Main Lodge Lead

Food & Beverage Lead – Main Lodge

Reports to: Food & Beverage Location Manager
Employment Status: Seasonal, non-exempt
Wage: Depending on Experience

All Season, All Adventure. Lead Where Others Come to Play!

Are you a natural leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and knows how to keep great food, great service, and a great team moving together?

Red Lodge Mountain is looking for a dependable and energetic Food & Beverage Lead to help oversee our Main Lodge dining operation. This hands-on leadership role is ideal for someone who enjoys supporting employees, serving guests, solving problems, and jumping in wherever needed.

You will help guide the daily operation while creating a welcoming experience for guests and a positive, respectful workplace for the team. If you can keep your cool during a busy lunch rush, motivate the people around you, and enjoy working in a one-of-a-kind mountain setting, we would love to meet you!

What You’ll Do

• Help oversee the daily operations of the Main Lodge food and beverage facilities.

• Lead, support, and supervise Main Lodge employees during assigned shifts.

• Deliver friendly, efficient, and high-quality service to guests and coworkers.

• Help create a positive team environment built on communication, accountability, and mutual respect.

• Assist with employee scheduling, staffing, training, coaching, and performance evaluation.

• Provide clear written and verbal instructions to employees.

• Recognize strong performance and address performance concerns in accordance with Red Lodge Mountain policies.

• Help resolve employee concerns and maintain a cooperative work environment.

• Maintain food, beverage, supply, and operating inventories.

• Coordinate stocking and ensure the team has the supplies needed for daily operations.

• Assist with menu planning and operational preparation.

• Ensure food service and dining areas remain clean, organized, safe, and guest-ready.

• Support compliance with food safety, sanitation, health, and workplace safety requirements.

• Use the resort’s point-of-sale and computer systems accurately and efficiently.

• Review operational procedures and recommend improvements.

• Step into frontline duties and assist the team during busy periods.

• Collaborate with the Food & Beverage Manager and other departments to support mountain operations.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

• Previous leadership or supervisory experience in a food and beverage operation.

• Resort, ski area, hospitality, restaurant, or high-volume food service experience preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• A leadership style that motivates, supports, and brings out the best in others.

• Ability to lead employees and maintain excellent guest service during busy or challenging conditions.

• Strong problem-solving, organization, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and professionally.

• Sound judgment and an understanding of how daily decisions affect the larger operation.

• Strong computer skills and the ability to learn and use resort point-of-sale systems, including RTP.

• A professional, calm, and approachable demeanor.

• Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, early mornings, evenings, and other shifts based on business needs.

The Mountain Work Environment

This is not your typical food and beverage job. You may travel to work areas by chairlift, snowmobile, or snowcat and could encounter snow, wind, cold temperatures, and changing mountain conditions along the way. The position includes work in kitchen, dining, storage, office, and outdoor environments.

Physical Requirements

This position may require the employee to:

• Stand or walk for extended periods.

• Regularly use hands to handle food, equipment, tools, controls, and supplies.

• Reach, bend, stoop, kneel, sit, and move throughout the work area.

• Communicate clearly with employees and guests in a busy environment.

• Safely operate or work near commercial kitchen equipment.

• Perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Equipment Used

• Commercial and industrial kitchen equipment

• Resort point-of-sale and computer systems

• Office equipment and filing systems

• Snow shovels

• Company vehicles

• Equipment used near ski lifts, snowmobiles, and snowcats

Why Red Lodge Mountain?

Red Lodge Mountain offers something increasingly rare in the ski industry: an authentic Montana mountain experience with great snow, genuine people, and a community that still feels like home.

Come build your leadership experience, support an incredible mountain team, and spend your season where work and adventure meet.

All Season, All Adventure. Come lead with us at Red Lodge Mountain!