FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGER
Department: Department of the Navy
Location(s): Bethesda, Maryland
Salary Range: $37 - $40 Per Hour
Job Summary: This position oversees the daily operations of a multi-unit food court, ensuring high-quality service and food preparation while managing staff, inventory, and compliance with health and safety regulations. Key responsibilities include planning menus, supervising staff, controlling costs, ordering supplies, and ensuring customer satisfaction. This is a management role that requires strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Major Duties:
- MAJOR DUTIES: Plans, directs and manages a well-rounded food service program which includes dining, catering and coordinates/consults with the USDA program manager at the Child Development Center (CDC) to ensure USDA program requirements and standards. Uses initiative, judgment and originality in the food and beverage planning, merchandising and control. Applies existing guidelines and develops own supplements, procedures and operating instructions for use by staff to evaluate the food service program, patron needs and interests. Takes corrective action as required to ensure accuracy of data and effectiveness of systems. Promotes effectiveness and efficiency, using strong organizational and budgetary guidelines and internal controls necessary to provide reasonable assurance of accomplishing management goals and objectives. Meet suspense's on budget, information requests, etc. Ensures that training programs are established that will inform employees of the proper food handling procedures and teach them to be thoroughly knowledgeable of their particular duties and responsibilities. Provides supervision to ensure that those duties are carried out to the best of their ability Incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all personnel paperwork is complete and turned into the MWR Personnel office in a timely manner. Incumbent ensures that all personnel practices and followed and is the hiring authority for the Food and Beverage section. Works closely with other activities, staff offices, advisory committees, supervisors, commanding officers, manufacturers, vendors, professional counterparts, etc., to ensure food service programs are responsive. All levels of supervision are informed of policies, special events, problems or other pertinent information. Ensures that facility and equipment are maintained in good working condition and operational at all times. All safety, sanitation, security and other deficiencies are identified and corrected. Applies financial and accounting knowledge and skills regarding both appropriated and nonappropriated fund entitlements and procedures to interface both funding resources for a sound fiscal policy which meets not only program objectives but both short and long terms goals. Responsible for the Rations and Kind (RIK) program, ensures that program standards, regulations and instructions are maintained and met. Ensures that all paperwork, invoices, ordering of products and inventory procedures are followed and properly completed and turned in to the accounting office. Ensures proper military protocol and decorum are practiced. Conducts activities and programs with normal military protocol, courtesies, and social activities. Promotes and publicizes in every authorized media available to market programs, services and facilities on a cost-effective basis to create a well-informed, participating audience. Represents the MWR Food and Beverage activity at various conferences, or negotiations with federal, state or municipal organizations concerning current and future programs. Performs other assigned duties as required Knowledge of DOD, Navy Food and Beverage, and Rations in Kind (RIK} policies, regulations, instructions and administrative practices and procedures related to management, planning, budgeting, scheduling and coordination food service programs and for the efficient operation and use of assigned facilities and equipment. Knowledge of and skill in the application of a broad range of management principles, concepts and methodology to a variety of activities and services of a small to medium size food service facility. Typical services include a pizza/deli operation, salad bars, all types of beverages, breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch and catering services to accommodate private parties and large groups. Decisions regarding what needs to be done include the assessment of the size and mix of the patron community, cost targets, adequacy standards, and required changes or exceptions to operation policies. Similarly, the incumbent must evaluate the effectiveness of contracted services and functions. Incumbents must have at least 3 years experience in the operation and management of a small to medium size feeding facility. Incumbent must be able to get certified within 1 year of hire date thru the Safe.Serve manager program and maintain the certification while employed. Incumbent must speak, write, read and understand English. Must be able to prepare correspondence, spreadsheets and other information for local command and higher headquarters. Must be able to pass a base background check and a position of trust check from Office of Personnel Management.
Qualifications: Knowledge of DOD, Navy Food and Beverage, and Rations in Kind (RIK} policies, regulations, instructions and administrative practices and procedures related to management, planning, budgeting, scheduling and coordination food service programs and for the efficient operation and use of assigned facilities and equipment. Knowledge of and skill in the application of a broad range of management principles, concepts and methodology to a variety of activities and services of a small to medium size food service facility. Typical services include a pizza/deli operation, salad bars, all types of beverages, breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch and catering services to accommodate private parties and large groups. Decisions regarding what needs to be done include the assessment of the size and mix of the patron community, cost targets, adequacy standards, and required changes or exceptions to operation policies. Similarly, the incumbent must evaluate the effectiveness of contracted services and functions. Incumbents must have at least 3 years experience in the operation and management of a small to medium size feeding facility. Incumbent must be able to get certified within 1 year of hire date thru the Safe.Serve manager program and maintain the certification while employed. Incumbent must speak, write, read and understand English. Must be able to prepare correspondence, spreadsheets and other information for local command and higher headquarters. Must be able to pass a base background check and a position·of trust check from Office of Personnel Management.
How to Apply: To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/21/2025 to receive consideration.To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12825867It is your responsibility to ensure your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date.Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=ApplicantTo verify or check the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account. Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applications, your application status and the date it was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status The Department of the Navy is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor. The Department of the Navy provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they require reasonable accommodation should contact our Human Resource Office to ensure that the Department of the Navy can consider such requests. The decision to grant an accommodation will be made on a case by case basis.
Application Deadline: 2025-11-21