F&B Team Leader

Ithemba Recruitment- Sourcing Top Talent; Canberra; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An international hospitality recruitment firm is seeking a F&B Team Leader. This role involves leading the F&B team, ensuring impeccable service for guests while upholding the highest standards of hygiene and appearance. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in high-end restaurants or hotels and is able to communicate effectively. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for delivering exceptional guest experiences, this role offers an exciting opportunity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience at a similar level at a 5 star or full-service hotel.
• Minimum 5 years experience in F&B Service at high standard restaurants.
• Ability to speak English fluently.

Responsibilities

• Achieve total guest satisfaction and organizational profitability.
• Oversee tasks related to Food & Beverage service.
• Maintain effective communication with F&B related departments.

Skills

Client facing service

Team player

Attention to hygiene

Discretion

Knowledge in world cuisine

Education

3 years Diploma Hotel school

Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Management

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

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Key purpose:

To lead and provide a professional and personalized service experience and fulfil all guests requirements from their arrival to departure.

The F&B Team Leader is responsible for servicing the guests to the highest of standards.

The Team Leader will oversee any tasks related to the F&B service including mise-en-place, table set ups, service, and all other tasks required to ensure the guests total satisfaction from their arrival to departure.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Achieve total Guest satisfaction and organizational profitability through effective utilization of all resources
• Updating the owner preference, likes and dislikes, reporting directly to the F&B Manager and Supervisors.
• Follows all the owner needs until they are completed to the total satisfaction, with each food course and/or beverages.
• Service of food and beverages: arrange table setting, service of welcome drinks at any time the owner is welcomed in the residence.
• Acquire indepth knowledge of food and beverage menu
• Performs all owner duties with the sense of priority and dedication, serving in a calm, discrete and courteous manner, respecting timing standards.
• Ensure a clean dining area, reception rooms, maintaining cleanliness of work.
• Takes notes of all the information, updates and instruction and giving proper handover to your Supervisor before signing off from the shift
• Maintain effective communication with all Food & Beverage related departments, ensuring the guests requests and preferences are anticipated and handled effectively as well as ensuring that the F&B team on duty are fully conversant with the days operations and responsibilities and tasks.
• Ensure that impeccable grooming standards are maintained by the team, whilst personally presenting a professional image

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• 3 years Diploma Hotel school
• Bachelors Degree in hotel Management specialized in F&B Service preferred but not essential.
• Proficiency in working with MS office word, excel, outlook.
• Minimum 5 years experience at a similar level at a 5 star or full-service hotel.
• Minimum 5 years experience in F&B Service: high standard Restaurant or Room Service 5-star Hotel.
• A Team player with a positive attitude, immaculate regards to personal appearance and hygiene.
• Experience and focused on client faced service side of role
• Knowledge and experience with high-end porcelain and silverware, ability to care and look after items to highest standards.
• Able to provide a discreet and smooth service for the principal and his Guest at any time, making each experience an unforgettable one
• Flexible and able to adapt to the fast and ever changing request of the principal. No day is ever the same.
• Discretion is paramount at all times. Confident serving VVIP guest to the highest standard at all times.
• Able to provide and participate in staff training for the wider team and confident in taking the lead.
• Knowledge and interest in world -wide cuisine. Confident answering question from guest and service team.
• Ability to speak English Fluently
• Experience in the high-end restaurant industry, Michelin star exposure.