Food & Beverage Manager
Hotel Lucine Galveston, Texas Compensation: $70,000
The Opportunity
Hotel Lucine is a thoughtfully restored mid-century motor lodge on Galveston's historic Seawall, reimagined as a vibrant coastal gathering place where design, music, food, and community intersect. Equal parts boutique hotel and social club, Lucine attracts travelers, locals, creatives, and weekend escape artists drawn to its relaxed Gulf Coast energy and unmistakable personality.
Food and Beverage are central to the Lucine experience. Guests move seamlessly between spaces throughout the day and night:
- The Fancy, our signature restaurant
- The Den, an all-day café and lounge
- The Roof, a Gulf-facing rooftop bar
- Beach programming and seasonal activations
- Weddings, celebrations, and private events
Together, these outlets create an energetic hospitality ecosystem where food, beverage, music, and atmosphere work together to create something memorable.
We're seeking a Food & Beverage Manager who thrives in dynamic environments, enjoys being part of service, and understands that great hospitality starts with engaged teams and consistent execution.
The Role
As Food & Beverage Manager you will help lead daily operations across Lucine's diverse collection of outlets and experiences. You will work closely with restaurant, bar, culinary, and hotel leadership teams to ensure service standards, staffing, training, cleanliness, and financial objectives are consistently achieved.
Success in this role requires equal parts hospitality and operational discipline. You'll spend time on the floor supporting service, coaching team members, connecting with guests, and identifying opportunities to improve performance. You'll also be responsible for labor management, inventory controls, guest satisfaction, and helping execute the programming and events that make Lucine a destination for both visitors and locals.
This is an ideal opportunity for a hospitality leader who enjoys being actively involved in operations while helping shape culture, develop teams, and drive results.
What You'll Do
- Lead daily operations across assigned food and beverage outlets, ensuring consistent execution of service standards and guest experiences.
- Maintain a strong floor presence during service periods, supporting team members and engaging directly with guests.
- Recruit, train, coach, and develop front-of-house employees while fostering a culture of hospitality, accountability, and teamwork.
- Build schedules aligned with occupancy forecasts, special events, seasonal demand, and labor productivity goals.
- Partner closely with culinary leadership to coordinate menus, service flow, special events, and operational priorities.
- Support weddings, private events, group functions, and special activations, ensuring seamless execution from planning through service.
- Assist with inventory management, purchasing controls, and product ordering to support operational efficiency and cost control.
- Monitor labor costs, beverage costs, operating expenses, and outlet profitability while identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and execute promotions, programming, and guest experiences that drive participation and revenue growth.
- Ensure compliance with all food safety, sanitation, alcohol service, and workplace safety regulations.
- Monitor guest feedback and online reviews, implementing service improvements and recovery efforts as needed.
- Support cash handling procedures, inventory controls, and operational standards that protect company assets.
- Collaborate with hotel leadership on programming, community events, entertainment initiatives, and seasonal activations.
- Serve as Manager on Duty as needed and assist with overall hotel operations during high-volume periods.
Who You Are
- An experienced hospitality leader with food and beverage management experience in restaurants, hotels, resorts, or lifestyle hospitality environments.
- Passionate about creating memorable guest experiences and developing strong teams.
- Comfortable leading from the floor and jumping into operations whenever needed.
- Financially minded, with an understanding of labor management, beverage costs, inventory controls, and profitability.
- Organized and detail-oriented, capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- A strong communicator who builds trust with guests, employees, and fellow leaders.
- Adaptable, solutions-oriented, and energized by high-volume operations.
- Excited by hospitality concepts that blend food, beverage, music, events, and community engagement.
Why This Is Different
- A boutique hotel where food and beverage are at the center of the guest experience.
- Multiple unique outlets, each with its own personality, service style, and loyal following.
- The opportunity to help shape one of the most distinctive hospitality destinations on the Texas Gulf Coast.
- A role that combines restaurant operations, events, nightlife energy, and lifestyle hospitality.
- Independent ownership that values creativity, entrepreneurship, and thoughtful guest experiences.
- The chance to grow alongside a rapidly evolving property with expanding programming, events, and food and beverage offerings.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of progressive food and beverage management experience required.
- Experience within boutique hotels, lifestyle hospitality brands, independent restaurants, or high-volume venues preferred.
- Previous experience managing bars, restaurants, events, or multiple service outlets.
- Strong understanding of labor management, scheduling, inventory controls, food and beverage cost management, and guest service standards.
- ServSafe Manager Certification required or ability to obtain upon hire.
- TABC, TIPS, or equivalent alcohol service certification required or ability to obtain upon hire.
- Proficiency with POS systems, Microsoft Office, and Google Workspace.
- Hospitality Management degree preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
