Food & Beverage Director Full-TimeYear-Round

Job Title: Food & Beverage Director

Type of Position: Full-Time Year-Round

Schedule: 5 days/week (Winter) 4 days/week (Summer)

Includes weekends/holidays

Pay: $85000 - $95000 annualized based on skills and experience

Plus annual bonus potential

Application Deadline: January 22 2026

Are you an F&B professional passionate about winter sports and looking to build a career at one of the few remaining Family-owned ski areas Come join our family and make a difference for our employees and guests!

Why Loveland

The Loveland experience is like no other. We have stayed true to the sport our guests and our employees. Our experience is simple and straight forward. Our goal is for everyone to feel at home and to become a member of the Loveland family. Start your day at 10800 feet where an average of 400 inches of snow falls annually on 1800 skiable acres all only 53 miles from Denver! Come join our family share your passion for safety and the outdoors and be a part of something special!

Summary

Oversee all aspects of the Food & Beverage operations located at Loveland Ski Areas (Basin and Valley) maximizing sales and revenue through customer satisfaction and employee engagement. Deliver quality food and beverage and a positive dining experience for guests and Loveland employees. Operations currently include the Loveland Grill Wedge Bar Loveland Deli & Coffee Shop and the Rathskeller Bar all located in the Loveland Basin Lodge; an outdoor BBQ on weekends/holidays located on the deck in front of the Basin Lodge; Ptarmigan Roost Café located at the top of Ptarmigan Lift; and the Loveland Valley Cafeteria and Fireside Bar located in the Loveland Valley Base Area. Every employee is responsible for providing a positive experience for our guests and employees with safety and fun as our top priorities.

Essential Functions

• Ensure work-place safety through proper training and policy/procedure adherence. Create and foster an environment where safety is a priority and all team members are comfortable and willing to raise questions and concerns related to safety.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety health and liquor regulations and all applicable laws and company policies through training and auditing practices.
• Develop and ensure compliance with accounting and cash handling procedures
• Manage all aspects of the F&B team member experience including hiring onboarding training performance management appreciation/recognition and offboarding of team members
• Oversee all menu planning and costing forecasting purchasing preparation presentation and inventory management for all food & drink products. Responsible for ensuring appropriate cost of sales net margin and revenue per skier visit.
• Organize implement and maintain programs/procedures to ensure smooth daily operations of all outlets
• Strategically plan for improvements to operations in season and from season to season.
• Respond to and resolve guest questions concerns and complaints.
• Provide summer catering for events (weddings groups etc.) at the Valley Base Area including promotion tastings and delivery of elevated culinary experiences.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Education from an accredited culinary or Food & Beverage management training program or equivalent work experience
• Five or more years in upper-level Food & Beverage management or equivalent education
• Five or more years of experience supervising others preferably overseeing multiple teams with direct responsibility for leadership positions
• Possession of (or ability to obtain) a valid Colorado Drivers License with an acceptable driving record.
• ServSafe and TIPS certifications preferred
• Familiar with Point-of-Sale retail software systems. Ability to successfully use Microsoft Office products (Excel Word Outlook Powerpoint)
• Ability to communicate clearly in English - speak and understand verbal and written communications
• Ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds
• Ability to push/pull up to 100 pounds
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays year-round and early morning shifts during the Winter Season
• Intermediate level or above skier/snowboarder preferred

Competencies

• Strong communication and time management skills with independent decision-making ability
• Ability to manage competing priorities and scheduling all while motivating a team to accomplish all priorities
• Ability to handle fast paced potentially high-pressure work environment
• Ability to build development and maintain a strong and effective leadership team
• Ability to lead a team toward set goals motivate individual performance and hold team members accountable to ensure team success
• Ability to step in to perform all duties of any position in the F&B Department at any time flexibility to move between leader and line level responsibilities quickly
• Ability to work at high altitude and outdoors in extreme weather conditions when moving between locations
• Organizational skills attention to detail and ability to audit own work
• Interpersonal negotiation de-escalation and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to self-motivate and self-direct to set and achieve goals
• A passion for continuously improving safety and the guest and employee experiences

Whats in it for You

• This position is eligible for full benefits including: Medical; Dental; Vision; Life/AD&D; Short-Term Disability; FSA and HSA Reimbursement Plans; Voluntary Accident Critical Illness and Hospital Plans; 401k Plan (traditional & Roth) with current company match; and accrued vacation earned sick leave and paid summer holidays
• Free Loveland skiing/riding privileges and free/discounted access to over 30 other ski areas
• Eligible for potential management bonus based on company department and individual performance
• Potential to have an impact on all food & beverage at Loveland Ski Area to continue to grow our summer events business and to become an integral member of the broader Loveland leadership team
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