Waitress - Xenia Bar

AccorHotel; Muharraq; On-site; BHD 2,800 - 4,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ALL Heartists program

Partner hotel discounts

Job summary

Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is seeking a Bar Waiter to deliver high-quality beverage and food service at the hotel’s bars and lounges. Join a luxury team and contribute to memorable guest experiences with attentive service and professional presentation.

Responsibilities include prompt order taking, welcoming guests, responding to inquiries, and coordinating with teammates to maintain smooth bar operations and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently in English
• Enthusiasm and commitment to delivering and offering the best service
• Proven track record of surprising and delighting guests
• Detail oriented, team player
• Flexible to handle different work situations
• Works well under pressure with high service levels
• Strong time management with multi-tasking and professional appearance

Responsibilities

• Take and serve guest orders promptly according to service manual, including daily specials and menu details
• Welcome and acknowledge each guest with a smile and friendly greeting
• Listen and respond to guest questions and requests using brand process
• Address guests' service needs in a professional, timely manner
• Promote order alternatives and targeted services to guests
• Deliver maximum service while adhering to rules
• Maintain stations and assist with bar duties; relay guest feedback to management
• Plan activities per the weekly work schedule and training as required

Job description

Welcome to the award-winning five-star Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain, located adjacent to Bahrain International Airport, with a magnificent view of the sprawling lagoon and less than 10 minutes away from downtown city centre of Manama, the capital of Kingdom of Bahrain.

The hotel offers 97 luxury hotel rooms and 10 suites with state-of-art facilities and amenities. Our 5 star hotel went through a complete transformation; including restaurants and bars as well as rooms and suites.

Silk's restaurant is all day dining, offering international cuisine and theme nights. Gallery lounge is located in the high ceiling natural light glass lobby, serving French pastries, high tea and Swiss Mövenpick coffee and delights. While Xenia bar and lounge is offering exotic cocktails and bar food with live night entertainment daily. Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is well known for its award-winning Friday Brunch.

The award-winning European Rimal spa, features 12 treatment rooms, including single treatment suites, one double female suite and two traditional Turkish hammam suites with their own steam rooms and heated wet tables. Rimal Spa is the only spa that offers non-surgical CACI Synergy machines in the Kingdom. All treatment rooms are designed to the highest standards and have private showers.

Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is a place to experience world-class luxury hospitality, blended with Arabian tradition and a touch of Swiss that makes our guests feel at home in one of the most attractive and friendly destinations in the Gulf Region.

The Bar Waiter will be responsible for the day-to-day service, working alongside waiters and bartenders supporting them during service with food pick up, table service, clearing tables, station refills, drink service. responsible for performing tasks to the highest standards from the moment a guest enters to the moment they leave and enhancing there expires with us.

Responsible for maintaining the stations and the bar along with being the communication point between back of house and front of house. Supporting hostess and other team members when required and supply guest feedback and requests to management.

Responsible for specific stations in the bars, delivers food and beverage services to customers, possesses the related knowledge, and always present at his/her station.

* Take and serve guest orders promptly and according to service manual, including offering information about daily specials, soups, drinks to guests. Explain to guests as requested the menu items, their garnish, contents and preparation methods.

* Welcome and acknowledge each and every guest with a smile, eye contact, and a friendly verbal greeting, using the guest's name when possible.

* Actively listen and respond positively to guest questions, concerns, and requests using brand or property specific process

* Address guests' service needs in a professional, positive, and timely manner.

* Inform customers about order alternatives and encourage the sales of targeted services.

* Deliver maximum service in each unit, keeping in line with service rules.

* Maintain and any personal belongings of customers that has been left in the workstation and hand such belongings over to his/her supervisors.

* Comply with the departmental instructions and procedures published by the F&B Department.

* Carry out duties according to the practices and operational standards identified by the Food and Beverage Manager.

* Comply with operational rules.

* Plan working hours as deemed appropriate by the Food and Beverage Manager. Act according to the weekly work schedule and working hours.

* Attend the orientation training.

* Strive to achieve 100% customer satisfaction.

• Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently in English
• Enthusiasm and commitment to delivering and offering the best service and experiences possible in any situation.
• Proven track record of surprising and delighting guests.
• To be detail oriented and to work within a team.
• Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situation.
• Works well within a team environment.
• A proven track record and ability to provide high levels of service under pressure.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to multi-task while maintaining an immaculate and professional appearance.

Why work for Accor?

When you become one of our Heartists®, you will also be a member of the Accor group with all the benefits that brings. The ALL Heartists® program is the benefits program dedicated to Accor Heartists®. It provides employees with the opportunity
to enjoy living life to its fullest throughout the year, thanks to preferential rates in hotels and exclusive discounts with a wide range of partners (travel, gourmet, wellness, shopping…).