Waiter/Waitress

WAITER or WAITRESS - CINNAMON KITCHEN LEEDS

What we offer

• £12.21 per hour
• Permanent, full-time contract (40hrs per week)

Benefits

• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels – colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F&B;
• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing yearly to 33 days;
• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events and more through our benefits & rewards portal;
• Access to our Employee Assistance Line to support your Mental Health and Wellbeing;
• Use of Wagestream Financial Wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay;
• Yearly complimentary Axiom Xcape stayover after one year of service;
• A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities;
• Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member starts at £250 per successful hire;
• Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20-year rewards and more!

Your role

You will work closely with the food and beverage leadership team in a supportive and flexible manner, focusing on the overall success of the Hotel and the satisfaction of guests.

Responsibilities of the role will include but are not limited to:

• Preparing and serving any beverages requested by guests;
• Ensuring that all tables are set and ready for welcoming guests at all times;
• Ensuring that all guests’ orders are taken and executed in a timely manner;
• Ensuring that cleanliness is kept at the highest standards at all times in the Food & Beverage Outlets;
• Having good knowledge of the food and beverage menu;
• Responding to guests’ queries on the menu selection;
• Communicating any guests’ questions on the menu, the length of wait and product availability with the Food & Beverage and Kitchen teams, as well as any additional meal requirements, allergies, dietary needs, and special requests to the teams accordingly.

The ideal person for this role will be enthusiastic about change, focused on details and trusting.

The core skills and experience required to succeed:

• Truly passionate about the Hospitality Industry;
• Previous restaurant or bar experience in a busy environment is preferred but not essential;
• Excellent personal presentation;
• Good understanding of food hygiene and health & safety procedures;
• Ability to function independently with a minimum of supervision;
• Excellent communication skills, the ability to communicate verbally and in writing ;
• To be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach.

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality and Cinnamon Kitchen.

An institution in the world of Indian fine dining has landed in the historic, art-deco Queens Hotel, with its entrance at the epicentre of Leeds in City Square. Chef Vivek Singh and his team have developed a stunning new menu that continues to challenge the status quo, by fusing the spice of the subcontinent with the finest British ingredients and culinary traditions to create modern dishes that remain classic and timeless.

The Evolution of Causal British-Indian Dining

From the foundation of Cinnamon Kitchen to now, its restaurants have always aspired to bring together "the best of both worlds". The blending of expertise and flavours from India with exceptional, seasonal and local British ingredients is what makes the food and experience at Cinnamon Kitchen so progressive and enduring.