Oyster Shucker, Desire Oyster Bar

Sonesta Hotels International Corporation; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Hospital Indemnity

Education Assistance

Hotel Discounts

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Sonesta International Hotels in New Orleans is seeking an Oyster Shucker to accurately and efficiently prepare oysters for guests. You will maintain a clean oyster bar and support other kitchen duties as needed, ensuring high quality and sanitary standards across the station.

Ideal candidates will have 3+ years at oyster bars, strong communication, and a ServSafe certificate. The role requires cooking ability, multi-station flexibility, and familiarity with Micros for guest orders.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and professional appearance are essential.
• 3 years oyster bar experience preferred, ideally in high-volume settings.
• Culinary degree or related hotel experience preferred; ability to cook at basic/intermediate level.
• Must hold valid ServSafe Food Handler Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Prepare oysters accurately and efficiently; maintain a clean, sanitary station.
• Follow standard portion sizes, quality standards, and procedures.
• Open/close oyster bar area and assist with closing duties as needed.
• Operate Micros to manage customer orders and fulfill requests.

Skills

Strong communication

Professional appearance

Oyster bar experience

Cooking skills

Multi-station capability

Micros experience

ServSafe certificate

Culinary degree preferred

Tools

Micros

Job description

We're People People. Are you?

We're Sonesta International Hotels-the 8th largest hotel company in the U.S. (and growing fast ).

With a dynamic mix of full-service and focused hotels across major cities, our diverse portfolio of owned, managed, and franchised properties means we're everywhere our guests need us to be.

But here's the thing-we're not just in the business of hotels, we're in the business of people. We bring service with passion, loyalty with purpose, and create experiences that genuinely connect-delivering quality, value, and memorable stays across 1,000+ properties in eight countries (and counting).

What this role is all about

The Oyster Shucker accurately & efficiently prepares oysters for consumption. Perform other duties in the areas while maintaining a clean, safe and sanitary work area.

What you'll be doing

• Reports to kitchen supervisors and kitchen manager
• Assumes 100% responsibility for quality of products served
• Knows & complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, quality standards, policies and procedures
• Handles stores and rotates all products properly
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work station area, including oyster bar, knives, gloves, sinks, and refrigeration equipment
• Opens & closes oyster bar area properly and follows checklist and assists others in closing duties
• Operate Micros to manage your own customers
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. The employee is expected to work in other areas of the hotel when needed to assist operations to perform job duties not necessarily contained in this job description.
• Build solid relationship with your Colleagues
• Treat colleagues with respect and dignity
• Deliver Passionate & Engaging Service to our Guests
• You will be passionate and truly engaged in taking care of our guests, recognizing individual guests and anticipating their unique needs in order to exceed their expectations
• You will consistently deliver our GUEST model:
  • Greet or welcome everyone, warmly with a smile
  • Use eye and ear contact and guest's name
  • Establish/anticipate needs
  • Solve and own all requests/complaints
  • Thank everyone

Qualifications and Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Appropriate professional appearance and demeanor
• 3 years of previous oyster bar experience preferred, preferably high volume oyster bars
• Culinary degree or related hotel experience is preferred.
• Ability to perform all basic and intermediate cooking skills.
• Able to work multiple stations in the oyster bar.
• Micros experience preferred
• Valid ServSafe Food Handler Certificate required

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds for carrying objects, and 100 pound maximum for lifting. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Anticipated Pay Range & Additional Job Information

How we reward you

At Sonesta, we know showing up for our guests starts with showing up for our people. That means supporting your health, your financial future, and everything in between.

Here's a snapshot of what we offer:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company Match
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacation & Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Company-Paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Educational Assistance
• Sonesta Hotel Discounts (yes, you'll want to use these)
• Additional Perks & Employee Discounts

Our Commitment to You

Sonesta is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.