Waitress - Lobby

MAIN DUTIES:

• To provide a courteous professional efficient and flexible service at all times following Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach Standards of Performance.
• To be entirely flexible and adapt to rotate within the different sub departments of the Food & Beverage Division or any other Department of the hotel as assigned.
• To carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• To undertake any reasonable tasks and secondary duties as assigned by the Assistant Manager and supervisor.
• To perform opening and closing procedures established for the place of work as assigned.
• To provide high standard of quality and efficient / friendly service as per Standard Operational Procedures.
• To ensure that the place of work and surrounding area is kept clean and organized at all times.
• To monitor operating supplies and reduce spoilage and wastage.
• To report for duty punctually wearing the correct uniform and name tag. To maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene and adhere to the hotel and department appearance standards.
• To provide friendly courteous and professional service at all times.
• To maintain good working relationships with colleagues and all other departments.
• To read and understand the hotels Employee Handbook and to adhere to the hotels rules and regulations and in particular the policies and procedures relating to Fire Hygiene Health and Safety.
• To comply with local legislation as required.
• To respond to any changes in the department as dictated by the needs of the hotel.
• To be flexible and extend job duties to carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities within the job capability as assigned including redeployment to alternative departments/areas if required to meet business demands and guest service needs.

Administration

• To collect all general requisitions and food & beverage requisitions.
• To prepare and record all inventory on daily monthly and quarterly basis.
• Report any engineering issues and make a HOTSOS request for the same &

          Maintain daily logs and update the Logbook on daily basis.

Financial and Revenue Responsibilities

• To have a thorough understanding and knowledge of all food and beverage items in the menu and the ability to recommend Food & Beverage combinations and up sell alternatives.

Training and Human Resources

• To attend training and meetings as and when required.
• To read and understand the hotels Employee Handbook and to adhere to the hotels rules and regulations and in particular the policies and procedures relating to Fire Hygiene Health and Safety.
• To coach and train new Heartists through on-the-job-training.
• To assist in training of the employees ensuring that they have the necessary skills to perform their duties with the maximum efficiency.
• To report to duty punctually wearing the correct uniform and name tag. To maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene and adhere to the hotel and department appearance standards.
• Ensure wherever possible that employees are provided with a work place free of discrimination harassment and victimisation.
• Treat complaints of harassment and discrimination promptly and confidentially.
• Treat customers and colleagues from all cultural groups with respect and sensitivity.
• Identify and deal with issues which may cause cross cultural conflict or misunderstanding.

Guest Service Responsibilities

• To handle guest enquiries in a courteous and efficient manner.
• To establish a rapport with guests maintaining good customer relationship.

Miscellaneous

• All Heartists are required to comply with every reasonable request from their hierarchical supervisor(s) within an amount of time that it takes to comply under normal circumstances.
• All Heartists may be assigned to other duties in the hotel as and when required by business levels.

GENERAL DUTIES:

Health and Safety

• Ensure that all potential and real Hazards are reported immediately and rectified

• Be fully conversant with all departmental Fire Emergency and Bomb procedures
• Ensure that all emergency procedures are rehearsed implemented and enforced to provide for the security and safety of guests and employees
• Ensure the safety of the persons and the property of all within the premises by fairly applying Hotel Regulations by strict adherence to existing laws statutes etc.
• Ensure all staff within the department work in a manner which is safe and unlikely to give risk of harm or injury to selves or others
• Use safe manual handling techniques and practise safe work habits following Accor Health Safety and Environment policies maintain procedures to minimise our impact on the environment and prevent pollution.

Confidentiality

• Ensure confidentiality and secure storage of all intellectual property and data bases both hard copy and electronic. Adhere to Accor Internet and Email policy

• Ensure Hotel Customer and Staff information or transactions are kept confidential during or after employment with the company. 

To be fully conversant with:

• Hotel fire procedures
• Hotel security procedures
• Hotel Health and Safety policy and procedures
• Hotel Facilities and attractions
• Hotel standards of operation and departmental procedures
• Sofitel Keys of Luxury and Appearance guidelines
• Sofitel BE Magnifique vision and its corresponding strategies
• Methods of accepted payment of the company
• Short and long term company marketing promotions

Additional Information :

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract recruit and promote diverse talent.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time