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Director - Food and Beverage

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About Bally’s

Bally’s Corporation is one of the world’s leading entertainment companies, with millions of players across digital gaming platforms and traditional casino venues. Recognized for our innovation, energy, and dedication to creating thrilling gaming experiences, we were born to entertain!

Bally’s Chicago is a new exciting venture for the company. It will be a world-class entertainment destination resort, befitting Chicago’s status as a world-class city.

A career with Bally’s means starting on a path to endless possibilities. Our growing business is searching for service-minded individuals looking for a place to build and grow, excel, and truly make a difference. So if you want to be challenged in an exciting and fast-paced environment, this is the place for you!

Job Summary

As a Director – Food & Beverage, you will be responsible for directing, coordinating, and overseeing the day-to-day Food and Beverage operations, personnel, customer service, fiscal management, and administration

Duties And Responsibilities
  • Foster an environment that embodies Bally’s Born to Entertain philosophy by creating a fun-filled, entertaining atmosphere
  • Enthusiastically promote Bally’s customer-centric culture of offering superior guest service and actively building long-lasting guest relations
  • Adhere to policies and procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements, Company initiatives, and organizational goals
  • Manages, directs and supervises all personnel assigned to Food and Beverage operations.
  • Schedules staffing to appropriate levels within all areas of Food and Beverage.
  • Consistently reviews and maintains costs within projected levels.
  • Creates, monitors and maintains a cash control system.
  • Maintains discussions with the marketing department to determine when special events will be taking place in order to be appropriately staffed.
  • Coordinates and executes catering and special event functions.
  • Ensures that all team members within the food and beverage department are properly trained in the performance of their job duties.
  • Mentors, motivates and supports the Food and Beverage team to ensure development of the team.
  • Establishes and maintains effective and efficient department procedures and controls and ensures adherence to same by all team members.
  • Prepares annual budgets, operating forecasts, and other required department reports.
  • Ensures that all outlets within the Food and Beverage operation are scheduled for appropriate coverage during peak hours.
  • Establishes and maintains contact with vendors and Food and Beverage customers.
  • Supervises and works closely with Food and Beverage managers, supervisors and team members.
  • Inspect food and beverage outlets, kitchen operations and catering operations to ensure compliance with company and departmental policies and procedures.
  • Review usage, guest counts and revenue reports to determine appropriate staffing.
  • Perform other duties as assigned
    Qualifications
  • Must be 21 years or older
  • 4 Year Degree in Hospitality Management or related field
  • 4+ years experience as department leader in high volume Food and Beverage operations
  • 8 to 10 years Food and Beverage management experience
  • Culinary experience a plus
  • Experience in a Multi-Outlet facility or Casino
  • Point of Sales system experience
  • Ability to forecast and maintain the departmental budget
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
  • Ability to obtain and maintain all necessary licensing
  • Must be able to work weekends, weeknights, and holidays
    Physical Demands
  • Regularly required to walk stand see talk and hear
  • Must be able to stand for long periods of time
  • Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
  • Able to work with others while maintaining a positive and professional demeanor
    Work Environment

    The work environment is fast-paced and contains bright lights, loud noise, and stressful situations.

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    Bally’s Chicago

    777 W Chicago Ave.

    Chicago, IL 60654

    Casino Resort
    Managed By Bally’s Corporation

    Bally’s Chicago

    Bally's Chicago will be located in the city's River West neighborhood on the bank of the North Branch of the Chicago River, near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street.

    The first phase of the new casino hotel resort is slated to cost $1 billion. It will include 2,700 slot machines, 95 table games, a suite-only hotel, with 100 suites. There will also be an outdoor music venue with space for 1,000 people.

    The subsequent expansion of Bally's Chicago is projected to provide a total of 4,000 gaming seats with a new 400 room hotel, a 3000 seat indoor venue, and a 20,000 sq. ft. exhibition space.

    This link on our Bally's Corporate site provides more information about the specific components of our facility:
    https://www.ballys.com/about/casinos-resorts/default.aspx

    This link provides the details of our commitment to develop a world-class entertainment destination resort, befitting Chicago’s status as a world-class city: New Casino Resort in Chicago | Bally's Corporation (ballys.com)

    The permanent location will include a 3,000 seat theater, an extension of the Chicago Riverwalk, pedestrian bridge, six restaurants, a food hall, and room for 3,400 slots and 173 game tables.

    The corporation has a plan to retrofit the former warehouse at the current Tribune plant in order to serve as a temporary casino while the casino is being built. Bally's Temporary Casino will be located at 600 N. Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611.

    The temporary facility located at 600 N. Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL, will initially provide 33,000 square feet of gaming space accommodating 1000 gaming patrons. There will be two bars & cocktail lounges, a food service bar and a Grab N Go Kiosk.

    Bally’s Corporation is a global casino and interactive entertainment company, headquartered in Providence Rhode Island, with a growing omni-channel presence. It currently owns and manages 16 casinos across 10 states, a golf course in New York, a horse racetrack in Colorado, and has access to OSB licenses in 18 states. It also owns Bally's Interactive International, formerly Gamesys Group, a leading, global, online gaming operator, Bally Bet, a first-in-class sports betting platform, and Bally Casino, a growing iCasino platform.

    The Bally’s (North America) Interactive family includes upstarts, legends, sharks, and even a primate or two. Bally’s digital division is a portfolio of top disruptor brands in sports betting, iGaming, free-to-play gaming, and poker. Bally’s (International Interactive) has been recognized as the most successful multi-brand casino and bingo operator in the world with brands that cater to audiences all across the globe.

    With 9,900 employees, the Company's casino operations include approximately 15,000 slot machines, 550 table games and 3,900 hotel rooms. Upon completing the construction of a permanent casino facility in Chicago, IL, and a land-based casino near the Nittany Mall in State College, PA, Bally's will own and/or manage 17 casinos across 11 states. Bally’s also has rights to developable land in Las Vegas post the closure of the Tropicana. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BALY".

    We invite you to visit us today!