Job Description

Job Number 23136490
Job Category Food and Beverage & Culinary
Location Courtyard Singapore Novena, 99 Irrawaddy Road Novena, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? N
Relocation? N
Position Type Non-Management

POSITION SUMMARY

Our jobs aren\xe2\x80\x99t just about putting food on the table that our guests will enjoy until they ask for their bill. Instead, we want to build an experience that is memorable and unique \xe2\x80\x93 with food and drinks on the side. Take the initiative and deliver a wide range of services to make sure that guests enjoy their meal. Whether setting tables, communicating with the kitchen, interacting and serving guests, or cleaning work areas and supplies, makes transactions feel like part of the experience.

No matter what position you are in, there are a few things that are critical to success \xe2\x80\x93 creating a safe workplace, following company policies and procedures, upholding quality standards, and ensuring your uniform, personal appearance, and communications are professional. Guest Service Experts will be on their feet and moving around (stand, sit, or walk for an extended time; moving over sloping, uneven, or slippery surfaces), managing the menu (read and visually verify information), and taking a hands-on approach to work. Doing all these things well is critical \xe2\x80\x93 to get it right for our guests and our business each and every time. Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety and Security

• Report work related accidents, or other injuries immediately upon occurrence to manager/supervisor.
• Follow company and department safety and security policies and procedures to ensure a clean, safe, and secure environment.
• Identify and correct unsafe work procedures or conditions and/or report them to management and security/safety personnel.
• Follow policies and procedures for the safe operation and storage of tools, equipment, and machines.
• Complete appropriate safety training and certifications to perform work tasks.

Policies and Procedures

• Follow company and department policies and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality of proprietary materials and information.
• Ensure nametags, and personal appearance are clean, hygienic, professional and in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Protect company tools, equipment, machines, or other assets in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Guest Relations

• Address guests\' service needs in a professional, positive, and timely manner.
• Assist other employees to ensure proper coverage and prompt guest service.
• Welcome and acknowledge each and every guest with a smile, eye contact, and a friendly verbal greeting, using the guest\'s name when possible.
• Anticipate guests\' service needs, including asking questions of guests to better understand their needs and watching/listening to guest preferences and acting on them whenever possible.
• Engage guests in conversation regarding their stay, property services, and area attractions/offerings.

Communication

• Speak to guests and co-workers using clear, appropriate and professional language.
• Provide assistance to coworkers, ensuring they understand their tasks.
• Discuss work topics, activities, or problems with coworkers, supervisors, or managers discreetly and quietly, avoiding public areas of the property.
• Prepare and review written documents (e.g., daily logs, business letters, memoranda, reports), including proofreading and editing written information to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Assists Management

• Serve as a departmental role model or mentor by working alongside employees to perform technical or functional job duties.
• Assign and ensure work tasks are completed on time and that they meet appropriate quality standards.
• Assist management to ensure that hourly employees have the necessary resources to effectively perform their jobs (e.g., supplies, equipment, and inventory).
• Assist management in establishing and communicating goals, performance expectations, timetables and deadlines for shift or departmental operations to hourly employees and ensure that they are understood.

Working with Others

• Support all co-workers and treat them with dignity and respect.
• Handle sensitive issues with employees and/or guests with tact, respect, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
• Actively listen to and consider the concerns of other employees, responding appropriately and effectively.

Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement

• Comply with quality assurance expectations and standards.
• Identify and recommend new ideas, technologies, or processes to increase organizational efficiency, productivity, quality, safety, and/or cost-savings.

Physical Tasks

• Read and visually verify information in a variety of formats (e.g., small print).
• Visually inspect tools, equipment, or machines (e.g., to identify defects).
• Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time or for an entire work shift.
• Grasp, turn, and manipulate objects of varying size and weight, requiring fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
• Move through narrow, confined, or elevated spaces.
• Move up and down stairs and/or service ramps.
• Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping.

General Food and Beverage Services

• Report any employee, guest, and/or vendor incidents and accidents to management and Loss Prevention at the time of the incident and/or accident.
• Complete work orders for maintenance repairs and submit to appropriate department or contact directly for urgent repairs.
• Monitor dining rooms for seating availability, service, safety, and wellbeing of guests.
• Communicate information to manager/supervisor by documenting pertinent information in appropriate department

Cash Handling

• Process all payment types such as room charges, cash, checks, debit, or credit.
• Process adjustment vouchers, paid-outs, correction vouchers, and miscellaneous charges.
• Count bank at end of shift and secure bank.
• Balance and drop receipts according to Accounting specifications.
• Obtain manual authorizations and follow all Accounting procedures when computer system is down.
• Cash guests\' personal checks and traveler\'s checks.
• Count bank at the beginning of shift to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.
• Record transaction in MICROS system at time of order.

Opening

• Complete opening duties as necessary following check lists, including setting up necessary supplies and tools, including bank, and ensuring work area is clean and everything is in working order.

Closing

• Complete closing duties as necessary, including storing all reusable goods, breaking down goods, cleaning all equipment and areas, returning equipment to proper locations, locking refrigerators, restocking items, turning off lights, locking doors, and completing daily cleaning checklist.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.

At Courtyard, we\xe2\x80\x99re passionate about better serving the needs of travelers everywhere. It\xe2\x80\x99s what inspired us to create the first hotel designed specifically for business travelers, and it\xe2\x80\x99s why the Courtyard experience today empowers our guests, no matter the purpose of their trip. We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for achievers who are passionate about providing a guest experience that goes above and beyond, enjoy being part of a small yet ambitious team, and love learning how to always improve \xe2\x80\x93 all while having fun.

In joining Courtyard, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work,\xe2\x80\x8b begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global\xe2\x80\x8b team, and become the best version of you.

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