Harper Associates' Hospitality Division is directed by Ben Schwartz, the company's President. Ben is a Michigan State University Hospitality School graduate with 30 years of experience in the placement industry. He was honored by Michigan State University and has joined their prestigious "Wall of Fame" for the School of Hospitality Business. The relationships he has built with a vast number of satisfied clients in the hospitality industry, along with alumni and trade association contacts, makes Ben the ideal professional to personally assist you with your next career move! Let his extensive hospitality recruitment expertise benefit you - all in a confidential manner!
HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES - Our Shopping List of new
jobs! (Partial Listing)
Will oversee Hotel, Food and Beverage, Sales and Waterpark
operations. Our client requires a candidate with family resort
experience. Prefer Hospitality Degree. Excellent six figure package.
resort front office director - n michigan $40-45,000 plus
housing
Confidential search
for full service resort searching for a hands on front office
manager to direct a front desk operations, bell staff, and guest
services. Live in opportunity, all expenses covered! Prefer
candidate with Hospitality Degree and 2-3 years in a luxury hotel or
resort front office supervisory role.
Catering and event sales manager - on and off premise
Confidential search
for catering sales candidate with hotel, restaurant, conference
center, or off premise catering company sales experience. Our client
works with many venues in Detroit area as a preferred caterer of
choice, or catering partner. They also work with many of Detroit
area corporations for special event planning. Must enjoy outside
sales and marketing, and have excellent sales presentation skills.
Great benefits, salary and incentive program, working for a
prestigious company.
Will direct all catering operations for a luxury
catering/entertainment venue. This includes weddings, major society
social events, and corporate entertaining. Must have very strong
staff service training skills, have worked in a very high end hotel
or restaurant operations, along with banquet experience. Prefer
candidate with Hospitality Degree.
Our client, a luxury
full service property, seeks a hotel sales manager with strong ties
in the Michigan Association market. $50-65,000 plus lucrative
incentive program.
Boutique hotel
property in metro Detroit area seeks Hospitality Graduate with a
strong front office/rooms background. Will direct front office, PBX,
Concierge, Valet, and Bell Staff. Must have strong leadership and
training skills.
Director of sales - holiday inn/splash universe waterpark,
dundee, mi
Harper Associates has
been retained to conduct an exclusive search for Splash Universe and
the Holiday Inn of Dundee, MI.
www.splashuniverse.com
This is a terrific
opportunity available for an experienced Hotel Director of Sales to
join the leadership team at Splash Universe, a 25,000 square ft.,
year round, indoor water park & hotel. The resort has 163 themed
guest rooms and suites and also includes a restaurant, gift shop and
video arcade. Splash Universe is located next to Cabela's
Outfitters, one of Michigan's most popular tourist spots. The ideal
candidate must have hotel sales expertise in the corporate, group
and transient markets.
Join a
luxury Hotel property. Will oversee front desk operations, bell
staff, reservations, and assist with special guest requests.
Prefer Hospitality degree and full service hotel experience.
$39,000 plus excellent benefits and growth potential.
Harper Associates has been retained
by an expanding, upscale catering venue that specializes in
Corporate catering. Primary focus is for office meetings (breakfasts
or lunches), corporate gift baskets, outdoor BBQs, and some social
catering. We are seeking an extremely personable and assertive sales
professional to network with executive secretaries and other
decision makers who coordinate catered meetings and events. This is
an outside sales and marketing position, with heavy emphasis on
visiting potential clients in person to distribute menus, brochures
and sample food treats. Will also follow-up with new and existing
customers to ensure satisfaction. Responsibilities will also include
handling public relations and social media (facebook, twitter, etc.)
to further expand business. Position requires creativity and outside
sales experience with many contacts in the local marketplace. Salary
and incentive package. Realistic first year earning potential is
$50-65,000. Great Monday - Friday hours!!
Our client, an upscale catering venue specializing in wedding,
corporate events, etc. seeks an experienced catering sales
professional who will also direct the sales team. Prefer
candidate who also has previous banquet management experience.
Will handle budgeting, marketing, assist in sales. Prefer
candidate with Hospitality Degree. Excellent salary and
incentive program.
