Server

Job Description and Benefits

Maison de la Luz and Bar Marilou seeks kind, curious and industrious candidates to join our hospitality team.

A distinctive, Southern guest house from Atelier Ace, Maison de la Luz offers a luxurious hideaway steeped in unorthodox design and easy elegance. With 67 resplendent suites, private sanctuaries and bespoke concierge service, Maison de la Luz is a lighthouse for the senses: elegance, unconventional and is marked by generosity of spirit.

Bar Marilou is our spirited salon and bar, located in the former law library of the old City Hall Annex, and conceived as the first American venture for venerated French hospitality group Quixotic Projects. All that’s missing is you.

Position Summary

Welcome and seat guests for Bar Marilou service. Responsible for identifying the needs of guests and accommodating those needs. Serve the guests quickly and efficiently with complete knowledge of the Bar Marilou menu of food, wine, and spirits. Answer questions regarding food, beverages and service. Assist with replenishing items. Follow all safety and proper lifting procedures. Maintains superior standards of quality, service, and cleanliness in the restaurant and service area. Keep the station in a clean and orderly manner throughout the shift. Ensure each guest departs with an exceptional experience.

WE HAVE EXCELLENT BENEFITS:

• Health benefits available on date of hire for full time associates (no wait!!) Includes family or domestic partner
• 15 days of paid time off each year and 2 days of volunteer time off
• 9 paid holidays for full time associates (New Year, MLK Day, Mardi Gras, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
• 25% Discount on food at Josephine Estelle, Seaworthy, Bar Marilou, and Alto Pool Bar
• 401(k) after one year of service with matching up to 6%

CORE FOCUS & ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Qualified candidates must be able to satisfactorily complete the following responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

• Warmly greet and acknowledge guests upon arrival.
• Follow established Ace Hotel service sequence for consistent food & beverage guest experiences.
• Handle payment for guests purchases in compliance with Ace Hotel & PCI and cash handling procedures.
• Properly ring guest orders through the POS system.
• Maintain positive guest relations at all times.
• Work with a spirit of teamwork. Communicate needs and ideas to management.
• Maintain current and accurate knowledge of the outlet menu.
• Follows all safety and sanitation policies.
• Upsell items to guests.
• Properly check all guests’ identification to ensure legal age compliance.
• Perform side work as needed.
• Keep server station clean and organized.

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to satisfactorily communicate in verbal and written English with guests, management, and co-workers to their understanding.
• Prioritize and organize work assignments, have timely follow up and execution. 
• Have superb time management skills.
• Maintain complete knowledge of all hotel services/features and hours of operation.
• Other language, mathematical, and reasoning abilities as outlined below.
• Ability to comply with physical demands as outlined below.
• Knowledge and understanding of Atelier & Ace Culture & initiatives
• Ability to compute basic mathematical calculations.
• If applicable, must meet any required minimum age to serve alcohol.
• Must be able to maintain a flexible work schedule.

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma required, any college courses in hospitality management or similar is preferred. Minimum 1 year previous experience working as a server in a similar-sized restaurant. Additional restaurant experience (host, food runner, bus person, etc.) preferred. Additional certifications (ServSafe, TiPS, etc.) preferred.
 

LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICAL, and REASONING ABILITIES
Candidate must meet the following cognitive abilities:

• Ability to understand guests’ service needs & requests.
• Ability to acknowledge guests’ requests in a polite manner.
• Ability to clearly communicate in verbal and written English (additional foreign languages are encouraged and preferred).
• Ability to apply logical thinking and understanding to carry out written and oral instructions.
• Ability to address and solve problems involving guest and operational issues.
•  Ability to compute basic mathematical calculations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas where under certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses with side shields and mandatory hearing protection. Primary environment: ambient room temperatures, lighting and traditional office equipment as found in a typical restaurant environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sit, walk, and stand continuously.
• Lift / carry 25lbs (frequently) and 50lbs (occasionally)
• Bend, squat, crawl, and reach above shoulder level.
• Use dominate hand coordination for simple grasping, pushing/pulling, and fine manipulation.
• May be exposed to extreme temperatures, dust, dampness, height, and moving machinery
   

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