Head Waiter (Temporary Position) - (NB/M/F)

Hôtel L’Hermitage Gantois
Lille, France
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Job description

As part of the establishment’s F&B team, you may be assigned to work in various areas, including the Breakfast area, the Restaurant, the Bar, and the Banquet Hall; your responsibilities include:

Operational management of front-of-house service

  • Supporting head waiters and servers in the execution of service;
  • Ensuring the quality of F&B services and compliance with defined standards;
  • Address customer requests and feedback to provide an appropriate response and relay information to F&B Management;
  • Manage the cash register and ensure compliance with related procedures;
  • Promote the other services offered by the establishment.

Team leadership

  • Ensure the onboarding, training, and skill development of teams;
  • Lead briefings and ensure the effective communication of information to the team and other departments;
  • Report operational resource needs, participate in schedule creation, and monitor absences.

Administrative Management

  • Ensure proper inventory management (beverages, non-food items) and report on needs;
  • Participate in menu creation (layout, printing, communication);
  • Ensure proper implementation of service procedures (including HACCP).

Service Quality

  • Ensure customer satisfaction and provide quality service across all points of sale;
  • Proactively handle customer complaints or special requests;
  • Ensure compliance with Marriott quality standards, as well as the cleanliness and safety of the establishment.

Your profile

We are currently looking for an experienced maître d’hôtel to join our team. You will be responsible for coordinating dining room service, ensuring customer satisfaction, and making sure everything runs smoothly. Excellent presentation, impeccable customer service skills, and management abilities are essential for this position.

BENEFITS:

  • Enjoy 75% coverage for health insurance;
  • Receive a WiZConnect bonus: at WiZiU, your network is worth its weight in gold! Refer a talented friend or colleague to qualify;
  • Receive the WizTrust bonus: because your loyalty deserves to be recognized—you’re rewarded for your long-term commitment to our team;
  • Join the Employee Club through the Works Council and enjoy exclusive benefits;
  • Join a Group with opportunities for advancement across its 24 locations in France and Belgium;
  • Enjoy discounts and exclusive benefits at all Marriott properties worldwide;
    And of course, we also guarantee the following benefits:
  • Reimbursement of up to 60% of transportation costs;
  • Participation bonus;
  • Meal allowances

Contract: Fixed-term Replacement Contract – 39 hours
Salary: €2,458.42 monthly + Meal allowances/Benefits in kind

If you’d like to join a dynamic and passionate team, don’t hesitate to apply!
In accordance with our diversity and inclusion policy, this position is open to all candidates.


Your future employer

WiZiU: Let’s reinvent the hospitality industry together.

At WiZiU, the Covivio Group’s hotel management platform, we have a vision: that of a hospitality industry where people are at the heart of everything. With a portfolio of 24 hotels in France and Belgium, ranging from 3 to 5 stars, we infuse each property with our passion for excellence and authenticity.

Do you dream of an environment where your ideas matter? Where your passion for hospitality meets opportunities to grow and innovate? Joining WiZiU means becoming part of an agile and bold team, ready to redefine the standards.

Here, we celebrate talents who can adapt, take initiative, and work to serve our guests. If you share our values—building through collective strength, moving toward the future, and embracing change—it’s time to join us.

WiZiU is waiting for you. So, what are you waiting for?

L’Hermitage Gantois, a franchise of the Autograph Collection by Marriott brand, is a 5-star hotel located in the heart of Lille. Housed in a 15th-century building classified as a historic monument, it combines an exceptional setting with history and modernity. The hotel features 89 rooms and suites, a restaurant, a bar, and a spa. Its seven event spaces (including the Salle des Hospices, the Chapel, and the Oratory) can accommodate up to 300 guests. Its architecture and atmosphere make it an unmissable haven of peace in Lille.

HERMITAGE GANTOIS – AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION by Marriott
Lille, FR

A historic place for a unique moment

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