Position:  Host and Hostess

Company: Sofitel Hotels and Resorts - WAFI Dubai

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Job Role:

• Provide a warm and friendly welcome, leading guests and seating them at their table
• Take telephone bookings and maintain a clear and organized reservations book
• Assist in the set-up of tables and displays
• Maintain and update the guest database
• Be attentive to guests and resolve their complaints where possible, reporting all incidents to Supervisor
• Maintain cleanliness of hostess station and surrounding areas, as well as of all menus
• Maintain a good working relationship with own colleagues, and all other departments
• Correct preparation of all necessary operational material in the back office
• Learn safety, sanitation and hygiene policies
• Present check to guests and perform cashiering function if needed
• Effectively control guest flow in the restaurant ensuring maximum turnover
• Assist in carrying out a quarterly, bi-yearly, yearly inventory of operating equipment
• Train waitstaff and bus staff in hostess standards
• Ensure the restaurant is ready to receive guests prior to opening and that both waitstaff and tables are ready in line with opening standards
• Carry out any other duties as and when assigned by the Management of the Hotel
• Assist other Food & Beverage Outlets in their operations within peak times when needed

Basic Requirements:

• Excellent reading, writing and oral proficiency in English
• Well-presented and professionally groomed at all times
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish a good rapport with guests
• Possess full knowledge of the restaurant’s seating/table plan
• Computer knowledge (Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
• Hotel Restaurant Management graduate
• with 1 year Hotel experience in F&B

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