Mandarin speaking Waiter for Ponant Cruises

V.Ships Leisure is looking for Mandarin speaking Waiter on behalf of Ponant Cruises.

Responsible to deliver high quality, efficient, individualized and technically excellent dining service in accordance with Company Policies and strictly upholding any Public Health standards and towards a goal of achieving total guest satisfaction. 

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Restaurant Manager and Maître d’ Outlet.
• Provides a courteous, professional and personalized food service.
• Ensures that tables in his/her assigned station are set up according to Company standards, maintaining them in a clean and orderly fashion.
• Presents the menu to the guests according to Company standards and assists guests in ordering by describing the menu.
• Remembers guest food allergies and/or intolerances.
• Takes guest orders by iPad or in writing, obtaining the complete preference.
• Advises alternative dishes that may suit the guest and assist them with choices.
• Ensures a prompt service of menu courses to guests.
• Offers guests condiments and side dishes and ensures prompt service thereof.
• Fulfills guest beverage requests.
• Liaises with the bar personnel to fulfill guest bar beverage requests.
• In the buffet venues, assists guests by carrying plates from the buffet area to the table.
• Delivers complimentary wine service to guests.
• Ensures that food service at cocktail parties and private events as well as culinary enrichment events (i.e cooking demonstration) is presented as per Company standards.
• Assists with regular inventories of restaurant department equipment.
• Properly and carefully handles all table linen and irons linen laid on the table if required.
• Cleans and maintains area and equipment according to Public Health standards.
• Executes strict Public Health practices in all aspects of the position.
• Ensures the readiness for any announced or unannounced Public Health inspection, whether it’s completed internally or by external authorities.
• Properly and carefully uses ship equipment and truthfully reports faulty or broken equipment.
• Displays cost and quality awareness.
• Assists managers and supervisors with the training and induction of new personnel.
• Proactively responds to issues or potential problems quickly and efficiently involving relevant people as required. Communicates any challenges, complaints or service difficulties to immediate supervisor.
• Attends all training sessions with the aim to further improve his/her level of performance
• Displays a thorough knowledge of the ships daily activities to be able to advise the guests.
• Confidently and professionally engages with guests, using the guest names at all times.
• Adherence to the Company’s code of conduct at all times.
• Assists guests with their general requests/needs in an efficient and prompt manner.
• Practices preventative maintenance.
• Keeps the Restaurant Manager and Maître d’ Outlet promptly and fully informed of all problems and matters of significance.
• Adheres to Standard Operating Procedures set forth by the Company, is accountable for such practices. Incorporates Company service standards, personalized service and sincere hospitality by creating positive experiences for guests, efficiently engaging with guests and anticipating guest needs.
• Practices good people management, maintaining proper conduct with all departments around the ship.
• Observes and enforces uniform and grooming standards according to Company policies.
• All other duties as assigned.

About Ponant

As a result of our strong growth, each year Ponant recruits promising talented individuals. "We do not just recruit employees, we select them. We are looking for employees with great expertise, but also whose personality is adapted to the values of our company.”

We develop the skills of our employees to accompany our expansion. Each one has their own personalized training programme and we are currently developing the Ponant University (e-learning platform).

In order to build team spirit and loyalty, we organise events such as sporting challenges (taking part in races such as Marseille Cassis, la Marseillaise des Femmes and the Hydro Cup: a regatta organised by the Merchant Navy officer cadets, with ten teams in competition); cultural events (as part of our partnership with the MUCEM museum, our employees and their families were invited to visit the ‘Divine Migrations’ exhibition) and convivial events (cocktail parties and entertainment related to our cruise destinations).