VALLEY HOTEL

Located a few short miles from downtown Birmingham, the Valley Hotel is situated in the heart of Homewood, Alabama. In this bucolic neighborhood you’ll find a friendly, walkable town steeped in southern hospitality and spirited independence. Once considered a bedroom community, Homewood is now the epicenter of a creative vortex including one-of-a-kind retail, restaurants, galleries and bars.

A Curio Collection by Hilton hotel, the Valley Hotel offers 129 spacious guest rooms and over 5,000 square feet of fantastic event space. A place for visitors and locals alike to escape the everyday. From a casual drink at the terrace bar, to an amazing dinner at Ironwood Kitchen & Cocktails or even a hand-crafted coffee from our cafe.

About The Ironwood

• Rooted in Homewood’s ironworking heritage, Ironwood blends open-flame cooking, seasonally driven Southern fare, and polished hospitality. The space pairs coal-and-copper tones with warm wood and soft lighting to create an industrial-chic dining room that feels both neighborhood-casual and hotel-refined. Situated inside the Valley Hotel Homewood (Curio Collection by Hilton), Ironwood serves locals and travelers from breakfast and brunch through dinner, plus a robust craft-cocktail program.
  • Vibe: Welcoming, design-forward, and energetic—Homewood’s social hearth for everyday meals, special occasions, and hotel guests alike.
  • Beverage: Classic-meets-modern cocktails, curated wines, and local/regional beers.
  • Cuisine: Elevated comfort food with seasonal Southern ingredients and wood-influenced flavors.           
  • Setting: ~120-seat dining room, 20-seat bar, and a ~60-seat patio; private dining for up to 16.        

If you think you bring the ideal blend of skills, attitude and teamwork, sprinkled with a love for Birmingham, this could be the perfect home for you! Are you passionate and creative with a desire to grow? Let’s talk!  Click here to learn more about what makes The Valley a one-of-a-kind in Birmingham/Homewood.

THE ROLE

Join our team as Director of Food and Beverage for The Valley Hotel, part of The Hilton Curio Collection. Lead the teams that include our banquet and event operations, terrace bar, bistro cafe, and the premier The Ironwood Restaurant.

• About Ironwood Kitchen & Cocktails- Forged in tribute to Homewood’s historic iron foundries, Ironwood pairs the warmth of open-flame cooking with polished Southern hospitality. The restaurant centers on elevated comfort food and hand-crafted cocktails, offered from breakfast and brunch through dinner. The 120-seat dining room features an industrial-chic palette of coal tones and copper accents, complemented by a 20-seat bar, a 60-seat patio, and a private dining room for 16. Nestled inside the 129-room Valley Hotel Homewood, Curio Collection by Hilton, Ironwood serves both discerning locals and hotel travelers, positioning itself as downtown Homewood’s social hearth.

The Food and Beverage Director is responsible for overall operation of food and beverages, bars, and banquet departments delivering quality service, compliance of policies and procedures while meeting/exceeding financial goals. Manage all administrative functions such as scheduling, purchasing for the department, hiring and terminations of associates all in a fiscally responsible manner. Works closely with catering and convention services.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILTIES

• Accomplish food & beverage human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining associates; communicating job expectations, job duties and job responsibilities; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Achieve food and beverage operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.
• Meet food and beverage financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Avoid legal challenges by conforming to the regulations of the alcoholic beverage commission.
• Maximize bar profitability by ensuring portion control; monitoring accuracy of charges.
• Publicize the food and beverage by designing and placing advertisements; inviting food editors to review the food and beverage; contacting local, regional, and national magazines with feature ideas encouraging local businesses to hold social events
• Maintain safe, secure, and healthy environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; supervise the maintenance of food and beverage equipment to protect the assets, while securing revenues and complying with legal regulations and ensure quality service.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Investigate, resolve, respond to guest needs, inquiries, comments and/or problems to ensure a quality experience and enhance future sales prospects.
• Update the cash management system and compile, generate and prepare various reports to aid in the administration of the Food and Beverage department.
• Perform Manager-on-Duty functions and shifts as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• 2 or 4 year degree in hospitality management or related field
• Minimum 3 years experience in a food & beverage leadership role
• Ability to perform critical analysis and manage a wide-range of information.
• Requires advanced knowledge of business and management principles and practices involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
•  Possess excellent oral, written and presentation skills. Ability to delegate, manage manpower and organize complex projects and establish priorities consistent with department/hotel objectives. Listen effectively.
• Operate department within the guidelines of the Foundation Document. Communicate to both, guests and fellow associates, professionally and positively. #INDvalley

BENEFITS PACKAGE

• Competitive Salary

• Daily Pay!

• Team Member Hotel Discount Program

• Uniforms Provided for most positions

• Benefits - Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and other supplemental options

• Paid PTO

• 401k with employer match

• Food and Beverage Discounts

• Tuition Reimbursement

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