Room Service Server

Kessler Hotels

Kessler Hospitality's portfolio of artistically inspired boutique hotels features unique design, luxurious accommodations, enriching ambiance, and intuitive service. With properties throughout Colorado, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, each hotel's exquisite art, music, and cultural influences are intentionally approachable. Designed to inspire and create unforgettable experiences, Kessler guests are immersed in refined Bohemian luxury, whether at a cutting-edge downtown icon, a premier luxury lodge, Savannah's entertainment destination, or an elite ski lodge. As the founding member of Marriott's Autograph Collection, Kessler Hospitality has long championed bold, original hotels, each carefully created with distinctive style and the Individualist traveler in mind.

Location

Located in the heart of the Historic Biltmore Village, Grand Bohemian Lodge Asheville, an AAA Four Diamond Autograph Collection property, boasts a Tudoresque exterior and a vastly individualistic interior. You can take in the view or explore the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains and Pisgah National Forest. After a day of exploration, relax and unwind at The Spa at Grand Bohemian. Enjoy fine dining at Red Stag Grill, our on-site restaurant, or private dining in the boutique Black Forest Wine Room. Additional experiences include our inspiring art gallery featuring the work of local, regional, and international artists.

Overview

The Room Service Server is responsible for receiving orders, preparing orders and delivering items to guestrooms in an attentive, courteous and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Employees must at all times be attentive, friendly, helpful and courteous to all guests, managers and fellow employees.
• Prepare station in anticipation of the day's business. Stock work areas with china, glassware, linen, coffee pots, napkins and ensure that stock is clean and polished.
• Set-up and deliver all VIP amenities.
• Set-up and deliver all food and beverage orders in accordance with established guidelines, procedures and policies as prescribed by Highgate Standards.
• Answer the telephone according to standards.
• Be familiar with the operation of the P.O.S system.
• Deliver orders according to established standards.
• Breakdown trays of soiled dishes and linen in the dishroom according to established standards.
• Conduct floor sweeps and retrieve all food and beverage trays in order to maintain established sanitation guidelines.
• Ensure quality of food & beverage being delivered and communicate with Manager/Kitchen.
• Prepare and deliver amenities. Replenish as needed.
• Call all guests before delivery of order.
• Have a thorough knowledge of menus and current specials and up-sell items to guests.
• Perform opening and closing procedures and side-work duties according to station rotation assignment, established checklist, and hotel's operating policies and procedures.
• Perform cashiering functions by closing checks and preparing end of shift paperwork.
• Respond to customer needs, issues, comments and problems to ensure a quality experience and enhance future sales. Report all communications to immediate shift supervisor.
• Perform all cash handling responsibilities in accordance with Highgate policies and procedures.
• Be familiar with the organization of the Restaurant(s), lounge, and Room Service and know the function of each job position.
• Service guests with all food and beverage requirements in an attentive, courteous, and efficient manner.
• Communicate guest needs to proper department.
• Handle guest's complaints and communicate to management.
• Ensure overall guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all level of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner.
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner.
• Attend all hotel required meetings and trainings.
• Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Highgate Hotel Standards, as required by scheduling, which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
• Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which includes wearing the proper uniform and nametag.
• Comply with Highgate Hotel Standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Maximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas and assist in implementing solutions.
• Must be effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary.
• Must be able to understand and apply complex information, data, etc. from various sources to meet appropriate objectives.
• Must be able to cross-train in other hotel related areas.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Must be able to show initiative, including anticipating guest or operational needs.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.
• Maintain a friendly and warm demeanor at all times.
• High School diploma or equivalent and/or experience in a hotel or related field preferred.