Waiter / Waitress - Sazanka Restaurant

Hotel Okura Amsterdam is an international 5 star hotel. Step in our world and experience how Eastern and Western influences are uniquely entwined through our mix of Japanese and Dutch culture. All our colleagues ensure an authentic service and experience to all guests. In order to achieve this, we are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to strengthen our team. Are you the best in offering service to guests? Do you go the extra step in offering the guest a culinary experience of the highest level? Is catering in your blood and do you want to work at one of The Leading Hotels of the World? Then this vacancy is for you!

What can you expect

Sazanka Restaurant is a Japanese Teppanyaki Restaurant where the Chefs will prepare the most delicious fish, meat and vegetarian dishes on a hot iron griddle at your table. Sazanka Restaurant is opened from 6.30 PM until 10 PM and can be booked for group lunches with a minimum group size of ten people.

As Waiter/Waitress you are responsible for offering excellent service in our Sazanka Restaurant. Amongst other tasks, you are responsible for taking orders, serving dishes, handling payments and cleaning of the tables and restaurant. You have intensive guest contact and are willing to offer our guests excellent service. We are looking for a fulltime Waiter/Waitress for our Sazanka Restaurant. Your main tasks will be:

• Operational tasks in the restaurant, such as taking orders, serving guests and handling payments;
• Pro-actively selling restaurant products;
• Working in a multicultural environment;
• Maintaining excellent contact with guests in foreign languages;
• Performing Mise and Place activities in the restaurant;

Don't worry you will not be working alone. Besides working in your own team, you will also work with other departments in the hotel. Only by working together can we achieve the best results. You will work 5 days per week, 7.6 hours a day. The working hours are stable with almost 0 overtime hours. You are available to work on public holidays.

What do we offer?

• Contract: 1 year with the possibility of extending. We want you to stay!
• Salary: Group 4.Click HERE for the salary scale - This is a scale higher than a normal waiter!
• Bonus: 1 week salary when the hotel reaches the budgeted GOP (Gross Operating Profit)
• 8% holiday allowance (pro rata);
• 25 vacation days per year (pro rata).
• Compensation for National Holidays.
• Horeca CAO applies;
• General Pension Scheme of Hospitality and Catering;
• General Survivors pension;
• Attractive family and friends rates on overnight stays at Hotel Okura Amsterdam;
• Once a year staff discount in one of the restaurants (50%);
• Staff discount in our restaurants (20%);
• Contribution to travel expenses from 10 km (one way);
• Possibility for accommodation for a year
• After obtaining the probationary period, you will receive an overnight stay with breakfast as a gift (2 people), so that you can experience the hotel as a guest!

What are we asking?

Of course, we are first and foremost interested in you and what we as an employer can do for you to provide a great workplace. Nevertheless we expect from you that:

• You show similar work experience (1-2 years) in luxury hotels and/or restaurants
• You are fluent in Dutch and/or English (oral and written);
• You are flexible in regards to your work schedule;
• You are guest oriented;
• You have eye for detail;
• You are living in Amsterdam or surrounding area.

Enthusiastic? That’s great, please apply!

Please apply via the button below, we will call you as soon as possible for a short introduction to get to know each other. A selection assessment is one component of our recruitment process.