Food & Beverage Manager - The River Course

On Kiawah Island, located just south of Charleston, South Carolina, day breaks across a pristine 10-mile beach, expansive marsh savannahs, ribboning rivers, and some of the most-acclaimed amenities available on the Eastern Seaboard. The Kiawah Island Club delivers a diverse collection of private amenities in distinctive venues. Amid uncommon scenic beauty, Members can savor the Island’s best offerings and create lifelong memories with family and friends.

When you come to Kiawah, you’ll know if it’s right for you the moment you set foot on the Island. It produces a feeling you can’t quite describe but you never want to let go.

We are seeking Food and Beverage Managers to be ambassadors for our mission: TO BE THE FINEST PRIVATE CLUB IN THE WORLD. A Food and Beverage Manager at Kiawah Island Club requires attentiveness, outstanding customer service skills, a strong work ethic and the ability to be proactive and exceed Members and guests’ expectations. This position offers a rare opportunity for a Food and Beverage Manager with a passion for fine dining, wine, and luxury service. Our Food and Beverage Managers are hands-on supervisors that work alongside staff to ensure outstanding service and smooth operation of shifts. A Kiawah Island Club Food and Beverage Manager will be an expert at welcoming our guests into our home with warmth, enthusiasm, and grace in this fast-paced, multi-faceted, club restaurant. Service periods will include Lunch, Brunch, and Dinner.

Responsibilities

• Opening/closing procedures
• Event set-up and service
• Overseeing/supporting the Club's seasoned food and beverage service staff
• Apply empathy to every person so they may create and maintain our members’ loyalty, while ranking their teammate’s needs even higher

Qualifications

• Two years of food and beverage management experience at an upscale restaurant, resort, or private club
• You must have a positive, outgoing personality, and a professional image
• Passion for hospitality and willingness to work as part of an effective team is required
• Communicate effectively in English.
• Strong wine knowledge and mixology experience is preferred
• Professional phone etiquette
• Reliable transportation

Benefits

In person applications are welcome between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at 253 Gardeners Circle Kiawah Island, SC 29455.

• Benefits are available to full-time employees after a waiting period and include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term and Long Term Disability, 401(k), Life Insurance, Accident Insurance, Telehealth, Health/ Dependent care spending account, wellness program and generous paid time off including 12 vacation days, 6 sick days and 9 paid holidays per year. KP is an Equal Opportunity Employer that uses EVerify. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, KP and its affiliates do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.