About the role
As a Restaurant Captain, you are entrusted with overseeing the service staff to ensure an exceptional dining experience for our guests. Your role encompasses managing the service team, training new staff, maintaining service standards, and collaborating with various departments to achieve high levels of guest satisfaction.
About Elounda Beach Hotel & Elounda Bay Palace
Set in one of the world’s most beautiful locations, the Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas fuses classic island architecture with first class luxury to create an exceptional experience.
The successful candidate will understand the value of personalized attention and know how to perform professionally and effectively in a fast-moving environment.
Culture Fit
- Contribute to the curation of extraordinary, guest-centric hospitality experiences.
- Contribute to a culture of collaboration by crafting authentic relationships and encouraging personal and professional growth.
- Encourage and build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Must possess a positive attitude and have the ability to work with people from a diverse background.
- Flexible and willing to take the extra step and support the team.
- Open to receiving feedback and maintaining a continuous learning attitude.
Requirements
- Supervise and manage restaurant staff to ensure efficient day-to-day operations, maintain high service and sanitation standards, and adjust staffing levels in alignment with guest service needs and financial objectives.
- Lead the Food and Beverage team with strong interpersonal skills, foster a culture of mutual trust, respect, and cooperation, serve as a role model, and focus on the professional development of team members by setting clear goals and providing necessary training.
- Provide personalized guest services, manage daily operations to meet quality standards and customer expectations, exemplify guest hospitality, and effectively handle guest issues for continuous service improvement.
- Communicate effectively with supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates, assist in serving and hosting during peak periods, and ensure smooth information flow within the department.
- Oversee financial aspects including compliance with ordering schedules, maintain restaurant logs for food safety program compliance, and lead sustainable operations with a focus on environmental stewardship.
Skills and qualifications
- Previous experience in restaurant management or a similar role.
- Strong knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations.
- Experience in managing financial aspects, including cash handling and end-of-day reports.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in Computer Skills
- Certification in food safety or related areas.
- Training or coursework in wine/olive expertise.
- Experience in sustainable practices in the food and beverage industry.
What we offer
- accommodation in a single or double room according to the level (in case the selected candidate comes from a different area).
- car Parking - in case you have your own car.
- free meals - even on your days off.
- opportunities to work abroad during the winter, in one of the Leading Hotels of the World we exchange talents with.
Please send CV with photograph to
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The closing date may be subject to change.