Company Intro
Are you a skilled food and beverage professional with a strong work ethic and extensive hands-on experience? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team at Lafayette Hotels? If you answered yes, we want to hear from you.
Lafayette Hotels, a renowned family-owned and operated company with over 30 hotels and restaurants throughout Maine and New Hampshire, is seeking a Corporate Director of Food and Beverage to lead and elevate our F&B operations across our portfolio - ensuring quality, profitability and guest satisfaction at every location. With properties in stunning locations such as Maine's Acadia National Park, the Southern Maine Beaches, and New Hampshire's White Mountains, Lafayette Hotels offers a perfect blend of work and adventure.
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Job Summary
The Corporate Director of Food & Beverage will oversee all restaurant, bar, and banquet operations across the company. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can blend creativity with financial acumen, helping property teams deliver exceptional dining experiences while driving strong bottom-line results.
You’ll work directly with property GMs, F&B Managers, and our executive leadership to improve systems, menus, and service models, and to develop the next generation of hospitality leaders.
Daily Duties
- Oversee all company food and beverage outlets to ensure operational consistency, profitability and guest satisfaction
- Partner with property-level managers to analyze performance, control costs, and improve margins. Work with property GMs and Head of Facilities to implement systems, address issues and fix problems
- Recruit, train and mentor F&B management teams; support career growth and retention
- Lead menu development and pricing strategy - blending creativity, seasonality and cost control
- Develop staffing models and labor plans appropriate to each operation's volume and seasonality
- Establish best practices for service, training and guest engagement across properties
- Conduct periodic on-site reviews to evaluate quality, service standards and compliance
- Fill in or support operations during management transitions or high-volume periods
- Collaborate with marketing to promote seasonal offerings, special events and partnerships
- New concept development
Requirements & Qualifications
- 5+ years of progressive food & beverage management experience (multi-unit or resort background preferred)
- Proven record of improving profitability and guest satisfaction
- Strong financial understanding of F&B cost controls, labor management and P&L analysis
- Hands-on Leadership Style - comfortable working alongside property teams when needed
- Creative approach to menu design and guest experience
- Excellent communication, coaching and organizational skills
- Ability to travel to F&B locations (Ogunquit, Wells, Old Orchard, Portland, Boothbay Harbor, Augusta, West Lebanon, Bar Harbor)
- Ability to stand for 8 hours and push or pull 50 pounds and lift and/or carry 50 pounds
Lafayette Hotels is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Work schedule
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay
- Bonus pay
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Profit sharing
- Mileage reimbursement