#winterseason Restaurant Maître d'hôtel (M/F)
The Taj-I Mah 5* hotel offers its guests the luxury of vast spaces combined with all the high-end equipment and services expected from a 5-star establishment.
- 48 luxurious rooms and suites
- Hotel at the foot of the slopes
- 2 restaurants and a lounge bar
- 400 m2 Spa with swimming pool
- Incredible view of the mountains surrounding the hotel
The Taj-I Mah Hotel is ideally located on the slopes, in the heart of the Arc 2000 resort.
It is the first 5-star establishment in Les Arcs, but also in the entire Paradiski ski area, which brings together Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry, and La Plagne.
The Taj-I Mah 5* hotel was elected "Best Ski Hotel in France" in 2025 and is once again in the running for the title of "Best Ski Hotel in France" in 2026.
The Taj-I Mah***** hotel is recruiting a Maître d'hôtel (M/F) for the 2026/2027 winter season.
Your role: Reporting to the food and beverage manager, you are responsible for the dining room service of our traditional-bistronomic restaurant "La table du Taj-Mah", open for dinner service, closed for lunch service, and open for breakfast service, served in the form of a large buffet with a choice of over 70 products.
Your main missions:
- Set up and supervise all daily activities: breakfast service, room service management, and dinner service, featuring excellent traditional cuisine as well as a very fine wine list
- Coordinate and supervise the work of the dining room team
- Monitor reservations and the table occupancy plan
- Ensure the quality of welcome and the satisfaction of our guests
- Mastery of sommelier skills, as the restaurant offers a very fine wine list (200 references)
- Advise customers and boost additional sales from the dining room team
- Control invoices and ensure profitability
- Train and support your team members on a daily basis
- Participate in monitoring attendance indices, and be proactive in proposing areas for improvement
Conditions & Benefits:
- Seasonal fixed-term contract (CDD) for the 2026/2027 winter season (from 07/12/2026 to 13/04/2027)
- 42H/week, with a daily morning-evening schedule and a very good break
- 2 days off per week
- Competitive salary
- Overtime taken as time off
- Meals provided
- Accommodation provided, close to the workplace, in high-quality, fully equipped apartments, with your own bedroom in individual occupancy
- HCR branch health insurance
- Benevolent management
- Possibility of evolution within the Les Etincelles group for following seasons
Why join "Les Étincelles"? The "Les Etincelles" collection brings together high-end establishments in the Alps (Tignes, La Plagne, Les Arcs, Val Thorens, l'Alpe d'Huez) with 12 hotels, mostly 4* and 5*, 7 luxury chalets, and 10 residences. Born in September 2018, the collection aims to develop a new approach to mountain stays in the heart of high-altitude resorts. It is committed to combining art de vivre and sustainable mountains through a collection of unique and authentic places, each providing an unexpected experience before, during, and after skiing.
Profile sought You hold a hotel management degree (CAP, BEP, BAC PRO, or hotel license);
You have proven successful experience as a Maître d'hôtel in an establishment of similar standing and seasonal, ideally located in the mountains;
You have mastered sommelier skills, as the restaurant offers a very fine wine list (nearly 200 references);
You have a taste for challenges;
You have leadership skills and know how to work collaboratively with teams as well as management;
Mastery of the "Light Speed" software would be a plus;
Mastery of English is essential.