Fine Dining Waiter in Auchterarder

We are currently seeking a warm, confident, and professional Fine Dining Waiter to join our Strathearn dinner team. Your working pattern will be 39 hours per week, across 5 days, from 4pm until 1am as part of our Fine Dining Dinner service. The on target earning potential for this role is £34,339 per annum - comprising a base salary of £26,039, plus a qualified estimate of £8,300 in gratuities and service charge.

As a member of the Gleneagles team, you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks, benefits and rewards.

Here’s a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:

• Delivering a warm and memorable dining experience for all our guests.
• Taking orders and serving food and beverage choices to our guests will be your main daily focus.
• Attending to any guest queries and enquiries in a caring and helpful manner, and with a commitment to dealing with their issues in a positive way.
• You’ll maintain the highest standards of service, room preparation and presentation throughout the restaurant.
• Playing a significant part in making sure both the Sunday lunch and dinner operation runs without a hitch.
• You’ll take a keen interest in the operation and develop suggestions as to ways of increasing quality of service.
• You’ll be proficiently up selling and encouraging other team members to do the same at every opportunity.
• Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way.

The kind of person we’re looking for:

• You have previous waiter and customer service experience, and are looking to further develop your expertise within a fine dining restaurant setting.
• Having had experience within a 5* luxury hospitality environment would be ideal, however having a great attitude is essential.
• Your perspective and approach are always fresh; no matter how many times an issue has been presented to you, to your guest it’s the first time.
• You’ll be a night owl, working flexibly during the week and weekends.
• You have a keen eye for detail, an organised approach and willingness to exceed guest expectation.
• You want to be the best and work with the best – learning from the experts in our team and sharing your knowledge with us.
• You have a high level of resilience and the ability to deal with fast-paced environments is essential.
• Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you're passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand.
• You have a positive “can do” attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner.
• A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; you're well organised and punctual with an eagle eye for detail.
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way.

What’s in it for you:

• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service.
• Seasonal parties and local social events.
• 50% discount on Food & Beverage, Country Pursuits, Spa and Hair Salon (Mon-Thurs) and the Golf Driving Range.
• Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for £50.00 per annum.
• Flexi points into your Perkbox wallet to spend as you choose.
• Free ‘pay day’ lunch and monthly drinks offers.
• A generous ‘refer a friend’ scheme.
• Stay with us as a guest at Gleneagles or Gleneagles Townhouse for up to 2 nights per year at £95.00 per night – a benefit available upon completion of 12 months service.
• Friends & Family discounted rate of £225 - £275 B&B per night at Gleneagles.
• Enjoy discounted rooms and restaurants rates with up to 50% off across the wider Ennismore brands and hotels.
• Subsidised, single occupancy, en-suite accommodation available on our estate.
• Investment in your development and wellbeing.
• Pension scheme.
• Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and confidential advice for you and your family when you need it most.
• Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications and programmes.
• Internal career opportunities across a wider range of specialisms and departments.
• Monthly recognition programme.
• Volunteering day every year with a charitable partner of your choice.
• Complimentary access to our staff gym.
• Gleneagles Cycle Scheme to spread the cost of the bike that you really want and reduce your carbon footprint.

If you are our next Fine Dining Waiter, please forward your most recent CV to us today!