Food and Beverage Manager

About the role

As the Manager of Food and Beverage, you'll lead the comprehensive operations of your venue, managing everything from daily service execution to financial performance, including inventory, food and beverage costs, and labor budgets. This hands-on leadership role involves directly supervising and developing your team to ensure every guest receives an exceptional dining experience while upholding the highest standards of safety and sanitation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all daily venue operations, ensuring the quality of all food and beverage products served.
• Provide strong leadership to staff, fostering a positive and cooperative work environment.
• Interview, hire, train, and orient new team members.
• Evaluate and oversee job performance, assisting with goal setting and professional development plans.
• Manage inventory control, prepare documentation for monthly variance reports, and maintain control over food, beverage, and labor costs.
• Ensure full compliance with all applicable gaming laws, company internal controls, policies, procedures, Title 31, and federal regulations.
• Maintain safe and sanitary work environments for both employees and guests.
• Prepare and/or approve departmental schedules and complete all necessary administrative work.
• Conduct group and individual training on company policies, service standards, food and beverage offerings, and equipment.
• Promote a fun, friendly, quick, comfortable, clean, and safe environment ("The Big Six").

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in hospitality or a related field and 3-5 years of food and beverage management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven ability to supervise and manage a department, with authority over hiring, firing, and performance decisions.
• Ability to obtain SERV Safe certification.
• Ability to obtain a State-issued Alcoholic Beverage License.
• Requires lifting objects up to 50 lbs.
• Flexibility to work varied shifts, including weekends and holidays, in a setting that may include exposure to secondhand smoke and crowd noise.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Top-notch health plans, 24/7 Telemedicine access, and on-site health clinics (at select locations).
• Financial Security: Generous 401(k) match and paid vacation, sick time, bereavement, and holidays.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible spending accounts, maternity/paternity leave, and voluntary benefits.
• Performance-based incentives, referral rewards, and discounts.
• Holiday appreciation gifts.

About Us

For more than two decades, Cherokee Casino has been Oklahoma’s premier destination for gaming, live entertainment, and extraordinary experiences. The brand currently owns and operates nine properties across Northeastern Oklahoma, each offering unique amenities while sharing a commitment to quality. Guests can enjoy slots and table games, multiple hotels, diverse dining options, live entertainment, horse racing, golf, a KOA campground, meeting and event space, and monthly promotions. Cherokee Casino also offers players impressive perks through One Star Rewards.

Cherokee Nation Entertainment, the gaming and hospitality arm of the Cherokee Nation, operates a diverse portfolio including Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, nine Cherokee Casinos, and Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, Mississippi. The company is dedicated to delivering world-class hospitality, gaming, live entertainment, and guest experiences while supporting the well-being of the Cherokee Nation and its communities.