Hospitality offers an enormous variety of jobs. Whether you love cooking, talking to guests, organising or prefer working behind the scenes, there is almost always a suitable position. This overview shows the main hotel and restaurant jobs and helps you find your path.
Kitchen
- Kitchen helper and dishwasher: entry without training, preparation and cleaning
- Commis, cook, chef de partie: the heart of production
- Sous chef and head chef: leadership, planning and costing
- Specialists: pizza maker, pastry chef, grill cook, breakfast cook, gelato maker
Right for you if you like working with your hands, enjoy speed and take pride in a perfect result.
Service
- Commis de rang and busboy: entry into restaurant service
- Waiter, chef de rang, sommelier: direct guest care
- Bartender and barista: drinks with style
- Restaurant manager: leading the service team
Right for you if you are communicative, enjoy delighting people and keep smiling under pressure.
Reception and front office
- Receptionist, night auditor, reservations
- Concierge, porter, bellboy
- Front office manager
Right for you if you speak languages, are organised and like being the guests’ first point of contact.
Housekeeping and maintenance
- Room attendant, cleaner, laundry
- Housekeeping supervisor and executive housekeeper
- Maintenance technician and caretaker
Right for you if you are thorough, independent and prefer working behind the scenes.
Spa and leisure
Spa and wellness staff look after the sauna, pool and treatments. Calmness, friendliness and often training in beauty or massage are needed.
Management
F&B managers, hotel managers and hotel directors are responsible for figures, teams and strategy. These roles usually come after several years of experience in one or more departments.
Which job is right for you?
Think about what you enjoy, which languages you speak and which working hours suit your life. Early risers do well in breakfast or housekeeping, night owls at the bar or in night audit. And in hotels it is often possible to switch departments – your first job does not have to be your last.
Advice from AS-Gastro-Consult
Not sure which job suits you? AS-Gastro-Consult advises you personally and free of charge and presents suitable offers from all over Germany.
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