Catering Sales Opportunities $50-80,000++ Detroit Suburbs
Our client,
is a growing catering organization which specializes in
specialty corporate catering events and social functions. We
are confidentially searching for several sales candidates with
hotel, conference center or off premise catering sales
experience. Our client offers an excellent salary and incentive
program, and the right candidate can earn a six figure income.
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be
computer savvy, along with a great personality and polished
image.
Our client,
an upscale luxury property, is confidential searching for an
experienced Detroit area hotel sales manager who knows the local
market. Great
property, great team to work with!
Hotel Corporate Catering Sales Manager –Detroit Suburbs
Luxury
suburban hotel property seeks experienced catering sales
professional who knows the local Detroit corporate market. This
position also involved detailing the event. Our client offers
beautiful facilities for the corporate market. Must have a
great personality, very polished image, and enjoy inside and
outside sales and networking. $50-60,000++ package
Local full
service, luxury hotel property seeks Hospitality graduate with
3-5 years of Food and
Beverage and Hotel operations experience. Ideal candidate will
have corporate training with properties similar to Hyatt,
Hilton, Marriott, and Westin. Great benefits with a base of
$75,000 - $85,000 plus lucrative bonus (up
to 50%), creating a financial package over $100,000. Paid relocation available.
Hotel Sales Manager- Association/SMERF Markets $50-60,000
For luxury
4 star property with extensive conference and meeting space.
Will direct sales efforts in the association and SMERF markets.
Excellent salary and benefits. $50-60,000
Our client, a luxury 400 room hotel property, seeks
candidates with Detroit area hotel sales experience in the
Association, SMERF, Business Transient, Corporate, or Group
Sales Markets. Delphi experience a plus. Great benefit program
and perks. $45,000 - $65,000+
Luxury Hotel property with multiple, full service, casual
dining and café concepts seeks several managers . Ideal
candidates will have corporate training in high volume, upscale
full service and quick service operations. This is a great opportunity to join the Hotel Industry.
Benefits include paid family medical insurance. Prefer Degree. $40,000 - $45,000
Hotel Executive Meeting Manager (EMM)
Luxury hotel property seeks EMM to book and service groups, 10
rooms or less, rooms and catering, up to 30 days out.
Hotel Sales Manager - Sports and Entertainment Markets Luxury Hotel Property seeks experienced
Hotel Sales candidates with experience in the sports ( hockey,
baseball, etc) and entertainment markets. Excellent benefits,
and perks! $50,000 - $60,000
Casino Food and Beverage Manager - Metro Detroit area
With the Hotel expansion soon,
join a terrific team in directing restaurant operations. Must be
flexible with work schedule, terrific benefit package. $45,000 -
$50,000
Country Club Food & Beverage Manager – Western Suburbs
For a very posh, member-owned country club in the Western
Chicago Suburbs.
The F&B Manager will be responsible for a la carte dining and
the beverage department including a full wine program.
Candidates must have strong front of the house staff training
skills and a solid understanding of wine service. Our client
prefers a Hospitality Degree and corporate restaurant background
with a service-oriented group (similar to Lettuce, Morton's,
Gibsons, etc.) or Hotel F&B (Ritz, Four Seasons, Peninsula,
etc.).
Excellent benefits and incentive program. $40 - $55,000 ++
Exclusive
search for prestigious private club located one hour outside
Detroit area. You will join a very creative culinary team
with multiple a la carte dining options and extensive banquet
facilities. Desire a Culinary Degree (CIA, Johnson & Wales,
Schoolcraft, etc.) who enjoys a hands-on environment
with experience in a la carte , banquet, and garde manger.
Must also be a good manager and mentor of staff. Excellent
benefit package, 5 day work week, great matching 401K.
$40,000 - $45,000++
DINING ROOM MANAGER – PRIVATE COUNTRY CLUB Prestigious, member owned country club seeks Dining Room Manager
to direct front of the house a la carte operations and also
assist with banquet functions. Require polished image and great
personality. Immediate opening. $35,000 - $40,000+ plus great
benefits.
