Food & Beverage Attendant

**About the job**:
We have an exciting part-time opportunity.

We are looking for a food and beverage professional that will deliver a high-end experience to our patients, clients and staff.

A professional with similar food service experience in hotels or restaurants to support our food service team. This will be one of three positions where you will be able to show off your customer service skills, attention to detail and work with a group of friendly supportive professionals.

You would be expected to serve morning and afternoon tea autonomously to our patients, politely clear meal trays from patient rooms and cover barista shifts in our café nook from time to time. As well as clean coffee machines and store clean dishes and polished cutlery daily.

This is a role focussed on quality and is not the typical busy restaurant service role. A great part-time opportunity for a well-presented student with hospitality passion and know-how.

**About Us**:
Braemar Hospital is a prestigious private surgical hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand, dedicated to supporting nearly 200 credentialed specialists, including surgeons from many parts of the world, working at the highest level in their fields.

Excellence is at our core, and with highly sophisticated technology and facilities and our highly skilled team working across nine operating theatres and two endoscopy suites, we support a full range of surgical specialties and medical procedures.

We are known for our innovation and the five-star experience we provide to our patients, specialists, and visitors every day, and we recognise and value our people for the outstanding commitment and contribution they make to deliver this experience.

**The Opportunity**:
We are currently seeking a Food and Beverage Attendant.

Working in the general hospitality department, reporting to the Executive Chef, the Food and Beverage Attendant is responsible for setting up meal service trays, morning and afternoon tea service and clearing patient meal trays while delivering exceptional customer service.

To be successful in this role:

- Ideally have at least one year’s experience as a server or waiter in a reputable hospitality environment.
- Some barista experience would be beneficial but not essential
- Be well presented, friendly and customer focused.
- Be available for occasional weekend work.
- Be flexible to support the kitchen with tasks between serving patients, clients and staff.
- An efficient worker who is keen and ready to get the work done to a high standard.

**Working for Us**:
Working at Braemar Hospital provides you with access to a number of great benefits, including:

- Competitive remuneration;
- Sophisticated facilities and equipment at your fingertips;
- Our Executive Chef and his team fully cater morning and afternoon tea for all employees, and if you’re feeling like a restaurant-quality lunchwe heavily subsidise this for you;
- Our leaders prioritise and promote employee wellness with programmes, initiatives, leave and every day support;
- We offer fruit baskets, we have an annual shut-down period to make sure our team get a proper break over Christmas where possible, we provide annual flu vaccinations and we support an array of other wellbeing initiatives throughout the year;
- We have additional benefits including access to a retail discount programme, long service recognition and employee parking within easy walking distance to our campus;
- We also support ongoing development with access to professional development, internal development opportunities, and professional celebrations throughout the year.