Café Boulud Bartender - Part Time

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd; Toronto; On-site; CAD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Exclusive staff discounts

Complimentary meals

Dry cleaning of uniforms

Training & development

Employee recognition events

Job summary

Four Seasons Hotel Toronto is seeking a talented Part-Time Bartender for Café Boulud. You will greet guests, maintain a polished service, and provide beverage service with knowledge of beer, wine and liquor while upholding provincial alcohol laws.

Smart Serve certification is required. The role requires standing for long periods, lifting up to 50 lbs, and a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Excellent personal presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong beverage knowledge across beer, wine and liquor.
• Must be of legal drinking age to serve alcohol.
• Confident, outgoing personality with a can-do approach.
• Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Provide guests and servers with quick, courteous beverage service.
• Greet guests promptly and with eye contact and a smile.
• Ensure service complies with Café Boulud standards and alcohol laws.

Skills

Communication skills

English fluency

Outgoing personality

Flexible schedule

Education

Smart Serve certification

Job description

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

A warm welcome framed by spacious, modern design awaits you in the heart of Toronto’s historic Yorkville neighbourhood. Enjoy authentic French cuisine paired with one of our 350 wine labels at Café Boulud, and specialty craft cocktails at our spirited lobby lounge and bar. Enjoy the serenity of our Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rated Spa, or step out and explore the vibrant character of Toronto’s most glamorous shopping and restaurant district.

Join our team!

Are you ready to take the next big step in your hospitality career? Four Seasons Hotel Toronto iscurrently looking for a talented and dynamic Part-Time Bartender who shares our passion for excellence and who infuses enthusiasm into everything they do!

About the role:

Chef Daniel Boulud brings modern French dining with classic technique to Toronto at Café Boulud, a French restaurant and brasserie offering bistro-inspired cuisine and signature rotisserie dishes. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch menus celebrate French classics with a Canadian twist.

The Bartender is an essential member of the Café Boulud team dedicated to providing exceptional quality and service to our guests. They assure each guest is greeted promptly, courteously, graciously with eye contact and a smile. They provide guests and servers with quick and efficient beverage service, following the provincial and city alcohol law while adhering to Café Boulud’s standards of service. The individual will have a complete working knowledge of all products served by the bar and will ensure that all the details of service are performed properly and that every guest receives the highest quality of service.

What you will bring:

We are looking for individuals with excellent personal presentation and interpersonal skills. Strong beverage knowledge regarding beer, wine and liquor is required. The Bartender is also required to perform additional side duties and assist in the absence of a bar porter or bar server if necessary. The candidate must be of legal age to serve alcohol. The ideal candidate will have a confident, outgoing personality and a can-do approach to any request. The position requires continuous standing for the majority of the shift and requires the ability to lift up to 50lbs. Applicants must have a flexible schedule with the ability to work all shifts, weekends and holidays.

Smart Serve certification is a must.

Preferred qualifications & skills:

• At minimum 1 year of previous bartending experience, ideally in a fine dining or luxury environment
• Exceptional communication skills, command of English language and personal confidence
• Additional language a definite asset for career growth

What we offer:

• Exclusive discount and travel programs with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts worldwide
• Complimentary meal per shift in our employee dining room, OASIS
• Complimentary dry cleaning of uniforms
• Excellent Training and Development opportunities and access to complementary e-training
• Monthly Employee Recognition celebrations and Bi-Annual Employee Parties

… and more!

Hourly rate of pay of $17.95 plus gratuity.

Schedule & Hours:

Successful candidates have the ability to work at least 3 shifts a week from 10:30am- 4:00pm including weekends and holidays.

Successful candidates must possess legal work authorization in Canada. Work permit sponsorship is not available.

Four Seasons is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.