COUNTRY CLUB SERVICE DIRECTOR Posh, private golf and country club in suburban Detroit provides a luxurious work environment. Emphasis will be on staff training and front of the house service. Requires polished image, outstanding interpersonal skills, attention to detail and exceptional customer services orientations. Corporate experience preferred. $45,000 - $50,000
EXECUTIVE SOUS CHEF Exclusive search for Bloomfield/Birmingham area member owned country club. Executive chef is very talented and has top reputation in Detroit area. Food and Beverage sales volume $1.8 million. Club is open 10 months per year. $40,000 - $43,000
Does a Monday-Friday schedule sound like it could only be a dream? Let us introduce you to an excellent career option in the Food Service segment which offers many perks, including a schedule with no weekends or evenings! Many of our clients in Business/Dining, Schools and Colleges will consider restaurant management and culinary/ food production professionals.
FOOD SALES ACCOUNT ExECUTIVE - PITTSBURGH AREA - $50-65,000+++
GREAT BENEFITS
Join a tremendously
successful meat and seafood purveyor with a wonderful reputation,
serving some of the finest restaurants and foodservice
establishments in over 10 states. Our client is looking for an
outgoing, sales-oriented restaurant or food sales professional to
join their stellar company. With a reputation for providing
excellent customer service and reliability, this individual must
possess high standards and integrity.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Polished,
professional image
In-depth
knowledge of all products and services offered
Meet with clients
on a regular basis to ensure needs are met and sales potential
is maximized
Resolve any
issues with clients
Solicit new
clients for business opportunities
Must be reachable
at any time by cell phone/email and respond to all client needs
immediately
Candidates must
have the ability to work from home office and travel when
necessary
Ideal candidates will
have extensive experience either as restaurant or food service
manager, food sales representative with a major distributor or
purveyor, or executive chef with a great sales personality.
vice president of food service operations & Business Development
Exclusive Search by Harper Associates
Variety FoodServices Inc., (www.varietyfoodservices.com),
is a family owned, independent Food Service Management Company based
in Southeast Michigan. Variety provides services to a wide range of
segments including School Food Service, B&l Cafeterias, Vending,
Office Coffee & Catering. 83 years old and still going strong, the
company is expanding and will be diversifying their client base. As
a result, a newly created opportunity is available for a dynamic
Food Service Operations Executive with expertise in sales and
marketing and business development. This is a senior level executive
position, reporting directly to the CEO.
We
are seeking an exceptional professional (i.e. Regional VP) who is
passionate about the industry and has proven success in business
development including sales & marketing, client proposals, bid
sessions, etc. The ideal candidate for this key role will have
extensive operations knowledge in as many of the following areas as
possible: School Food Service, Dining/Corporate Catering, Senior
Feeding, Healthcare and Corrections.
Food Service Directors, Managers, Chef/ Managers (Monday-Friday)
$40-55,000+
Several new
opportunities available in Detroit area and Lansing for
candidates with food service management experience in a
corporate office headquarters, business/dining accounts or
automotive plants operations. Union experience is a plus. Many
positions offer great Monday –Friday hours. Let us represent you
in confidence.
Join an expanding foodservice organization for an opportunity to
manage corporate café. Our client is looking for hands-on,
enthusiastic leaders with a passion for food.
Candidates must have leadership experience in a food service
environment, ServSafe or similar food safety training, and a
solid knowledge of foodservice processes and procedures as they
pertain to HACCP.
The Café Manager will be responsible for the management and
training of all café employees, as well as maintaining excellent
food quality and sanitation. Will also manage the budget, menu,
inventory, and all processes and procedures.
Must have flexible schedule and be able to work evenings.
$30,000 plus excellent benefits, bonus, and opportunity for
advancement.
Our client
is seeking an experienced institutional Food Service Director to
manage multiple sites. This individual will maintain systems
and procedures for purchasing, receiving, menu planning, food
preparation, sanitation and safety. Will also be involved in
forecasting, accounting and coordinating staff scheduling. The
Director will need to be sure that all activities are in
compliance with various regulatory agencies.
The ideal
candidate will have outstanding leadership and motivational
skills, a strong background in high volume food production and
significant experience in a unionized setting. Degree
preferred, in addition to 5+ years of institutional food
production experience. P&L experience needed.
