Posted 9 days ago
Service Associate - Server
@ Shangri-La Group
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Shangri-La Group is hiring a Service Associate - Server for its Restaurant and Lobby Lounge at Shangri-La Toronto, a full-time role focused on delivering luxury hospitality to guests. The work covers serving food and beverages, handling guest charges, opening and closing the outlet, and maintaining service and food safety standards. The posting asks for at least 2 years of similar experience, Smart Serve certification, POS skills, and availability on weekdays, weekends and holidays.
Responsibilities:
- Greet guests and serve food and beverages in restaurant and lobby lounge
- Check food quality and presentation before service
- Resolve food quality and service complaints promptly
- Record accurate charges to guest folios
- Participate in opening, closing, setup and breakdown
Requirements summary:
- Minimum 2 years of similar experience, ideally in luxury hotels
- Current Smart Serve certification
- 100% fluency in English
- Knowledge of fine dining, wine and beverage service
- Fully competent with POS
- Availability on weekdays, weekends and holidays
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-04
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Food & beverage |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening, holidays, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Restaurant or kitchen, Store |
| Position | On the move |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Smart Serve |
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Shangri-La Group
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 3 |
Find Your Shangri-La in Shangri-La.
Shangri-La has been creating joyful moments through heartfelt hospitality since 1971 – and that spirit continues to guide us today.
As we look ahead to new horizons, we invite you to be part of our growing Shangri-La family and make a meaningful impact in the world – through joy, shared purpose, and our Asian art of hosting.
Located in the heart of the city, Shangri-La Toronto is an elegant sanctuary, nestled between the bustling business and entertainment districts. With the city’s best shopping, sports, live theatre, and cultural venues in proximity, guests enjoy unparalleled access to Toronto's vibrant offerings.
As a Service Associate – Server, with creativity, personal commitment and an emotional sense of true hospitality, make the most positive impact on guest experiences in the Restaurant and Lobby Lounge through consistent application of Shangri-La’s core practices in all F&B outlets; maximizing the balance between Colleague, Guest and Owner satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities
- Demonstrate a high level of integrity, provide a 5-Star experience to Guests and Colleagues in providing true Shangri-La hospitality from a caring family.
- Monitor and ensure smooth operations of appointed section, check for quality and presentation to designated F&B standards for all items prior to serving. Resolve food quality and service complaints at earliest and first point of customer contact, ultimately providing outstanding customer service and a memorable dining experience.
- Greet and connect with guests, attend to food, beverage and other service needs as appropriate and ensure accurate reporting of charges to guest folios.
- Participate in opening/closings, setups and breakdowns and ensure overall restaurant ambiance, cleanliness, appropriate setting and presentation is maintained. Apply the necessary precautions with regards to food safety and hygiene standards.
- Undertake other ad hoc related responsibilities, as required.
- Passion for food and strives to exceed expectations for service excellence with demonstrated understanding of international fine dining, wine, beverage and service standards commensurate of the leading hotels in the world.
- Exceptional service style, genuinely warm presence, friendly, sincere nature, drive for service excellence, internally proud, outwardly gracious and humble.
- Interacts with others in a respectful manner, with demonstrated qualities of sincerity, helpfulness, courtesy and humility. Appreciation that ‘internal customers’ (i.e. other colleagues) are considered strategic partners.
- Excellent communication and social skills, 100% fluency in English with impeccable standards of hygiene and grooming.
- Able to prioritize, making prompt and reasonable decisions. Adept at juggling multiple needs, calmly, respectfully, creatively and successfully resolve problems, as required.
- Operates and maintains all departmental equipment, fully competent with POS.
- Minimum 2 years previous work experience in a similar capacity, ideally in a world-class luxury hotel brand.
- Previous fine dining or luxury level service knowledge and training an asset.
- Flexibility in schedule and availability on weekdays, weekends and/or holidays is required.
- Current Smart Serve certification.
- Must be eligible to work in Canada.
- A workplace that values your passion and supports self-realization and personal growth.
- Structured learning and development pathways with real opportunities to advance your professional craft and leadership skills.
- Competitive benefits, recognition programs, and colleague stay/travel perks that reward your contribution and dedication.
- Teams that promote inclusion and respect, value diversity, and foster a secure environment where everyone can thrive.
We appreciate your interest in joining us. Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted.
Shangri-La Toronto is compliant with its obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and will provide reasonable accommodation in the application and interview process for this position upon request.
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