About the Role
You are a passionate host with empathy in guest service. You will act as a liaison between our projects and existing concepts. Together with an international team, you will preserve our traditions and introduce new ideas. We are looking for someone with a culinary interest to support our service team operationally on Tuesday to Saturday evenings.
Responsibilities
- Act as a liaison between projects and existing concepts.
- Support the service team operationally on Tuesday to Saturday evenings.
- Preserve traditions and introduce new ideas with an international team.
- Create a welcoming atmosphere for guests.
- Be present on the floor and guide the team through energetic service.
- Communicate the connection to our Spreewald farm to guests.
Requirements
- Operational excellence and host mentality.
- Service experience in upscale gastronomy or concept restaurants with high quality standards.
- Ability to create a comfortable atmosphere.
- Hands-on mentality and presence on the floor.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Understanding of seasonal products and the rhythm of nature.
- Affinity for agriculture or willingness to actively maintain the connection to our Spreewald farm.
- Understanding of IT programs: scheduling systems, reservation programs, digital personnel files, applicant management programs.
- German language proficiency (minimum C1).
- English language proficiency (minimum C1).
Skills
- Service
- Hospitality
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Culinary interest
- Farm-to-Table understanding
- IT proficiency (scheduling, reservations, HR)
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- Full-time
- Evening shifts
Experience Level
- Service experience in upscale gastronomy or concept restaurants
Benefits
- Part of a team from over 30 nations.
- Free personal drinks and coconut water.
- Vacation above standard rate.
- Paid holidays.
- Bonus for length of service.
- Employee discounts in the hotel and restaurants.
- Free yoga and meditation classes.
- Free concerts at the hotel.
About the Company
- Founded in 2009 as 'Zum fröhlichen Michel' near the RAW site, we have evolved into a holistic gastronomic concept that extends beyond Berlin.
- We create spaces for encounters.
- The Michelberger Hotel & Restaurant is an urban oasis of relaxation, creation, togetherness, and enjoyment in the heart of Berlin.
- Founded and managed by Nadine and Tom Michelberger.
- Our ventures include a regenerative farm in Spreewald, the restaurant ORA, the snack bar THEKE, the spirits manufactory MXPSM, the PEOPLE Festival, and the coconut water Fountain of Youth.
- For 17 years, Michelberger has been a vibrant human place that continues to forge its own path, a social space for all people and diverse occasions.
- Grown from the Berlin cultural landscape, Michelberger continuously evolves with the people and stories that shape hotel life.
- We focus on small steps, daily communal creation, and maximum independence.
- We start where we can effect change, with the people who work with us and visit us, to shape the present and create a desirable future through hospitality, enabling experiences, and serving people.
