Food & Beverage
Feed your creativity, nourish your potential and follow your passion for the culinary arts by pursuing a career path where advancement to general manager, or even owner of your restaurant, is within reach.
Begin your journey in Food & Beverage
Host
Do you consider yourself friendly, energetic and organized? Do you enjoy interacting with guests? You may be the right fit for this position! Here, you are the first employee guests connect with when entering a dining area, restaurant or bar.
“I’ve been in this industry for more than 40 years, and what I have loved the most is the connection you can make with the guests and your coworkers.”
– Ruthie, greeter and server
What’s your typical day like?
Host is the first friendly contact guests have when making reservations or at the restaurant’s door.
Welcoming Guests
Host greets guests, determines the number in their party, seats the guests, and then places the current menu in front of them.
Helping Team Members
Host develops and maintains positive working relationships with coworkers and supports their team members to reach common goals.
Keeping Guests Informed
Monitor dining rooms for seating availability to inform and guide guests through the dining rooms while providing any needed assistance.
Possible pathway starting as a host.
The most inspiring aspect about our career pathways is the uniqueness of every person’s journey. In hospitality, you have the opportunity to explore a variety departments, try new positions and find the one that better fits you and your goals.
A key member of a restaurant brigade, hosts’ duties include taking restaurant reservations and receiving guests at the door.
Serves food and beverages, makes recommendations if needed and shares menu knowledge to assist guests with questions and special requests.
Has the knowledge and passion to mix, shake and create delicious cocktails.
Manages all culinary, restaurant, beverage and room service operations.
Core skills to make you stand out
Friendliness, cleanliness and pride in your work will propel you further.
Effective Communication and Listening Skills
Ability to Multitask and Stay Organized
Provide Excellent Guest Service with a Smile
Time Management and Basic Math Skills
Kitchen Steward
Are you interested in food preparation? Do you like working in a kitchen? Are you looking to pick up some experience before taking on a cook position? Being a kitchen steward can help you pick up some kitchen knowledge and prepare you for a cook position in the near future.
What’s your typical day like?
Kitchen stewards excel at keeping the area, equipment and tools clean and organized.
Maintain Cleanliness
Keep the kitchen clean and always organized. kitchen stewards also help to store all china, glass and silverware, and know how to operate the equipment.
Ensure Proper Food Storage
Kitchen stewards not only help to organize the food storage but also assist in light food preparation and serving food and beverages as needed.
Keep the Kitchen Safe and Secure
Kitchen stewards follow hotel’s established safety and security policies and report any issues to make sure the team and guests are remain safe.
Possible pathway starting as a kitchen steward.
The most inspiring aspect about our career pathways is the uniqueness of every person’s journey. In hospitality, you have the opportunity to explore a variety departments, try new positions and find the one that better fits you and your goals.
Keeps the kitchen area, equipment and tools clean and organized.
Prepares, cooks and tests foods to ensure proper preparation and temperature.
Holds a higher culinary standard, works with seasonal menus and unique food presentation.
Manages all food related functions and leads staff to succeed when performing daily kitchen operations.
Core skills to make you stand out
Friendliness, cleanliness and pride in your work will propel you further.
Active Listening
Time Management
Attention to Detail
Organizational Skills
Line Cook
If you have a drive to learn more about proper food handling and preparation, while collaborating in a fast-paced team environment, you will be a good fit for a line cook position. Here you’ll be assigned to a particular area of the kitchen, such as pastry, vegetables or meat, to prepare, cook and assemble dishes with speed and accuracy.
“I’ve been in this industry for more than 40 years, and what I have loved the most is the connection you can make with the guests and your coworkers.”
– Ruthie, greeter and server
What’s your typical day like?
Line cooks are the backbone of every kitchen and most of them learn their skills through on-the-job training.
Food Preparation
Line cooks oversee proper food handling and preparation by cutting, chopping, mixing, marinating, etc., depending on the specific food. They cook, grill, fry and sauté.
Maintain Cleanliness and Organization
Maintain cleanliness of the kitchen to ensure food safety. Line cooks clean and sanitize before, during and after their shift, and restock food items and necessary supplies.
Communicate with Team Members
Line cooks communicate team members to ensure dishes are prepared correctly, step up to help other line cooks and ensure proper levels of food items in the kitchen.
Possible pathway starting as a line cook.
The most inspiring aspect about our career pathways is the uniqueness of every person’s journey. In hospitality, you have the opportunity to explore a variety departments, try new positions and find the one that better fits you and your goals.
Line cooks are the backbone of every kitchen and most of them learn their skills through on-the-job training.
Holds a higher culinary standard, works with seasonal menus and unique food presentation.
Manages all food related functions and leads staff to succeed when performing daily kitchen operations.
Is a culinary artist who supervises all kitchen areas to ensure that superb quality is the standard in the kitchen.
Core skills to make you stand out
Friendliness, cleanliness and pride in your work will propel you further.
Time Management
Creativity
Self-Motivation
Attention to Detail
FOOD & BEVERAGE POSITIONS:
Host
Restaurant Server
Bartender
Caterer
Food & Beverage Manager
Kitchen Steward
Line Cook
Busser
Pastry Chef
Chief Steward
Barista
Sommelier
Sous Chef
Oyster Shucker
Host
Restaurant Server
Bartender
Caterer
Food & Beverage Manager
Kitchen Steward
Line Cook
Busser
Pastry Chef
Chief Steward
Barista
Sommelier
Sous Chef
Oyster Shucker
Explore Some More Pathways
Recreation/Events
You can be a part of planning and conducting activities and events for guests.
Engineering & Maintenance
You can work behind the scenes problem-solving and helping the hotel to look its best while maintaining a safe environment
Lobby & Guest Service
You can be the first friendly and welcoming interaction guests have with the hotel.
