Event Server

2 weeks ago

Victoria, Canada FAIRMONT Full time

Company Description

Recognized as one of Top 21 Iconic Hotels in the World by National Geographic Traveler magazine, honoured with Travel + Leisure Magazine’s World’s Best Award for Top 10 City Hotels in Canada, and awarded Best Historic Hotel in the Americas, Fairmont Empress is located in Victoria, BC overlooking the city’s sparkling Inner Harbour.

This Forbes Four-Star, 4-Diamond property offers 464 beautifully appointed guest rooms and suites, Willow Stream Spa with signature West Coast experiences, Q at the Empress Restaurant featuring Pacific Northwest cuisine and award winning wine list, and Q Bar with its regionally focused cocktail culture was recently named to Canada’s 50 Best Bars list. World famous Tea at the Empress is a bucket list experience in the hotel’s sophisticated Lobby Lounge. Located on Vancouver Island, Canada’s Castle on the Coast is the ideal starting point to explore British Columbia’s stunning natural beauty.

**Job Description**:
**What is in it for you**:

- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates at Accor properties worldwide
- Exclusive Employee and Friends & Family Discounts at Fairmont Empress Hotel
- Exclusive access to the Pacific Northwest Food & Beverage Discount Program with 50% off at our dining destinations in Vancouver, Victoria, and Whistler
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world
- Complimentary meal during your shift through our Colleague Dining Program
- Complimentary uniform laundering
- Access to our comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, including extended healthcare benefits and RMT, dental, vision, and complimentary counseling, wellness sessions, financial and family planning through LifeWorks
- Access to our company-matched Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)
- Opportunity to develop your talent through coaching and our Leadership Mentoring Programs
- Hourly pay rate of $18.03 to 20.61

**What you will be doing**:

- Follow proper sequence of service and standards for function type (breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktail) and style (plated, butler, buffet, French)
- Interact clearly, courteously, professionally and closely with guests, colleagues and management team to ensure guests receive excellent guest service
- React to additional guest requests in a positive, professional and timely manner
- Set function tables: polish cutlery, check glassware, place tableware to an accurate and consistent standard prior to guest arrival
- Organize station for food service and serve food and beverage
- Greet and seat guests upon their arrival
- Understand menu and banquet event details prior to function and answer questions about food and beverage as required
- Follow proper cleaning standards and debussing procedures
- Ensure equipment is returned to appropriate storage, laundry and kitchen locations
- Maintain tidy, clean, safe workspace and equipment

**Qualifications**:
**Your experience and skills include**:

- A minimum of one-year experience (in the last five years) in a similar environment or 1 year experience (in the last five years) as a Server in an upscale or high volume establishment that clearly demonstrates the skills required for plate service
- "Serving It Right" and "Food Safe" certificates
- Fluency in the English language, both written and verbal
- Thorough knowledge of wines, cocktails and menu terminology
- Team player with proven success in relationship building
- Excellent organizational skills
- A high level of responsibility and commitment
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment that demands independent decision-making
- Polished demeanour, Impeccable grooming and presentation

Additional Information
**Physical Aspects of Position (include but are not limited to)**: Constant standing and walking, Frequent bending and kneeling, Ocassional** **carrying and lifting

**Your team and working environment**:Welcome to Canada’s Castle on the Coast. The Empress Hotel sits proudly at the centre of culture and history in Victoria, British Columbia. This is the best of all worlds - where contrast meets distinction, opulence blends harmoniously with the understated and fabled history meshes with contemporary affairs. This award-winning Victoria hotel and National Historic Site is an alluring blend of classic and contemporary, vintage and cutting-edge: Where Modern meets Iconic. Come join our wonderful team of hospitality experts

**Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

**Why work for Accor?**
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

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