Breakfast Attendant

General Hotels Corporation; Kendall Township (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hotel Room Discounts

Earned Wage Access (on-demand pay)

Job summary

General Hotels Corporation is seeking a Breakfast Attendant for its Yorkville, IL location. This early-morning role involves preparing and presenting the daily complimentary breakfast and greeting guests with friendly, attentive service. Weekend and holiday availability is required.

The role emphasizes maintaining a clean breakfast area, restocking items, and collaborating with the team to ensure a superior guest experience.

Qualifications

• Customer service excellence and guest focus.
• Maintain quality and accuracy in breakfast presentation.
• Meet productivity standards with timely duties.
• Comply with health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain the breakfast buffet in an organized, appealing presentation per brand standards.
• Prepare foods like cut fruit, coffee and juices.
• Stock coffee, juice and milk.
• Arrange cold foods for self-service and hot dishes for service.
• Set up serving dishes, utensils, and disposables.
• Keep breakfast area and kitchen clean during and after service.
• Take inventory and reorder food and supplies as needed.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Quality

Quantity

Safety & Security

Dependability

Initiative

Compliance

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

General Hotels Corporation has an immediate opening for a Breakfast Attendant to join our Hampton Inn Yorkville team, in Yorkville, IL! The Breakfast Attendant is responsible for preparing and serving a fresh and inviting presentation of the daily complimentary breakfast, giving a friendly greeting to each guest at breakfast and providing superior service to all guests.

This position is an early morning position. Must be able to work weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain the breakfast buffet in an attractive and abundant looking organized clean and standardized presentation per brand and company standards.
• Prepare foods such as cut fruit, coffee and juices.
• Stock coffee, juice and milk.
• Set out cold food such as sweet rolls, muffins and cereal for self-service.
• Warm and set out hot foods such as hash browns, French toast, etc.
• Set up serving dishes, utensils, cups, and other paper/china products.
• Maintain cleanliness of breakfast area and kitchen during and after breakfast hours.
• Take inventory of food, beverages and other supplies needed for each day. Order or purchase food supplies as needed. Organize and put away food orders.

Required Competencies

• Customer Service – Respond promptly to customer needs, requests for service and assistance. Respond to special requests from guests.
• Teamwork – Treat people with respect. Keep commitments. Uphold organizational values. Approach all encounters with guests and employees in a friendly, service-oriented manner.
• Quality – Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; monitor own work to ensure quality. Periodically restock self-service food and supplies as needed. Wash china, flatware and serving equipment and return it to storage.
• Quantity – Meet productivity standards and completes work within a timely manner.
• Safety and Security – Observe safety and security procedures; report potentially unsafe conditions; use chemicals and equipment properly. Responsible for any assigned keys and for following key control policies.
• Dependability – Is consistently at work as scheduled and on time. Arrive at scheduled meetings and appointments on time. Can meet the demands of the industry regarding working holidays and weekends.
• Initiative – Ask for and offer help when needed. Clear and clean tables as they are vacated; wipe up spills; sweep, mop, and vacuum kitchen and dining areas. Remove trash.
• Compliance – Comply with health department rules and regulations with respect to handling, preparing and storing food.

Benefits

• Hotel Room Discounts
• Earned Wage Access ("on-demand pay") through PayActiv

Qualifications

High School diploma or equivalent is preferred. Should have basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation.

General Hotels Corporation is committed to enriching lives through award-winning hospitality. GHC is one of the largest hotel management companies headquartered in the Midwest, with a 60+ year history of providing excellent guest service. We recognize that our associates are the key to our continued success and have a long history of promoting from within.

General Hotels Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We participate in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.