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Manager, Food & Beverage, SeaWorld San Diego (Full-Time, Salaried)

SeaWorld / United Parks

San Diego, CAFull-time$70K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$70K/yr
Location
San Diego, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Food Safety Manager Certification

Job overview

The Manager, Food & Beverage leads a team delivering guest experiences, with a focus on Catering, Special Events, and Consumer Events & Festivals. The role supervises and develops Ambassadors, supports department planning and operations, and responds to guest and team member needs. The position includes work across indoor and outdoor locations and requires a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, events, and evenings.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Team LeadershipTeam DevelopmentAlcohol ServiceFood Safety ManagementLifting 50 LbsProlonged StandingBending and KneelingHand ManipulationOverhead ReachingClimbing Stairs and LaddersCleaningFlexible SchedulingDriver's License

Qualifications

Must Be 18+1 Year Food and Beverage ExperienceFood Safety Manager CertificationValid Driver's License

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

At SeaWorld, we're passionate about caring for animals. In fact, we've already rescued over 40,000 animals (and counting!). And we can save you from being stuck in just another job. Join us and help bring joy, excitement, and lasting memories to people from around the world. We're seeking enthusiastic, dedicated, and hard-working individuals to become our Ambassadors. Join us and play an important part on our incredible team!

What you get to do:

You will help lead and inspire a team to deliver great guest experiences from the get-go. You will model and perform the highest standards of service as you foster a positive atmosphere for everyone you come into contact with. You will:

  • Supervise, train, and counsel Ambassadors
  • Perform the job duties you’re supervising
  • Maintain a clean and safe environment for all team members, guests, and animals
  • Develop team members through training, feedback and coaching
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and policies
  • Assist leadership with supervision of planning, directing, and organizational needs of the department with a focus in Catering, Special Events and Consumer Events & Festivals
  • Respond to guest and team member needs
  • Assists leadership with employees scheduling, training, food ordering and equipment

What it takes to succeed:

  • At least 18 years of age
  • At least 1 year of experience in the food and beverage industry or similar high volume leadership capacity
  • Able to lead and develop ambassadors in daily job task
  • A role model for SEA safety, guest service, attendance, cleanliness and wardrobe standards
  • Able to work with and lead ambassadors in areas that sell and serve alcohol.
  • A valid Driver’s license and ability to meet company driving guidelines preferred
  • Able to complete a Food Safety Manager certification and pass the exam
  • Lift, carry, push and pull up to 50lbs. on a frequent basis.
  • Position engages in extensive walking and standing throughout work shift
  • Frequent bending from waist to floor, kneeling, squatting, simple hand grasping work and fine hand manipulation (computer work/typing, writing).
  • Occasional overhead reaching and climbing stairs and ladders
  • Work both indoors and outdoors, exposed to a variety of weather conditions
  • Perform all cleaning duties, including use of cleaning chemicals
  • Able to work a flexible schedule (Includes: Weekends, holidays, catering events and evening hours)
  • Flexible in work locations as placement will depend on business needs and career development opportunities

Compensation: 70,304 USD Annually

The perks of the position:

  • Paid Time Off
  • Complimentary Park Tickets and Passes
  • Park Discounts on Food and Merchandise
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401K Retirement plan
  • Voluntary Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Legal Assistance Plan

EEO Employer: SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, PREGNANCY, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, DISABILITY OR COVERED VETERAN STATUS.

How this job compares

Set against the 8,390 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$70K/yr
  • California median$91–132K/yr542 salary ranges
  • US median$84–117K/yr4,746 salary ranges

This rate, $70K, is 38% below the California median midpoint ($113K) — in the lowest quarter of Operations Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 720 open Operations Manager jobs in California and 8,390 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 6,254 postings).
Education
1,740 of the 8,390 open Operations Manager jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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