F&B Team Leader

Ithemba Recruitment- Sourcing Top Talent; Madrid; On-site; EUR 54,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ithemba Recruitment- Sourcing Top Talent is seeking a seasoned F&B Team Leader to deliver exceptional service from guest arrival to departure in a luxury setting.

The role requires 5+ years in high-end hotel F&B, strong discretion, and excellence in staff leadership and training. Candidates should demonstrate flawless grooming and the ability to manage VIP guests with poise and professionalism.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience at a similar level in a 5-star or full-service hotel.
• Minimum 5 years experience in F&B Service: high-end restaurant or room service 5-star hotel.
• Proficient in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide a professional, personalized service from guest arrival to departure.
• Oversee mise-en-place, table settings, service and related tasks to ensure total guest satisfaction.
• Maintain impeccable grooming standards and present a professional image at all times.
• Coordinate with F&B departments to anticipate and fulfill guest requests.
• Train and lead staff to deliver VIP service to the principal and guests.

Skills

Team player

Discretion

Immaculate appearance

Education

3 years Diploma Hotel school

Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Management (F&B)

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Job description

Calling all Spanish for incredible job opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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.