintaining the restaurant’s cleanliness as well as ensuring all maintenance needs are looked after.

  • Checks expiry dates and non-dated products on a daily basis.

  • Schedules Guest Reservations and arranges for private function or special party.

  • Checks opening and closing duties assigned to all colleagues.

  • Maintains log book on day-to-day bases.

  • Conduct shift briefing.

  • Performs job related duties and special project assigned.

  • Ensures that the restaurant maintains the high-quality service standards are implemented.

  • Performs daily checks on staffing level, quality control, maintenance, cleanliness.

  • Establishes guest data.

  • Ensures that the unique services of the restaurant are well maintained, e.g., by doing table checks.

  • Updates the Communication Board.

  • Clean all coffee machines and make sure to use the safe right detergents and pills. Any maintenance issue should be reported to the leader on duty.

  • Make sure that all open food and beverage items are dated and covered.

  • Follows Hotel’s telephone etiquette standards.

  • Follows Occupational Health & Safety regulations.

  • Reports suspicious people, parcels, and behaviors to Security.

  • Ensures adherence to Fairmont’s Code of Ethics.