Careers in Lodging and Food and Beverage Management
If you are interested in a management career in hospitality industry it is good to research the management position that you may be interested in. Find out what the different positions are is a good way to start your research. The two different industries within the hospitality industry are the Hotel and Lodging industry and the Restaurant industry. The different top management position in the Hotel and Lodging are: General Manager, Director of Human Resources, Director of Food and beverage, Director of Rooms Division, Director of Sales and Marketing, Director of Engineering, Director of Accounting. The different top management for the restaurant industry are: General Manager, Kitchen Manager, Bar Manager, and Dining Room Manager.
Now that you know what the positions are looking up the details would be the next step. The General Manager of Hotel and Lodging is responsible over all the operations of the hotel. It is important for the General Manager to make sure that timings run smoothly and all employees are doing their jobs and the guest are happy. In order to get this job done there are several directors that report to the General Manager. The Director of Human Resources oversee the Human Resources Department where all of the employees needs are taken care of and the hiring/firing of employment takes place.
There is a Director of Food and Beverage that oversees the kitchen, catering, Banquets, restaurants, room service, minibars, lounges, bars and stewarding (Walker, 2013). There are several members of Management that report to the Director of Food and Beverage. The assistant Director of food and Beverage who assist the Director of Food and Beverage and helps to k...
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