After many seasons of experience in this business, we know our staff are crucial to being successful. We are looking for professional, enthusiastic and hard-working individuals to join us and help maintain, and build on, our excellent reputation.
With a name like Delicious Mountain, you know we are going to be passionate about our food and wine.
We work hard to create and build menu’s both that will bring excitement to our chefs and a tasteful and memorable experience to our guests. Take a look at some of our photos from previous years to give you an idea of what we do / look for.
We strive to be an excellent company to work for, we expect you to give us your best and work hard, but in return give you the most amount of time to enjoy yourself, and ensure you’re well rewarded.
We are always looking for professionals, those with significant and relevant industry experience.
Prior to guest arrival and to ensure our high standards and expectations are met throughout the whole season, a full 3-week training is given in resort to make sure all the team is up to speed. The hours can be long, the job is demanding, and you need to be good at working in a team
We ask that all applicants are available to commence work around the 20th November.
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We want to attract the very best team, every single year. To do this, we know that we have to offer a generous package to all our team members. Here's just a flavour of what you can expect.
If you're special, we want you. Our team members frequently get mentioned by name and praised in our TripAdvisor reviews because of the quality of service that they offer our guests. When you're that good, we know that we have to look after you. That's why we offer you one of the very best packages in resort.
The package we offer our team is second to none. Just take a look at the package and accommodation that all Delicious Mountain team members enjoy. But we expect more, too. While our guests have high standards, your own must be higher still.
Welcome to probably the best staff accommodation in Meribel. The location is unbeatable, in the heart of Meribel Centre — just 50m from the luxury ski chalets where you will be working.
Delicious Mountain prides itself in delivering exceptional catered holidays, providing excellent customer care and satisfaction. Working for DM you are at the forefront of that. Nothing is too much trouble for the DM team, and the high standards can only be achieved by excellent teamwork. The team is small and each team member needs to be multi-skilled, flexible and possess a desire and drive to deliver the best. Expect a varied array of tasks each day. It's an exceptional experience and one I will not forget.
Working in the mountains had always been a dream of mine (I grew up in South Africa and had never seen snow) but Delicious Mountain exceeded all my expectations! What's not to love about working with those who share your passions. I was given an incredible opportunity to create some truly delicious food, but when I wasn't beavering away in the kitchen or polishing toilet taps, I was out carving up the mountain. Two days off is plenty of time to soak up the alpine atmosphere and I would highly recommend Copina in 1650 for lunch - wine and tapas!! I would recommend working for Delicious Mountain to anyone who has an equal passion for customer service and living that mountain life.
You need to enjoy having exceptional attention to detail, have an approachable friendly manner and take satisfaction from keeping everything in the chalet in order. Being a bit of a perfectionist will certainly help; standards are high whether it's with the food, organisation or with cleanliness - you should take great satisfaction from nailing all your duties and be able to laugh when the inevitable happens!
You also need to be good at "reading the guest" and establishing what kind of host they want you to be. Sometimes you need to be a gentle listener that is happy to show interest and have conversations about just about anything. On other occasions you'll need to adjust to being a quiet part of the background delivering excellent service and allowing the guests to relax in their surroundings... or maybe you'll need to be the life and soul helping mixed groups to feel at ease in one another's company.
Nevertheless, you should always be a happy positive person no matter what the weather: it keeps the guests, the team and yourself happy!
A structured and methodical approach to your workload in the early days will help you establish the routines that will make all parts of the job become second nature. Given the nature of interacting with new guests each week, having an outgoing personality is going to make your life much easier! You'll also need this to make friends around resort. As much as you love your teammates, you'll probably want some time apart and having other friends is crucial.
Reporting into the resort manager, the Chalet Host is jointly (with the Chalet Chef) responsible for the daily management of the chalet, ensuring that the guests' needs are met at all times as well as upholding the companies standards.
The Chalet Host role is one of a hostess, housekeeper and waitress. All the cooking is done by the chalet's professional Chef.
3 Valleys season pass
Generous, well located staff accommodation
A competitive package
Time for skiing - up to 6 days a week
Must have significant prior experience in hotel, catering or retail industries
Must be good at working as part of a team, have high work standards, be customer focused, self-motivated, take pride in their work
Whilst previous chalet work or spoken French is not a requirement, it can be advantageous
Create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere
On Changeover days, help clients with lift passes, ski hire, ski lessons, etc
Available to deal with any guest queries or problems
Daily cleaning of Bedrooms, bathrooms and communal areas, ensuring excellent standards of hygiene and cleanliness are always maintained, even at the end of the season
Thoroughly cleaning of the chalet on changeover day and removes all linen and towels
Washes and Irons chalet staff uniform, tea towels and cleaning cloths
Call guests prior to arrival to check details of arrival, dietaries, and other special requirements
Counts and bags used linen/ laundry ready for collection
Sets up, serves and clears breakfast and dinner service
Lays out and clears afternoon Tea
Stocks guests’ bar/fridges
Maintain and refill fresh fruit daily
Evening Turn down service
Follow all health and safety guidelines when preparing and serving all food and beverage
The chalet Driver/Assistant’s main role is to provide our shuttle service for the chalet, to support all chalets in an effective and outstanding driver service as well as to support the rest of the chalet team, carrying out whatever is necessary to look after the clients and managing the chalet (this includes cleaning, hosting and cooking). There will be minimal shopping required with this role.
