Domestic butler jobs in Finland
Domestic butlers serve at official meals, monitor meal preparations and table setting and manage the household staff. They may also offer personal assistance in booking travel arrangements and restaurants, valeting and clothing care.
Domestic butler - Which skills are essential?
Maintain and improve employees' performance by coaching individuals or groups how to optimise specific methods, skills or abilities, using adapted coaching styles and methods. Tutor newly recruited employees and assist them in the learning of new business systems.
Preserve impeccable personal hygiene standards and have a tidy appearance.
Ensure that guest laundry is collected, cleaned and returned to a high standard and in a timely fashion.
Give instructions to subordinates by employing various communication techniques. Adjust communication style to the target audience in order to convey instructions as intended.
Build a lasting and meaningful relationship with customers in order to ensure satisfaction and fidelity by providing accurate and friendly advice and support, by delivering quality products and services and by supplying after-sales information and service.
Welcome guests in a friendly manner in a certain place.
Systematise the wine cellar to ensure an appropriate amount and variation of wine and carry-out efficient and effective stock rotation.
Manage employees and subordinates, working in a team or individually, to maximise their performance and contribution. Schedule their work and activities, give instructions, motivate and direct the workers to meet the company objectives. Monitor and measure how an employee undertakes their responsibilities and how well these activities are executed. Identify areas for improvement and make suggestions to achieve this. Lead a group of people to help them achieve goals and maintain an effective working relationship among staff.
Provide food at the table whilst maintaining high level of customer service and food safety standards.
Provide wine using proper techniques in front of the customers. Open the bottle correctly, decant the wine if needed, serve and keep the wine in the proper temperature and container.
Organise and dress tables to accommodate special events.
Plan staff time and shifts to reflect the demands of the business.
Provide a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages such as soft drinks, mineral waters, wine and bottled beer over a counter or using a tray.
Oversee maintenance activities, making sure that staff is following procedures and ensuring routine and periodic refurbishment and maintenance activities.
Liaise via telephone by making and answering calls in a timely, professional and polite manner.
Control dining areas including their floor and wall surfaces, tables and serving stations and ensure appropriate cleanliness.
Domestic butler - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Make sure that pets are given appropriate food and water on time.
Remove dust from furniture, blinds and windowsills using specialised dust cloths or hand-cleaning items.
Apply food preparation techniques including the selecting, washing, cooling, peeling, marinating, preparing of dressings and cutting of ingredients.
The field of food habits and dietary regimes, including those inspired by religious beliefs.
Purchase ingredients, products and tools that are necessary for daily housekeeping activities.
Provide dog-walking services, including activities such as agreement of services with the customer, selection and use of handling equipment, interaction with the dog, and safe and responsible dog walking.
Clean rooms by cleaning glasswork and windows, polishing furniture, vacuuming carpets, scrubing hard floors, and removing garbage.
Use gardening equipment such as clippers, sprayers, mowers, chainsaws, complying to health and safety regulations.
Accept, schedule and cancel appointments.
Oversee the quality and safety of food served to visitors and customers according to food standards.
Organise the necessary preparations for catering at special events such as conferences, large parties or banquets.
Aid clients with special needs following relevant guidelines and special standards. Recognise their needs and accurately respond to them if needed.
Wash and dry vehicle and ensure that paint is kept intact by waxing and polishing vehicle using the appropriate tools.
Oversee activities during special events taking into account specific objectives, schedule, timetable, agenda, cultural limitations, account rules and legislation.
Administer delivered packages and ensure that they all reach their destination in time.
Apply cooking techniques including grilling, frying, boiling, braising, poaching, baking or roasting.
Manage, pack, unpack and store guest luggage on request.
Keep the children under supervision for a certain period of time, ensuring their safety at all times.
Book restaurants, hotels or flights.