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House of Blues Food & Beverage Supervisor - History in Toronto, Ontario
Job Summary:
Who are we?
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com .
Who are you?
Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!
The Role:
You will have the opportunity to be a part of a very special team for Live Nation’s Canadian venue, HISTORY. A state-of-the-art venue, with a capacity of up to 2,500 that hosts over 180 concerts and private events annually. YOU will play a big role in continuing to make this venue a Toronto staple. If you are ready be a part of Toronto’s most memorable and historic shows, then you better keep on reading!
This role reports directly into HISTORY’s Manager of Food and Beverage while overseeing 50+ F&B staff, aiding in conflict resolution, fulfilling the on-the-fly needs of both guests and employees, maximizing efficiency and profitability, all while learning and operating the Point of Sale and inventory management systems.
Responsibilities:
Live and breathe HISTORY’s & Live Nation’s hospitality and service standards.
Ability to run the venue floor, pivot and support staff as needed.
Maximize guest satisfaction and venue profitability by ensuring that Food & Beverage services, outlets and operations are functioning in the most optimal manner possible.
Maintain and strengthen F&B Staff service standards, engagement and training programs and various checklists and procedures.
Support new hire on-boarding and training, setting up new team members for ultimate success.
Collaborate with Kitchen, Bar and lead receiver to ensure product knowledge, quality, consistency and speed of service standards are met.
Assist Lead Receiver on placing appropriate orders for venue and maintain par levels.
Support private event curation, execution and overall needs.
Adhere to provincial regulated Health & Safety guidelines as per the Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) as well as Live Nation’s global standards by liaising with internal and external stake holders to promote a clean and safe work environment, using daily checklists.
Performs other duties as required.
Qualifications:
Must have 3+ years’ experience in food & beverage operations with a proven track record of leading a professional, efficient, high quality, service-oriented operation in a fast paced and demanding environment.
Must have excellent interpersonal/relationship building skills.
Must have supervisory, coaching and staff development experience.
Must have a strong business aptitude.
Must be Smart Serve Certified and at least 19 years of age or older.
Must be able to work evenings, weekends and holidays as required.
Knowledge of various spirits, beers, wines and champagnes. Extra points for mixology/cocktail experience.
Experience using point of sales and inventory systems; Square & Yellow Dog experience an asset, but not required.
Have an incredible ability to thrive in a fast-paced and high-volume environment while maintaining first-in-class hospitality and food & beverage experience.
Strong communication skills, including listening skills and ability to communicate with guests and respond to inquiries.
You’ve found the balance of being respectful and professional whilst being fun and jovial in a work environment.
A passion for live events and desire to ensure every Fan's experience is exceptional!
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
Sits for extended periods of time at a computer station or work desk; stands and walks often throughout the day; occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.; uses hands and fingers to operate computers and office equipment for up to 8 hours each day; lifts up to 10 pounds regularly; exposed to typical office environment conditions and noise levels.
Employment Equity
Live Nation Canada strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by provincial and/or federal law. Accommodation for candidates with disabilities are available on request during all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. If accommodation is needed during the recruitment and selection process, please contact us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
Hiring Practices
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Live Nation Entertainment recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation Entertainment may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, Internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms. This job description is a summary of duties that are expected to be performed. Duties outlined on this job description may not be all-inclusive and can be modified at any time if requested by management.