Hostess

Job description

A Hostess is responsible for making the guest feel at home by extending a warm welcome, assisting the guests to sit and later give them a warm send off. To assist in all ways to provide the highest degree of guest satisfaction.

What will I be doing?

As a Hostess, at our Saldanha Mar Restaurant, you are responsible for serving guests in a friendly, timely, and efficient manner to deliver an excellent Guest and Member experience. A Hostess will also be required to have extensive knowledge of menu offerings. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

·  Manage guest queries in a friendly, timely, and efficient manner
·  Ensure knowledge of menu and all products
·  Follow correct reporting procedures if faced with issues
·  Practice Hilton Grooming standards 
·  Assists callers courteously and promptly, taking messages as necessary 
·  Has a good knowledge of the restaurant's sitting arrangements
·  Comply with hotel security, fire regulations and all health and safety legislation

What are we looking for?

A Hostess serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

·  Positive attitude
·  Good communication skills in Portuguese and English (Oral and Written)
·  Committed to delivering high levels of customer service
·  Excellent grooming standards
·  Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
·  Ability to work on your own or in teams

It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

·  Degree in relevant area
·  Experience in Food and Beverage department and/or industry
·  Previous experience of cash handling
·  Knowledge of HACCP

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands .  Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day.  And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!

Your Candidate Experience in every selection process is very important to us. As such, you might receive an email from “ The Hilton Recruiting Team ” ( hiltonrecruitingsurvey@hilton.com ) with the subject line “ Your experience with Recruiting ” with a request to learn more about your interviewing experience.  The email is not spam, and you can click the link. The survey should take no more than 1 minute to complete, and we would appreciate your feedback as this will help our Human Resource and Recruiting Teams to focus on what is important to you.