Fluno Food and Beverage Assistant Manager

The Fluno Center, a full-service event destination and conference center in the heart of the UW-Madison campus, is seeking a motivated and talented Food and Beverage Assistant Manager to join our team. This role requires a proactive, independent leader who is ready to oversee catering and dining operations while delivering exceptional guest experiences. Key responsibilities include managing event setups and execution, supporting break stations, overseeing operations at Smitty's Pub and Oros Dining Room, and handling administrative duties such as budgeting, scheduling, and inventory management. Additionally, this position oversees student employee recruitment, onboarding, and training. A successful candidate will have previous full-service restaurant and/or catering leadership experience, with bartending knowledge considered a strong plus. Excellent communication, organizational, and team-building skills are essential to thrive in this role.

Physical Demands:

Ability to lift and carry 25 pounds frequently needed; Ability to stand for long periods of time

Work Schedule and Location:

This position is 100% on-site and is scheduled to work a combination of days, nights, and weekends. Operational and work schedules will be closely aligned with the services and customer needs of our facility.

• Assists with unit budget monitoring, management of inventory levels, and staff training

• Monitors adherence to federal, state, campus, and local food safety regulations, policies, and procedures, identifies needs and makes recommendations for improvement to leadership

• Develops, implements and oversees workflow components, and assigns and coordinates the day-to-day activities of food service staff

• Selects, develops, implements and schedules logistics and menus for daily and catering operations

• Leads and provides exceptional customer service, answers questions, and provides information regarding food preparation, catering, and associated activities

Wisconsin Union, Fluno Center

The expected starting salary is $54,500 / Annually

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS)pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see.

https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf

• 1-year of supervisory experience in a food operation - restaurant or catering

• Bartending experience
  

• ServSafe Certificate hold or able to obtain within 6-12 months of hire
  

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You will be prompted to upload the following documents:

-Resume

-Cover Letter

Applicants should attach a cover letter and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process.

Kathleen Keller, kathleen.keller@wisc.edu, 608-262-9323

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