Food Service Manager- Institutional Food Service - Lansing -
$40,000-50,000
Our client
will consider candidates with culinary and food production
management experience in high volume restaurants, healthcare,
military, or other large food service venues. 5 day week, 45
hours. Requires strong leadership skills and staff training
expertise. Associates or Culinary
degree preferred.Benefits
include medical/dental/vision/prescription drug coverage, paid
vacations and holidays, pension, and 401k.
Restaurant general manager - grand rapids - $50,000-$60,000
Package
Wonderful opportunity
for a rock star General Manager to take over a new Grand Rapids
restaurant. Conveniently located just outside of Downtown Grand
Rapids, this restaurant offers upscale casual dining with an
American-style menu. To be considered for this position, you must
meet the following criteria:
Minimum 3 years
of experience in restaurant management
Possess a
thorough knowledge of HACCP
Ability to
identify and hire talented management and hourly staff
Demonstrate
ability to manage all financials, especially food/liquor cost
Menu
design/pricing expertise
Implement
training procedures and SOPs
Ready to join a
fantastic company that recognizes and rewards its people for their
hard work?
Hotel and
Freestanding Restaurant opportunities for managers with corporate
restaurant experience with sales volumes from $2-4 million. Opening
restaurant experience a plus.
Popular casual dining
restaurant with catering room seeks hands on dining room manager.
Require great personality, and staff training skills. Good salary
and benefits allowance.
Prefer
candidates with Hospitality Degree, and upscale, casual dining full
service restaurant management experience. Several front of the house
management opportunities with expanding company. Creative menu,
scratch kitchen, well trained service team, high energy bar. Opening
restaurant experience a plus. 5 day week, great benefits.
Confidential
search for GM to direct a busy, high energy full service
restaurant with a creative culinary menu. Must have experience
in both back and front of the house, and bar background.
Prefer Hospitality Degree. Great benefits.
Join a
casual dining, fun restaurant concept, with great food and a
highly trained service staff. Off premise catering available
office events, picnics, etc. Must have front of the house
,kitchen, and bar experience. Detroit Suburbs, multi-locations,
great benefit package.
Our client
is a very successful high quality restaurant with a talented
culinary team, all menu items prepared from scratch. Opportunity
for a dining room manager who enjoys table visits, staff
training, and coordinating wine and beverage programs. Prefer
candidate with Hospitality Degree. 5 day work week. Good
benefits.
Restaurant Dining Room Manager- Ann Arbor $35-40,000++
Our client,
a casual dining, busy, full service restaurant with great food
and service, seeks a dynamic individual. Prefer Hospitality
Degree, and some corporate restaurant training experience. Must
be very high energy, have a polished image and outgoing
personality. Opportunity for advancement, great benefits.
Join an
upscale, high energy restaurant group with a talented service
and culinary team. Prefer candidates corporate restaurant
trained with strong service staff training background, who enjoy
customer contact. Prefer Hospitality Degree. Great benefits and
5 days work week.
Our client,
a full service specialty restaurant group with great food and
service seeks a manager with both front and back of the house
experience. The restaurants also offer off-premise
catering. Restaurants located in Westland, Downriver, and Novi.
Prefer Hospitality Degree. Join a company that offers a 5 days
work week, great benefits.
Our client,
a growing restaurant group with great food and a fun
atmosphere,, has a front of the house manager opportunity in
their successful Royal Oak area restaurant. Prefer candidate
with Hospitality Degree, and corporate, full service restaurant
and beverage training experience . 5 day work week, company has
an excellent benefit program.
Restaurant Assistant General Managers-$50-60,000 + Detroit
Suburbs
Excellent
growth potential exists for enthusiastic AGMs to join a local
restaurant company with two locations. Our client is seeking
promotable AGMs to join a new management team in operating a new
casual concept with great seafood and other American fare at
reasonable prices. Both locations have indoor and outdoor
seating, busy bar crowds and one includes a 250 seat banquet
room. The AGMs will be involved in staff training, setting up
systems, procedures and inventory controls. Knowledge of
beverage operations is required. Corporate restaurant
experience would be a plus. Terrific career opportunity.
