F&B Team Leader

Ithemba Recruitment- Sourcing Top Talent; Riyad Al Khabra; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hospitality service provider in Riyad Al Khabra seeks an experienced F&B Team Leader to deliver exceptional service from guest arrival to departure. The role involves overseeing all aspects of food and beverage service, ensuring guests' preferences are met with discretion. Candidates should possess at least 5 years of experience in a 5-star hotel environment, hold relevant diplomas, and have strong leadership abilities. Proficiency in English is essential, along with a commitment to maintaining the highest service standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in F&B Service within a 5-star hotel.
• Experience with high-end porcelain and silverware.
• Confident in serving VVIP guests to the highest standards.

Responsibilities

• Achieve guest satisfaction and ensure organizational profitability.
• Oversee F&B service including mise-en-place and table setups.
• Maintain cleanliness and grooming standards of the dining area.

Skills

Client-facing service skills

Excellent time management

Team leadership

Knowledge of high-end service standards

Fluency in English

Education

3 years Diploma from Hotel School

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

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

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 and experience

• The position is preferred for Females
• 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.
• Excellent time keeper and team leader
• Excellent ability to motivate a team

Language Requirements

Candidate must speak one of the following native languages as well as be fluent in the English Language: