Lead Server

Serves meals to patrons in dining establishments.

Main Duties:

• Greet guests, presents menu, answers questions, and makes suggestions regarding food and beverage menu items and daily specials.
• Working knowledge of spirits, beer and wines.
• Writes order on check and enters ordered items in POS system.
• Serves courses from kitchen and bar.
• Prepare coffee tea and specialty coffee to order.
• Observes diners to respond to any additional requests and to determine when meal has been completed.
• Presents check and accepts payment and reconcile receipts.
• Clears and resets counters and/or tables at conclusion of each course, arrange table setting.
• Runs food from kitchen for outlet as directed by Chef or Manager.
• Adhere to all relevant health and safety regulations, including proper handling of alcohol and sanitation procedures.
• Ensure responsible service of alcohol and comply with age verification requirements.
• Maintain a clean work and organized environment and ensure all health and safety regulations are followed.
• Oversee the opening, side and closing duties of dining areas and ensure tables are properly set.
• Train new waitstaff and ensure they follow restaurant policies.
• Assist manager in inventory counts and orders supplies as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Food & Beverage at Alyeska

Alyeska features 8 Food & Beverage Outlets

• Forté – Family friendly Mediterranean Cuisine
• aBar – Craft cocktails, beer, and wine, and Alaska sourced fare
• Sakura - Modern Asian Cuisine, Sushi
• Seven Glaciers – Mountain top dining experience, recipient of prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award, named one of 100 Best Wine Restaurants in 2019 by Wine Enthusiast
• Bore Tide Deli & Bar – Mid- Mountain modern deli & grill
• Sitzmark – Apré ski bar & grill
• Tramway Café – Full-service coffee shop with grab & go fare
• Two Trees – Light Spa fare and cocktails

Why Alyeska?

Alaska is an incredible place and Girdwood is a friendly, lively town where residents value both outdoor adventure and community spirit. Alyeska Resort offers the type of atmosphere where our employees are able to work hard and play hard, and are encouraged to share their enthusiasm with our guests.

Offering year-round and seasonal opportunities, working at Alyeska Resort is both rewarding and exhilarating. Whether you are a seasoned hospitality or ski resort professional, or just starting out with an avid interest in ski area management or travel tourism, we invite you to review current career opportunities and check back often as we are always seeking great talent.

Alyeska Resort offers many exciting career opportunities, beautiful surroundings and exciting employee benefits including:

• Vision, Dental, and Medical Insurance for regular full-time employees
  • Paid holiday and paid time off (Vacation and Personal)
  • Free Season Pass for employees and qualified dependents
  • Roth 401(k) and 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Discounts for rooms at The Hotel Alyeska and affiliate hotels
  • Discounts in Resort restaurants, shops, and fitness center/pool

Essential skills and experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 2 years serving experience in a full-service restaurant.
• The ability to multitask while providing exceptional guest service.
• Ability to effectively communicate and provide direction to restaurant employees.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must have or be able to obtain within the introductory period, the following: TAPS card and Food Handlers Card.

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and peripheral vision. Employee may be required to pass a functional capacity test developed for this job.

• Work Environment: the noise in this work environment is usually moderate.

Alyeska Resort is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All resort employees must possess current documentation showing they are eligible for employment in the United States. Alyeska Resort accepts applications for currently available positions only, and does not accept applications for “general employment.” Preference may be given to local candidates, as relocation may not be available.