Casual Dining Restaurant Managers
Open
a new multi-concept restaurant venue with catering in the
Tri-City area. Ideal candidate will have full service, casual
dining and beverage experience in a corporate environment. Must
have strong front of the house service and staff training
skills. Restaurant opening experience a plus. Immediate
openings!
For popular
Royal Oak area restaurant with creative culinary menu, great
service, ambience and décor. Must be Culinary graduate, or
completed ACF apprenticeship program. Busy ala carte restaurant
with motivated culinary team. 5 day week, medical benefits.
Restaurant General Managers (Fast Food/Fast Casual) -
$40,000-$50,000+
Our
client, a growing fast food franchisee organization in
metropolitan Detroit, seeks General Managers who are
experienced in the fast food/fast casual restaurant
industry. Will complete an extensive 6 month training (based
on previous background). Wendy’s, McDonalds, BK, former
Boston Market managers background, or similar, is highly
desired. Five day/50 hour week, great company benefits in
90 days.
Our client,
a neighborhood tavern with food, seeks a night manager (5 day
week) to direct an operation doing $1 million +. Responsible
for hiring and training staff, liquor and food costs, marketing
and promotions, and assisting in developing a web site. Must
have strong bartending skills, and kitchen experience.
Excellent salary, medical benefits available.
Luxury Hotel property with multiple, full service, casual
dining and café concepts seeks several managers . Ideal
candidates will have corporate training in high volume, upscale
full service and quick service operations.
This is a great opportunity to join the Hotel Industry.
Benefits include paid family medical insurance. Prefer Degree. $40,000 - $45,000.
RESTAURANT GMs, AGMs - CASUAL DINING We represent several Detroit area based franchisee and corporate
companies who are expanding in Michigan and need General Managers
who have supervised unit sales from $3.5 - $4 million +.
Prefer candidates with corporate training, great people skills and
P&L expertise. Openings in Rochester, Novi, Commerce Twp.,
Westland, Downriver, Ann Arbor, Brighton, Grand Rapids,
Birmingham, and Toledo. $50,000 - $70,000 ++
Unique opportunity with
entertainment venue hosting sporting events, concerts and other
attractions. Will oversee busy restaurant and sports bar along
with other outlets. Offers lots of variety and great perks!
$40,000. Metro Detroit area.
chef managers - business dining, monday - friday hours
Several openings to
direct a corporate café
in headquarter or regional office locations. This is a hands on
position, must enjoy cooking and managing staff, purchasing,
payroll, inventory, etc. Will also do corporate catering when
needed. Prefer Culinary degree.
Expanding local
restaurant company seeks CIA or Schoolcraft Culinary graduates who
enjoy working in a very creative, busy scratch kitchen. Great 5 day
work week and medical benefits. Opening restaurant experience a
plus.
PERSONAL CHEF FOR CEO-BIRMINGAM/BLOOMFIELD AREA $55-65,000
Our client, a
prominent business executive, seeks a talented chef to work at
family residence doing meal preparation for family of 4, along with
dinner parties. Will also cater business meetings in corporate
office suite. Prefer Culinary Degree, and experience working in
private residences. Excellent benefits and perks.
Fine dining
restaurant in media spotlight seeks hands on creative sous chef.
Must enjoy a busy a la carte restaurant, will handle staff training,
and daily chef specials, Prefer Culinary Graduate, CIA, Schoolcraft,
OCC, Johnson & Wales, or completed culinary apprenticeship program.
Confidential search
for an established Italian restaurant recruiting for a hands-on
leader in its creative kitchen. Will direct a motivated culinary
team. Menu changes often, allowing freedom with chef specials. The
Chef must enjoy media exposure and being very active in the local
community. We are seeking a Chef with great culinary credentials in
Italian cuisine; the ideal candidate may be someone who has been
waiting for the right career opportunity to return to Michigan.
EXECUTIVE WORKING CHEF - $40,000 - $45,000 - Jackson
Unique opportunity with a great company for a hands-on working chef.
