Food & Beverage Manager
full-time•Dallas
Summary
Location
Dallas
Type
full-time
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Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
BONTON FARMS
FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER
Overview of Role:
The Food & Beverage Manager is responsible for overseeing daily operations of the Bonton Farms Coffeeshop and Market Café to ensure a high-quality guest experience, efficient operations, and alignment with the mission of Bonton Farms. This role combines operational excellence with community-minded leadership, ensuring that the café and coffee shop not only thrive but also embodies Bonton Farms’ commitment to empowerment, wellness, and opportunity for our neighbors while engaging customers in our mission.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership
- Manage all aspects of daily café operations, including opening/closing procedures, scheduling, and inventory management.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and sanitation standards in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.
- Oversee food and beverage service to maintain consistency, quality, and efficiency.
- Collaborate with culinary staff to ensure alignment between menu offerings, farm-to-table integration, and guest satisfaction while meeting Cost of Goods targets.
- Coordinate with Catering Manager to ensure fulfillment of all catering requests with quality food and service.
- Manage inventory to control waste and place orders to maintain par. Maintain and develop external vendor relationships while working closely with our most important internal vendor, the farm.
Staff Management & Development
- Collaborate with Assistant Managers, Kitchen Staff, and HR to recruit, train, and supervise café and coffeeshop team members (including front and back of house as well as coffeeshop baristas).
- Create and manage weekly staff schedules to balance labor costs with service needs.
- Provide coaching, feedback, and performance evaluations to support staff development.
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and mission-driven work culture that reflects Bonton Farms’ values of courage, love, unity, and excellence.
- Submit final payroll reports to HR.
Guest Experience
- Promote a welcoming and community-focused atmosphere that engages guests in Bonton Farms’ mission.
- Monitor service quality and respond to customer inquiries, concerns, or complaints with professionalism and care.
- Develop initiatives to enhance customer engagement, repeat business, and community connections
Financial & Business Management
- Monitor and manage café and coffee shop financial performance, including revenue, expenses, labor, and food cost controls.
- Assist in creating budgets, forecasts, and strategies to achieve revenue growth and profit goals.
- Track and report key performance indicators to leadership.
- Partner with leadership to design promotions, special events, and marketing initiatives that drive café visibility and sales.
- Track and report all cash for deposits and transparency.
Community & Mission Integration
- Ensure café operations align with Bonton Farms’ broader mission of addressing food insecurity, creating jobs, and empowering community members.
- Provide support and mentorship opportunities to apprentices and neighbors engaged in workforce development programs.
- Collaborate with farm and market teams to increase the use of Bonton-grown produce in café offerings.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3–5 years of restaurant management experience required.
- Proven leadership ability to recruit, train, and motivate staff in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong knowledge of restaurant operations, including food safety, financial management, and customer service best practices.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with flexibility and accountability.
- Passion for community building and alignment with the mission and values of Bonton Farms.
Work Environment & Schedule
- Flexible schedule required, including some evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Fast-paced café and restaurant environment with periods of standing, lifting, and active floor management.
Other facts
Tech stack
Operational Leadership,Staff Management,Guest Experience,Financial Management,Community Engagement,Problem Solving,Communication,Inventory Management,Coaching,Customer Service,Menu Development,Catering Coordination,Health Compliance,Team Collaboration,Budgeting,Vendor Management
About Bonton Farms
We believe that humans, like plants, need the right conditions to flourish, which is why we're driven by these seven human essentials: health & wellness; economic stability; safe & affordable housing; transportation; community; education, and access to fair credit. Like any ecosystem, if these conditions become unbalanced, the entire system begins to fall apart.
Bonton Farms exists within a South Dallas neighborhood called Bonton. Our community is filled with beautiful, courageous people who have fought to remain spirited in the face of a hundred years of systemic inequities working against them. Existing within Dallas county, approximately 40% of our neighbors live below the poverty line.
Bonton Farms was created to dismantle these systems of inequity and replace them with the tools all humans need to thrive. Powered by the community, we are reimagining a world where essential life tools are no longer a rare commodity–and thriving is considered the norm.
Team size: 51-200 employees
Website: http://bontonfarms.org
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Industry: Non-profit Organizations
Founding Year: 2014
What you'll do
- The Food & Beverage Manager oversees daily operations of the Bonton Farms Coffeeshop and Market Café, ensuring a high-quality guest experience and efficient operations. This role includes managing staff, financial performance, and community engagement initiatives.
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As a Food & Beverage Manager at Bonton Farms, you will: the Food & Beverage Manager oversees daily operations of the Bonton Farms Coffeeshop and Market Café, ensuring a high-quality guest experience and efficient operations. This role includes managing staff, financial performance, and community engagement initiatives..
Why join Bonton Farms as a Food & Beverage Manager?
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