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Head Waiter

Job description

Join the Fortnum & Mason Team!

 Are you passionate about delivering great service and eager to share your knowledge with others? Do you have a flair for customer service and a love for artisanal products? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

 Fortnum & Mason are looking for an exceptional Head Waiters/Waitress to join our unique team at our beautiful Flagship store in Piccadilly at our Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon. Responsible for demonstrating world-class service, our new team member will possess passion for our product, and an ability to bring this to life for each and every customer.

Why Work For Us:

  • Competitive hourly rate + paid overtime

  • Discretionary annual bonus (up to 5% of salary)

  • Up to 40% store and restaurant discounts

  • Subsidised staff restaurant using Fortnum’s ingredients

  • 28 days holiday + a day off for your birthday and 5 extra wellbeing days off

  • Matched pension scheme and career development opportunities

  • Annual staff party and incredible gifts after 5 years

What You'll Do:

  • Work with the Restaurant management team to ensure the smooth running of the restaurant
  • Help drive, motivate and encourage the teams to look for areas where we can deliver more
  •  Support and develop the Waiters and Commis waiters
  • Create and deliver an extraordinary customer experience, meeting all targets set
  • Act as a role model at all times with customer experience at the top of the agenda
  • Demonstrate an authentic and passionate understanding of brand, menus and restaurant service
  • Ensure all the teams are aware of any menu changes and can accurately inform the customers
  •  Motivate and inspire team to hit targets
  • Consistently lead by example
  •  Help to ensure that all staff carry out their duties to the best of their abilities at all times, liaising with other supervisors where appropriate

What We're Looking For:

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  • Experience within an Afternoon Tea/High Tea/Private Dining restaurant.

  • Coach, counsel and train team to deliver exceptional customer service at all times

  • Ability to think quickly and rationally to ever-changing situations

  • Consistently lead by example

  • Solid interpersonal and communication skills

  • Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time effectively

  • Think widely while focusing in on important detail generating winning ideas

  • Demonstrate an authentic and passionate understanding of brand, menus and restaurant service

We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation

We respect and embrace each other’s differences, to create a truly inclusive environment.

In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards.