Area Manager - Food & Beverage - Full-time / Part-time

Provide operational assistance and support to the Food and Beverage Manager.  Set agendas and guidelines for training, purchasing, budgeting, staffing, inventory, and cost controls.

• Support Cedar Fair Cornerstone philosophies of safety, service, cleanliness, courtesy, and integrity.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary environment at all times in accordance with state, local health regulations.
• Must meet Cedar Fair professional grooming standards.
• Must adhere to department scheduling requirements.
• Ability to work nights and weekends.
• Ability to define problems, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to maximize profits.
• Ability to analyze various types of data in order to make decisions that will improve quality, budget compliance and department efficiency.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standards exist.
• Oversee all staffing requirements while insuring proper shift coverage to achieve budget goals.
• Appraise quality assurance to maintain high standards and provide optimum service.
• Train and delegate effectively while being a highly visible presence in the park.
• Effectively carry out all other duties, functions, and responsibilities as assigned by the Food and Beverage Manager.
• Provides assistance and guidance to all seasonal staff members.
• Ensures Cash control - reviewing over/shorts, divisional loss prevention, and daily sales reconciliation.
• Interviews, hires, trains, motivates and supervises seasonal employees.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the outdoors in extreme weather conditions and walk on concrete or asphalt for long periods of time.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent and knowledge in culinary arts, or related field.
• 3+ years' experience in a fast-paced amusement park or similar quick service restaurant with heavy sales volume.
• ServSafe certified.