Commis de Rang - Sommelier - San Domenico Palace Taormina
Four Seasons Hotels
- Taormina, Messina
- Tempo indeterminato
- Full time
At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.About San Domenico Palace Taormina, a Four Seasons Hotel
One of the world’s most legendary hotels, San Domenico Palace invites you to embark on an epic journey into history. With origins dating back to 1374, this classic Dominican convent was expanded in 1896 to become a hotel, featuring a new building designed in liberty style. For more than a century, the San Domenico Palace has welcomed the world’s most illustrious guests. Now, as Four Seasons, this iconic hotel has begun a new era, delivering the highest standards of personalized service to its guests while offering extraordinary professional experiences to its talented team members.The Role of Commis de Rang - Sommelier
Reporting into the Restaurant Manager, you will be responsible for providing expert knowledge of wine and spirits and ensure quality of all food or beverage items, ingredients, and preparation methods, in an elegantly appointed environment dedicated to an attentive and distinctive experience. Further responsibilities will include working closely with the Food and Beverage leadership team in designing the wine lists and recommending food and wine pairing, engaging with our guests and recommending wines to complement their taste preferences and meal experience, controlling costs through effective purchasing decisions, inventory control and cost control measures, being highly visible in the operation, promoting good public relations and taking care of special requests with dedication to providing an attentive and distinctive experience for our guests.Our Ideal Commis de Rang - Sommelier candidate will have
A special talent and passion for ensuring you and the team deliver the highest of standards consistently and ensuring exceptional service and attention to our guests. You should have a certified wine and beverage education (WSET or equivalent), an in-depth knowledge of wine and wine services techniques, experience in luxury hotels and/or stand-alone restaurants or restaurant groups, preferably have a minimum of 1 to 2 years’ experience in Michelin star restaurant in the same position, attention to detail, strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, the ability to multi-task with excellent organizational skills, be a team player and have a highly creative flair; bringing your personal touch and energy to our guest experiences.This position is based at the San Domenico Palace and you must possess the legal right to work in Italy and have fluency in English and Italian.