
Job Title: Unit General Manager I F&B
Department: Operations
Reports To: Senior Leadership (Site General Manager, Director of Operations, Plaza Director)
Status: Exempt
Date: May 2025
Salary:
Broad Responsibilities:
Lead and oversee all aspects of airport operations business by driving exceptional results, establishing and maintaining company culture, and managing key client relationships. Hold full accountability for achieving financial, operational, and guest service objectives while creating and sustaining a best-in-class work environment. Develop and implement strategic training initiatives and provide leadership to all personnel to ensure consistent delivery of premium service that exceeds Food and Beverage standards and company policies and procedures. Direct and mentor the management team to achieve operational excellence and foster professional growth.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Skills and Qualifications
Benefits:
We offer full-time eligible employees affordable medical insurance, dental and vision benefits, along with a variety of voluntary insurance options. Our benefits package includes company-sponsored life insurance, a free employee assistance program, competitive paid time off, company holidays, and a 401k retirement plan with company match. Plus, enjoy access to discount programs for travel and entertainment and a location meal program. In addition, this position is bonus eligible.
EEOC Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability status, or veteran status.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand for long periods of time, use hands and fingers, communicate verbally, and hear. The associate is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, taste, and smell. The associate is also occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and either lift or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
Areas is one of the world leaders in Food & Beverage and Travel Retail. Every year, the company welcomes 350 million customers across more than 2,000 restaurants and stores in 11 countries in Europe, the United States, Mexico, and Chile.
As a benchmark restaurant operator in the travel industry, Areas is committed to quality and operates in major and minor transport hubs worldwide, such as airports, train stations, and motorway travel plazas, as well as in key locations within trade fair venues and leisure centers.
With a strong culture of operational excellence, Areas possesses deep insight into travelers’ needs and offers the most extensive portfolio of restaurant concepts on the market. This enables the company to consistently deliver the ideal offering, tailored to the 900,000 customers it serves every day.
In the United States, Areas operates in some of the country’s busiest airports and travel hubs, partnering with leading brands and developing its own concepts to create a diverse and high-quality dining experience for travelers. The U.S. business has become a key growth driver for the company, strengthening its global footprint and showcasing its ability to adapt to different markets and traveler preferences.
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