The Preston Server

Sonesta Hotels International Corporation in; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account with Company M

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company M

Paid Vacation and Sick Days

Sonesta Hotel Discounts

Educational Assistance

Paid Parental Leave

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Short Term and Long Term

Disability Insurance

Hospital Indemnity

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance

Job summary

Sonesta Hotels International Corporation in Missouri is seeking a Restaurant Server to ensure guests receive attentive, friendly service across our food and beverage venues. The role emphasizes greeting guests, taking orders, and delivering orders with a smile.

The position requires teamwork, clean and organized dining areas, and adherence to health standards. It offers opportunities to grow within a hospitality-focused, guest-centric environment.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of restaurant serving experience or comparable
• Track record of delivering exceptional guest or client experience
• Clear and effective communication with guests and colleagues
• Ability to maintain professional appearance
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and take beverage and food orders promptly
• Prepare and present food and beverages to guests
• Clear and clean tables; wipe surfaces as needed
• Perform side-work and opening/closing duties
• Handle guest payments as needed
• Alert management to service or safety issues and perform service recovery
• Work with colleagues to ensure total guest satisfaction

Skills

Restaurant serving experience

Guest experience focus

Communication skills

Professional appearance and demeanor

Flexibility to work nights/weekends/H

Job description

Sonesta Hotels International Corporation

The Preston Server (Finance)

We're Sonesta International Hotels.

The 8th largest hotel company in the U.S.-and growing fast. An epic blend of full-service and focused hotels in major cities, Sonesta's uniquely diverse portfolio of owned, managed, and franchised properties makes us everywhere you want to be. Driven by the human side of hospitality, we deliver service with passion, loyalty with purpose, and experiences that truly connect.

Together We Thrive -bringing quality, value, and amazing hospitality to every guest, every stay, across 1000+ properties in eight countries and counting.

Job Description Summary

The Restaurant Server (RS) is responsible for consistently delivering results that contribute to the mission and overall success of the hotel by accomplishing performance objectives covering the food service venues of the hotel. The Server sets-up, services, and breaks-down the food and beverage areas where they are assigned ensuring a high level of quality, consistency and service.

Job Description

• Key Job Functions
  • Greet all guests and take beverage and food orders in a prompt and professional manner.
  • Prepare food and beverages for service to hotel guests and present food according to established health and presentation standards.
  • Clear and clean tables in a prompt and efficient manner. Clean and/or wipe down tables, chairs, walls, windows, mirrors, and floors as necessary.
  • Perform side-work, and any other opening or closing duties as required. Ensure that wait staff stations are clean and maintained throughout shift.
  • Wash dishes, as needed.
  • May receive guest payments and process transactions as outlined in the cash and charge procedures, as needed.
  • May assist with other duties as assigned.
  • Alert Outlet Management of any service and/or safety issues. Make appropriate service recovery gestures according to established guidelines in order to ensure total guest satisfaction.

• 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 guesthe t's name
    • Establish/anticipate needs
    • Solve and own all requests/complaints
    • Thank everyone
• Build solid relationships with your Colleagues
  • Treat colleagues with respect and dignity

• 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.

Additional Job Information/Anticipated

Pay Range

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 1-2 years of restaurant serving experience or comparable experience
• Track record of delivering exceptional guest or client experience
• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time for training and safety purposes, and when interacting with guests and associates.
• Strong communication skills
• Appropriate professional appearance and demeanor
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

Benefits

Sonesta recognizes that benefits play a vital role in helping ensure the health and financial security of employees and their families. We offer a variety of benefits to our employees including:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account with Company Match
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Days
• Sonesta Hotel Discounts
• Educational Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Various Employee Perks and Discounts
• Hospital Indemnity
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance

Sonesta is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.