The Executive Chef will be responsible for the management, audit,
and organization of all facets of the Heart of House including, but
not limited to:
Ordering, receiving, and preparing food
Managing food & beverage budget
Managing and training kitchen employees
Maintaining adherence to HACCP and ServSafe
guidelines
Must have flexibility to work evenings and weekends. Ideal
candidates will have a hospitality or culinary degree, along with
extensive experience as a chef in a catering, restaurants, or
foodservice venue. Must be able to showcase creativity for daily
specials, as well as have the experience and versatility to cater
different corporate and social events.
Executive couple
seeks working chef to do weekend cooking, primarily for dinners.
Will do grocery shopping, cooking, serving, and clean up.
Anticipated hours are Saturdays and Sundays ~2/3pm - ~8pm. Based on
performance, hours may be expanded to additional days during the
week. Excellent wages!
Our client, a
prominent business executive, seeks a talented chef to work at a
family residence doing meal preparation for family of 4, along with
dinner parties. Will also cater business meetings in corporate
office suite. Prefer Culinary Degree, and experience working in
private residences. Excellent benefits and perks.
Expanding local
restaurant company seeks CIA/Schoolcraft, Culinary graduates who
enjoy working in a very creative, busy scratch kitchen. Great 5 day
work week, and medical benefits. Opening restaurant experience a
plus.
Our client,
a luxury hotel property in the suburbs, is looking for creative,
hands on banquet chef who enjoys both social and corporate
catering. Prefer Culinary degree. Great benefits.
New
opportunity available for a creative working chef with enjoys
customer interaction and media exposure. Prefer candidate with a
Culinary Degree or Apprenticeship program. Very creative a la
carte menus, exhibition kitchen and chefs table. Will direct a
motivated team. Excellent benefits and salary. All referrals
held in strict confidence
Culinary Graduates—CIA, Johnson & Wales, Schoolcraft , OCC
Join a
growing local full service restaurant company with a very
creative menu, a scratch kitchen, and a great culinary team.
Ideal candidates will have busy a la carte line dinner
experience. Birmingham area opportunities. 5 day work week, 50
hours, excellent salary and medical benefits. Prefer Culinary or
Apprenticeship graduates, who have a passion for food.
Unique
opportunity with multi-concept, specialty food establishment.
This is a very high profile opportunity with extensive guest
interaction. Position involves lots of creativity. Ideal
candidate will have Hotel Executive or Sous Chef experience in a
high volume operation with multiple restaurant and catering
concepts. Must be able to direct a motivated team of 30.
Prefer Culinary degree, with previous corporate training, strong
P&L & controls expertise.
For popular
Royal Oak area restaurant with creative culinary menu, great
service, ambience and décor. Must be Culinary graduate, or
completed ACF apprenticeship program. Busy ala carte restaurant
with motivated culinary team. 5 day week, medical benefits.
Exclusive
search for prestigious private club located one hour outside
Detroit area. You will join a very creative culinary team
with multiple a la carte dining options and extensive banquet
facilities. Desire a Culinary Degree (CIA, Johnson & Wales,
Schoolcraft, etc.) who enjoys a hands-on environment
with experience in a la carte , banquet, and garde manger.
Must also be a good manager and mentor of staff. Excellent
benefit package, 5 day work week, great matching 401K.
$40,000 - $45,000++
Join a luxury hotel property with multiple
restaurant concepts. Several opportunities! Desire culinary
degree, or completed apprenticeship program. Must enjoy a
creative, busy environment. Great benefits! $40,000 - $44,000++
New 80 seat full service restaurant opening in Birmingham
area seeks creative, hands on working chef. Ideal candidate will be a Culinary Graduate,
with a passion for food, who enjoys lots of creativity, and is great with plate presentations.
Scratch kitchen, will also assist with new menu. Excellent salary and benefits.
Great opportunity for hands-on CIA or Culinary Graduate to work
for school campus which includes social and school catering, board
and student feeding, and retail café. Lots of room for creativity.
Must enjoy working in multi-faceted facility. $35,000 - $38,000 ++
For information on these or any other positions available please contact Ben Schwartz at
248.932.1170, fax a resume to his attention at
248.932.1214 or e-mail a resume in Microsoft Word format to
Personnel Placement Specialists
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Suite 240 Farmington Hills,
MI
48334 Phone:
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