Food & Beverage Supervisor

HIRING FOR 2026 SEASON

MUSKOKA BAY RESORT – FOOD & BEVERAGE SUPERVISOR

Reporting To: Sr. Director of Food & Beverage

Department: Food & Beverage

Terms: Seasonal, Full-Time

Who We Are

No matter the season, no matter the reason, Freed Hotels & Resorts have one mission: to create memories for every guest who stays with us. We achieve this with our best-in-class, detail-oriented service at our growing portfolio of properties throughout Ontario.

Muskoka Bay Resort redefines what it means to play and stay; to relax and live. Our resort features spectacular amenities through every season. This magnificent property boasts a superior, first-class golf course, The Cliffside Restaurant with spectacular views from the patio, a brand-new 88 room hotel, scheduled to open in 2026. This hotel will feature a one-of-a-kind, landmark rooftop restaurant with a pool and unobstructed views of picturesque Muskoka. Be a part of the exciting change and choose Muskoka Bay Resort as your employer of choice

Position Summary

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Food & Beverage, the Food & Beverage Supervisor will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of both Restaurant outlets and events based on needs including administrative tasks. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring key service standards are practiced while increasing profitability by developing innovative ideas and plans to increase the average check.

Duties & Responsibilities

- Supervise restaurant operations/banquet to ensure friendly, courteous and efficient service

- Participates in new staff orientation, provides initial on-the-job training with ongoing follow up to ensure service standards are met for the particular area.

- Ensure appropriate uniform standards are met daily and personal hygiene, specifically, hand washing prior to and throughout service.

- Assists in developing opening and closing procedures ensuring duties are being completed daily.

- Assists team whenever necessary, maintain a presence on the floor during shift

- Assist Host/Food Runner with seating, phone orders and guest service.

- Liaise with guests, convenors, conference services to ensure best guest/group experience

- Ensure accurate billing process for all servers you supervise.

- Consistently inspects banquet and restaurant areas to ensure areas are properly maintained

- Ensures the well-being of our guests and team members by being proactive to avoid potential hazards, ensure they are reported and follow up to ensure hazards have been eliminated.

- Comfortable making decisions and develops recommendations for effective problem solving.

- Attends to any guest concerns – comments to ensure the guest needs are met, follows-up with team members and root-causes are reviewed to minimize reoccurrence

- Schedules team members according to monthly budgetary guidelines and business levels.

- Adheres to all hotel liquor and food regulations.

- Attend monthly F & B management meetings including daily operational meetings and preconference meetings if required.

- Completes administration duties regarding budget, payroll, food and beverage cost of good reports, forecasting and purchase orders.

Skills, Abilities, attributes

- Guest oriented with a sincere, helpful, caring and friendly personality.

- Able to influence other members of the F & B team by demonstrating proper work ethics, service standards, using coaching skills to effectively motivate staff thus improving guest service.

- Able to take initiative within given guidelines.

- Pays precise attention to detail, order and cleanliness.

- Has high energy, flexibility and professionalism

- Enjoys offering exceptional service and meeting the needs of others.

- Has effective communication skills (verbal, listening, writing)

- Proven ability of working well with others.

- Effective communication skills (verbal, listening, writing).

- Demonstrated ability to adapt to change, modify and understand logistical challenges to ensure best guest experience and outcome.

- Able to evaluate and select among alternative courses of action quickly and accurately.

- Possesses coaching skills and is able to influence team members toward the F & B departmental goals.

- Possesses a strong desire to continually improve processes for better guest & financial results.

- Able to handle problems in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary maintaining composure and objectivity.

- Able to evaluate and select among alternative courses of action quickly and accurately.

- Is flexible with their schedule, able to work long hours, shift work, evenings, weekends and holidays as business levels require.

- Able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, otherwise move objects.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

- Previous leadership experience required.

- SILVERWARE, MAESTRO, OPERA, OPEN TABLE experience an asset.

- Experience in a hotel / supervising a restaurant or related field required.

- College diploma, or post secondary education, in hospitality or related field an asset.

- An intermediate level of competency in all Microsoft office components an asset.

- Experience with restaurant reservation system an asset.

- Smart Serve certificate required.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

- We will provide you with a supportive, communication driven workplace.

- Provide a company culture that promotes diversity, inclusion, and equity.

- Empower you to make decisions and solve problems.

- Competitive compensation package that will be commensurate with experience.

- Complimentary amenity access to all Resorts within Freed Hotels & Resorts Portfolio (Muskoka Bay, Horseshoe Resort, Deerhurst Resort), discounted F&B, lodging, events and more.

The above job description is not intended to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills or efforts associated with or expected of the role but are intended to accurately reflect principal job elements.

Visa Requirements: Must be eligible to work in Canada

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