3 Valleys season pass
Generous, well located staff accommodation
A competitive package
Time for skiing - up to 6 days a week
Full driving licence and at least 3 years post qualification driving experience
Prior experience in the hotel or catering industry in waitering/ kitchen assistant/ housekeeping is desirable
Must be excellent at working as part of a team, have extremely high working standards, be customer focused and self-motivated
Creates a welcoming and friendly atmosphere for all guests
Helps clients resolve any issues regarding rental ski equipment as and when required
Stacks wood, prepares and cleans fire daily and ensure baskets are full
Ensures boot warmers are switched on/off at appropriate times and are in full working order
Keeps driveways, paths, steps and hot tubs clear of snow and rubbish at all times
Maintain a clean and tidy vehicle at all times
On changeover days, support chalet team to do whatever is needed to ensure a smooth and pleasant transition
Removal of rubbish and recycling daily from the chalets
Looking after the chalet spa facilities i.e. hot tubs, steam rooms, sauna’s ensuring they are kept clean, safe and sanitary at all times
Collects and delivers fresh bread for assigned chalets as required
Unpacks, counts and packs away all delivered linen
Drives guests, helping load and unload ski equipment as necessary
Drives safely and responsible at all times
Refuels vehicle when necessary
Never drives any Delicious Mountain vehicles when under the influence of alcohol
Reports and arranges any repairs or replacements immediately to the resort manager
Follow all health and safety guidelines when preparing and serving all food and beverage
Chalet Chefs have a big responsibility of delivering exceptional meals throughout the stay of guests from breakfast in the mornings, afternoon teas and the 4 or 5-course dinner service to a high standard every time, as the name suggests we are all about food and with a name like Delicious Mountain our guests have an expectation to have their taste buds set alight.
Reporting into the resort manager, the Chalet Chef is jointly (with the Chalet Host) responsible for the daily management of the chalet, ensuring that the guests’ needs are met at all times as well as upholding the companies’ standards.
3 Valleys season pass
Generous, well located staff accommodation
A competitive package
Time for skiing - up to 6 days a week
Must have significant prior experience in hotel, catering or retail industries
Must be good at working as part of a team, have high work standards, be customer focused, self-motivated, take pride in their work
Whilst previous chalet work or spoken French is not a requirement, it can be advantageous
Lease with host for pre-arrival call to guests to confirm dietaries and any special requirements for the week ahead
Cooking all meals to a high standard including breakfast (continental, cooked, specials), afternoon Tea (sweet and savoury), Kids Tea (before or during a normal evening service), Canapés (Include some cocktail making), Dinner service (2- 5-course dinner service), Cheese board and after dinner snack boards/platters
Follow all recipes, ingredients and portion sizing given in Menu Planning and training throughout the season (unless advised by management)
Follow all health and safety guidelines when preparing and serving all food and beverage
Prepares meals for host, driver and yourself when on service
Understanding to a reasonable degree the pairing of dinner wines to the menu
Ensuring excellent standards of hygiene and cleanliness are always maintained in and around the kitchen throughout the season
Daily cleaning and organising of kitchen before leaving each shift, helping host team clean and organise around the dining room/living areas wherever possible if your time allows it
Looking after the chalet spa facilities i.e. hot tubs, steam rooms, sauna’s ensuring they are kept clean, safe and sanitary at all times
Changeover days will be a weekly deep clean of kitchen, kitchen equipment, extractors, cupboards/draws, pantry, and storerooms (depending on chalet some other areas) finishing to the highest standard to welcome new guests into the chalet
Stock management, rotation and ordering
Fridge temperature reports
Correct food labelling
To apply, please complete our team recruitment application form. Please note, we are not accepting and will not respond to CV's as applications.
Please fill out our online application form with as much relevant information as possible. We review all applications together thoroughly at the end of each month. If we think that Delicious Mountain will be the right chalet company for you, then we will get in touch to invite you to take part in Stage Two.
Candidates who fill out the online application and successfully transition to Stage Two will be invited to submit a short 3-5 minute video answering preset questions.
Following successful videos, candidates will be asked for either a Skype, Facetime or face-to-face interview where we explain a little more about the job and package. We ask each candidate the same questions. This will take approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.
