Breakfast Attendant

Sage Hospitality•Irvine, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Embassy Suites Irvine, part of Sage Hospitality, seeks a Breakfast Attendant to oversee breakfast service, ensuring a quality dining experience with excellent guest satisfaction, high food quality standards, and service. This role involves preparing food and beverages, maintaining clean and sanitary kitchen and dining areas. Embassy Suites Irvine Orange County Airport is located in the heart of Orange County, near attractions like OC Great Park, Newport & Laguna Beach, Disneyland & California Adventure Parks. The team is energetic, diverse, and committed to creating extraordinary experiences for guests and associates.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent.
Previous experience in similar position of 3 months or longer.
Must have high school graduate level mathematical aptitude, know ordering procedures and be knowledgeable of safe food handling processes.
Must have past experience in dealing directly with the public and acquired general knowledge of basic customer service skills.
Must be competent in oral and written English.
Must have vision ability to read written communications and handle paperwork processing.
Ability to lift trays, dish racks, glass racks, etc. 20 -40 lbs.
Ability to push carts, Queen Marys, hotbox, portable bar 50 -100 lbs.
Ability to carry trays, dish racks, glass racks, etc using both hands at 20 -40 lbs.
Manual coordination to punch buttons, grasp items in hand, and to balance and carry trays loaded with food and beverages.
Ability to bend to lower level cabinets and lift trays.
Ability to maneuver in narrow areas and between seated guests.
Continuous standing required to service guest functions; 100% of the time scheduled.
Ability to climb approximately 12 steps 20% of 8 hours.
Moderate comprehension and literacy to read use records and all special requests.
Ability to perform multiple tasks at one time, follow verbal and written instruction, and be able to communicate both verbally and in writing.
Highly organized and able to pay attention to sound and sight details in crowded and noisy situations, particularly when handling multiple tasks.
Ability to use tact and understanding when dealing with a variety of customer service problems, including stressful and highly emotional situations.

Responsibilities

Be dependable and prompt, arriving on time and ready to work in a clean uniform and a nametag.
Prepare breakfast food and beverage items and set out all hot and cold food items following all food safety regulations.
Replenish all food and beverage items during the meal period. Keep all items fully stocked even up until the last minute we are open. Ensure all foods are kept at safe temperatures.
Keep all tables bussed and cleaned throughout the entire time breakfast and happy hour are open. Ensure all tables are properly cleaned, and dining area is vacuumed.
Receive and unpack the items as they arrive from food vendors. Date all items as they arrive and pack them according to safety standards practicing FIFO (First in first out).
Greet each guest as they arrive for breakfast. Assist with service if required and replenish coffee as time permits.
Build rapport with all guests at all times, solving problems when able and reporting any complaints or issues immediately to management for resolution.
Learn about the hotel’s guests through conversations – to be measured by a minimum standard of learning three pieces of information about at least 10 of the hotel’s guests per day.
Pass on any sales leads on a daily basis that are obtained during discussions with guests to management.
Create and maintain a pleasant presentation for breakfast.
Maintain a clean breakfast area, store food and remove all trash. Take trash out to dumpster as needed.
Continuously look for cost-effective ways to improve breakfast appeal.
Assists department in maintaining safety equipment and emergency procedures for the safety of all guests and employees.
Maintains a friendly, cheerful and courteous manner at all times.
All other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.