Food & Beverage Manager

The Steward, Santa Barbara, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

posted April 21, 2026

Compensation: $75,000 per year

What's in it for you...

  • Insurance enrollment available from DAY 1!
  • Paid time off available from DAY 1!
  • Holiday pay available from DAY 1!
  • 401(k) enrollment after 30 days!
  • Hotel and travel discounts at worldwide destinations!
  • Professional development and promotion opportunities!

About this job...

The Food & Beverage Manager performs a key role on the hotel team by ensuring employee and guest satisfaction in every aspect of the food and beverage operation.  By promoting an environment of hospitality, cleanliness, quality, accuracy, and engagement, the Food & Beverage Manager is responsible for cultivating a best-in-class culture.  This position is a salary, exempt position often requiring more than 40 working hours per week.

What you'll be doing...

  • Oversee the day to day operations of the specified Restaurant & Bar
  • Ensure staff receive proper training on quality and service standards and have the tools & equipment to effectively carry out their job functions
  • Achieve and maintain budgeted revenues as instructed by the Director of Food & Beverage
  • Maintain labor cost to meet or exceed budget through effective staff scheduling and labor management
  • Train staff in operational standards and follow-up on that training to ensure levels of service are maintained
  • Establish and achieve quality and guest satisfaction goals
  • Maintain set food and liquor costs
  • Maintain a floor presence during needed meal periods to ensure optimal guest service
  • Conduct routine brand standard audits designed to ensure optimal service execution
  • Complete additional duties as assigned by hotel leadership

Requirements...

  • Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace
  • Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to prepare and analyze data figures and transcriptions prepared on and generated by computer
  • Knowledge of computer accounting programs, math skills as well as budgetary analysis capabilities required
  • Strong administrative skills, to include business writing, mathematics for basic accounting and knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
  • Ability to stand and walk for hours at a time
  • Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds occasionally
  • Understand this role requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, bending, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
  • Some college and/or advanced training in food operations preferred
  • Prior restaurant and bar supervisory experience required; hotel restaurant experience preferred
  • Ability to work calmly under stressful situations
  • Ability to maintain high level of guest satisfaction is in absolute requirement for this position

About First Hospitality...

Founded in 1985 and based in Chicago, First Hospitality is a forward-thinking hotel development, investment, and management company. First Hospitality’s strategic vision is to create value for all through excellence and an openness to doing things differently.

First Hospitality seeks to attract and retain a high-performing and diverse workforce in which employee’s differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the customers we serve. FH fosters an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration, flexibility, and fairness. Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Steward, Santa Barbara, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

5490 Hollister Avenue

Santa Barbara, CA 93111


Hotel
Managed By First Hospitality

The Steward, Santa Barbara, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Hotel

Escape to The Steward Santa Barbara, a serene retreat nestled in the heart of California’s Central Coast. Situated on 4.7 acres of historic Sexton House grounds, our hotel offers a tranquil forest hideaway with a hidden piano, lush gardens perfect for picnics, yoga, and lawn games by the fire pit. Relax in our spacious one-bedroom suites featuring natural wood elements, a Fellow Kettle with locally sourced FRINJ Coffee, two TVs, a dining/work nook, mini-fridge, and queen-sized sofa sleeper. Gather with family and friends by the indoor fireplace at Terra, our on-site restaurant and bar, or outdoors in our daybed swing and picnic tables. Soak up the California sun with a dip in our swimming pool, complete with sun loungers and poolside cabanas. Enjoy farm-to-table cuisine at Terra, open daily for breakfast and dinner, and explore nearby Santa Barbara attractions for the ultimate Central Coast experience.