Food & Beverage Associate

Food & Beverage Associate

Are you passionate about food, service, and creating unforgettable experiences? Have you dreamed of working for a world-class hospitality brand which boasts some of North America's largest, privately-owned landscapes?

At Ted Turner Reserves, we connect people with nature by providing one-of-a-kind experiences in luxury settings, and we're looking for passionate, energetic individuals to be a part of our growing team.

Our holistic retreat, Sierra Grande, is currently seeking a talented Food & Beverage Associate to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to shine in both the kitchen and front-of-house environments. If you love variety in your workday and enjoy both cooking and engaging with guests, this is the perfect role for you!

About The Position

As a Food & Beverage Associate, you'll combine culinary preparation with guest interaction, ensuring every meal experience is seamless and unforgettable. From preparing delicious continental breakfast items to crafting boxed lunches for guests and tour groups, you'll be a key player in providing a diverse and exceptional dining experience. You'll also be responsible for:

• Preparing and serving continental breakfast, including a variety of freshly prepared items to start our guests' day off right.
• Creating delicious and customizable boxed lunches for individual guests and tourist groups that consists of fresh sandwiches and salads.
• Managing inventory, tracking stock levels, and placing orders for necessary kitchen and front-of-house supplies. Ensuring that items are always well-stocked, fresh, and ready for service.
• Fostering and maintaining positive relationships with local suppliers and vendors to ensure smooth, timely deliveries and quality products.
• Providing exceptional service during breakfast and lunch hours, assisting guests with any food-related requests and ensuring a warm, friendly, and professional atmosphere at all times.
• Being present on the floor and attentive to guests' needs to ensure top-level service and experience for guests.
• Completing all opening and closing side-work as directed.
• Keeping tables and dining areas neat and presentable, following health and safety guidelines.
• Attending and participating in advancement of food and beverage education outside of regular service.
• Following all food safety and cleanliness protocols, maintaining a tidy and organized work environment in both kitchen and front-of-house areas, including frequent handwashing.
• Ensuring the highest quality and presentation of meals.
• Providing exceptional customer service and accommodating special dietary requests.
• All other duties as assigned.

What this isn't:

• A management or supervisory position

Your Qualifications

Essential:

1. Previous experience in food service, hospitality, or a similar role.
2. Strong communication skills and ability to engage with guests and team members in a friendly and professional manner.
3. Ability to multitask and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment.
4. Good working knowledge of accepted sanitation standards and applicable health codes.
5. Flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays.
6. You'll need to present documentation establishing both identity and employment authorization within three days of hire pursuant to federal law.

Preferred:

1. A high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
2. Experience working in a luxury hotel/resort setting.
3. Culinary school diploma or equivalent.

Your Qualities

• You're alert, friendly and eager to assist guests politely and promptly.
• You demonstrate care and compassion for team members, putting the needs of the team before your own.
• You demonstrate excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• You're self-directed, energetic, and motivated with multi-tasking capabilities.
• You're creative, adaptive and willing to work with existing core resort philosophy and style.
• You demonstrate clean work habits and attention to detail.
• You're committed to food safety and sanitation.
• You conduct yourself in a professional manner in and out of the work setting.

Employee Benefits & Perks

• Paid Sick Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive wages

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Stand; sit; walk; move hands and fingers; reach with hands and arms; stoop, bend, kneel, climb or balance; crouch, or crawl; lift, shake, pour, carry, and push; and talk or hear.
• Lift and/or carry trays and other items up to 50 pounds.
• Perform physical labor for extended periods of time.
• Be on your feet for extended periods of time.
• Wear slip resistance shoes or boots.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

You will regularly be required to work long hours, and you may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles. You may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and toxic or caustic chemicals. You will be occasionally exposed to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, and the work environment characteristics are representative of those you may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Accommodation inquiries must be made to the Company's Human Resources Department for consideration.

Turner Enterprises Management, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Smoke Free/Drug-Free Workplace.