Head Sommelier

Taste Hospitality Recruitment Ltd; Jersey Marine; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fine dining restaurant in Jersey is seeking a Head Sommelier to provide exceptional wine service and manage a team. The role requires extensive wine knowledge and experience in luxury settings, offering an attractive salary and career progression in a beautiful location.

Benefits

Exceptional salary package

Career progression and development

Beautiful location

Friendly and talented team

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sommelier in a luxury hotel or high-level restaurant.
• Valid UK work visa or settled status required.

Responsibilities

• Provide courteous and efficient wine service to guests.
• Manage junior sommeliers and develop wine service standards.
• Advise guests on wine and food pairings.

Skills

Wine knowledge

Customer service

Team management

Job description

Head Sommelier – 4AA Rosettes – Jersey

A Head Sommelier is required for this fine dining restaurant within a luxurious hotel located within the beautiful setting of the Channel Islands.

This role requires candidates to have a valid UK work visa or settled status – no sponsorship is provided.

The hotel offers an award-winning fine dining restaurant offering the highest levels of both cuisine and customer service in beautiful surroundings.

For this role it is essential that you have worked as a Sommelier within a senior level within a luxury hotel or higher level restaurant.

Benefits:

• Exceptional salary package
• Career progression and development within a high-level kitchen
• Based in a beautiful location
• Working within a friendly and talented team

The Michelin starred Head Chef and his talented team create an innovative modern British menu, put together using only the finest ingredients to create unique and tantalising dishes.

As well as their fantastic food, they have a brilliant drinks offering; from a mouth-watering range of cocktails to their extensive wine list.

As Head Sommelier you will:

• Be a passionate wine professional and your role will involve providing a courteous and efficient service to all guests and maintaining the levels of service to the highest standards
• Be responsible for helping and developing the wine service in the whole restaurant
• Be offeringa full wine service to guests and therefore you will have a thorough knowledge of all menu and wine list offerings and have the ability to advise each guest on certain wines and offer food and wine combinations
• Manage a team of more junior sommeliers

This role would suit a professional Head Sommelier looking for a new challenge and looking to offer their services and professionalism within a new environment.

Due to the number of applicants received, unfortunately we are unable to reply individually to each. Should your application be suitable for the role, then you'll hear from us within 48 hours, thank you.