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Waiting Staff
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Competitive
Vacancy Type
Full Time

About The Role

Fortnum & Mason Bar offers travellers a welcoming space to relax and unwind before their journey. Serving a carefully curated selection of wines, champagnes, cocktails, spirits, and light dining options, the Bar showcases Fortnum's renowned hospitality in a vibrant airport setting. Whether guests are celebrating the start of a special trip or enjoying a moment of calm before departure, we strive to deliver an exceptional experience with every visit
 
Fortnum & Mason are currently looking for a Host to join our Terminal 5 Bar team. This is a pivotal front-of-house role, responsible for creating a warm and memorable first impression for our guests. You will welcome customers, manage seating and reservations, coordinate guest flow, and work closely with the wider team to ensure every guest receives the outstanding service and hospitality that Fortnum & Mason is known for
 
All Offers are subjected to successful completion of Heathrow Airport security screening and a 5-year referencing check
 
Key Accountabilities:
  • Maintain a high customer focus and convey this attitude to all team members
  • Ensure that all standards of service are met
  • First impression of restaurant and last warming goodbye, creating positive and fun experience for customers
  • Reservation bookkeeper, ensuring organized and accurate records of customers
  • Strive for customer satisfaction by meeting all personal and special requests of guests

About You

Fortnum & Mason expect the successful candidate to have the following skills and experience:
 
  • Experience as a successful Host/Hostess within Afternoon Tea or high-end restaurant.
  • Excellent Microsoft office skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Passionate about customer service and hospitality industry
  • Be really resilient and be able to manage up
  • Excellent diary management
  • An ability to challenge, build credibility with a wide range of audiences and work with integrity/confidentiality at all times

Why Work For Us:

  • Competitive hourly rate + paid overtime
  • Discretionary annual bonus (up to 5% of salary)
  • Up to 40% store and restaurant discounts
  • 28 days holiday + a day off for your birthday and 5 extra wellbeing days off
  • Matched pension scheme and career development opportunities
  • Great pathways for career development and progression, with opportunities to grow within Fortnum & Mason’s diverse and dynamic business.
  • And because we value your service with us, we give you additional annual leave and incredible gifts once you’ve been with us for 5 years

About The Company

Fortnum & Mason are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. They respect and embrace each other’s differences, to create a truly inclusive environment.

In the last year alone, their people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards

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