- Full-Time
- Permanent
- FAIRMONT
- Food & Beverage
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Manager, Tea at The Fairmont Empress
Region
Americas
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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 Recommended, Four-Star property offers 431 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.
Manager, Tea at The Fairmont Empress
This position will oversee the operation of our 150 seat Lobby Lounge, home of our world famous “Tea at the Empress”, and the newly launched Sunset Sips experience. Your leadership ability infused with your passion for all things F&B will lead you to provide the highest quality service, bringing the overall concept to life and placing our new restaurants and lounges on the map as the “Hottest Places in Town”.
What is in it for you:
- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates at Accor properties worldwide
- Exclusive Employee and Friends & Family Discounts at Fairmont Hotels
- 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
- Competitive annual salary commensurate with experience, starting at $ 62,890
What you will be doing:
- Working closely with the Director of Restaurants and Bars at Fairmont Empress to execute the smooth and flawless operation of both the Front and Heart of House (inclusive of restaurant and kitchen)
- Ensuring optimal performance by being a presence on the floor to support and lead the team to deliver service excellence
- Drive revenue and profit through the development and implementation of strategies, practices and promotions while in keeping with the overall concept
- Handle guest concerns and react quickly and professionally
- To assist in the recruitment and training of F&B Colleagues
- Balance operational, administrative and Colleague needs
- Conduct regularly scheduled departmental meetings
- Maximize revenues by communicating regularly with the Food and Beverage teams to implement agreed upon strategies, practices and promotions
- Have full knowledge of all Outlet menus
- Manage the departmental budget
- Follow outlet policies, procedures and service standards
- Follow all safety and sanitation policies when handling food and beverage
- Managing blocking and reservations in the SevenRooms booking system to support revenue maximization and guest experience in Afternoon Tea and Sunset sips
- Manage groups’ bookings for Sunset sips and Afternoon Tea experience.
- Manage reservations for tour reservations and contract with region and location teams
- Performance management of colleagues including progressive corrective action
Your experience and skills include:
- Three + years of previous Food and Beverage leadership experience required
- Previous Point of Sale System experience required
- Exceptional knowledge of wine & spirits required
- Computer literate in Microsoft Window applications required
- University/College degree in a related discipline preferred
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities
- Highly responsible & reliable
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
- Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
- Previous experience with Afternoon Tea service an asset
- Designation as Certified Tea Sommelier or equivalent is an asset.
Physical Aspects of Position (include but are not limited to): Frequent standing and walking, Frequent bending and kneeling, Frequent carrying and lifting
Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.
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!
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