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Working in the family-run hotel in Bad Zwischenahn
Career at Jagdhaus Eiden
Working where others holiday... Is there anything more pleasant? The “residence”, which has been in the zur Bruges family for four generations since 1902, has its own small beach and is set in an idyllic ten hectares of parkland. The lovingly tended gardens, the many romantic forest paths with their large, old trees, the wide meadows – here nature takes centre stage in all seasons.
The Eiden Spa over 1,500 sqm offers exquisite relaxation for our guests. You can enjoy culinary delights of the highest quality in the Apicius gourmet restaurant and the game and fish restaurants. Our team brims with enthusiasm for Jagdhaus Eiden in all areas of our family-run four-star premium resort. We, the Bruges family, work in the business ourselves and always have an open ear for guests and employees. We are a team and you feel that.
Employees at Jadghaus Eiden
Benefits to you
Keeping fit is rewarded
- We subsidise your gym contract. More information is available from the HR office on +49 (0) 4403/698193.
Accommodation in our staff hotel
- Our employees have the opportunity to live inexpensively and only a few metres away from their workplace in our employee hotel “Meerblick” (depending on availability).
Staff parties
- Once a year we have a party for and with all employees.
- The employee party has a different motto every year – including Miss Menke as the star guest, the party bus, Jagdhaus Wiesn, cowboys and Indians. Â
Training courses
- In-house training: In-house training takes place on various topics related to the hotel and catering industry for all apprentices and other interested employees at the Jagdhaus Eiden.
- Romantik seminars: The Romantik Cooperation offers seminars and staff training from and in all areas. These sessions take place regularly.
- VSR seminars: We are a member of the VSR (Verband der Serviermeister, Restaurant- und Hotelfachkräfte e.V.) which offers seminars, training courses, further education and study trips for owners, master craftsmen, trainers, skilled workers, apprentices and specialist teachers in a wide range of subject areas. In addition, the VSR organises its own competitions where you can win various titles, experiences and prizes.
These training courses and seminars ensure that you will never be bored working with us – because you never stop learning.
Advantages as an employee in a Romantik Hotel
- Hotel stays at other Romantik Hotels at discounted employee rates*
- Special conditions in Romantik Hotels also for “friends & family”.*
- Special conditions with selected partners of Romantik Hotels & Restaurants
* (Valid for max. two persons and two nights, on request & subject to availability)
What can we offer that other hotels may not be able to offer/have for their guests?
- Located directly by the Zwischenahner Meer in the middle of a park landscape
- Private beach (access for hotel guests only)
- Beach wagon sauna, in the style of the old changing booths of the North Sea and Baltic Sea coast, and the associated relaxation wagon; if you are brave, you can jump into the lake directly after the sauna to cool off.
- Leisure activities on the water (pedal boat, two stand-up paddle boards), by the water (bocchia, putting green, games by the lake), children’s playground, indoor (games room with bowling alley & pinball), bike and e-bike hire, Segway hire,
- T1 “Samba” VW bus, Mr. zur Brügge’s sweetheart from 1964 still potters along as it did back then and is a real rarity. Our guests are regularly allowed to take a ride, for example on a tour around the lake, into the moors, to the railway station or to Bad Zwischenahn. Pure nostalgia, memories of bygone times come back to older guests, and the younger guests have never experienced such a special driving sensation, the comfortable swaying on the sprung seats, the smell of the old leather – simply something very special!
- More than 115 years of hospitality! Unlike many large chains and buildings with absentee managers, we, the zur BrĂĽgge family, live in the Eiden and we are the Eiden. With a wealth of passion, new ideas are always being implemented to offer our guests and staff something special.
- A wonderful mix of staff with above-average length of service, who know every corner of the building and recognise many guests, giving you the feeling of returning to your second home by the sea, and young staff who bring a breath of fresh air to the Eiden.
- They respond to individual requests such as room numbers, special requests for birthdays, dietary requirements etc., and also the tailored care of our guests – for us no one’s just a number!
- Spa area on an area of over 1,500 sqm with many relaxation zones, also outside.
- Return to farming, which we call “back to the roots”, three Bentheim Black Pied pigs, 50 chickens and a rooster with their Golden Chicken Bridge, the herb and vegetable garden, the potato field, the greenhouse and recently also our own wine, belong to the Eiden, and everything is used in the Eiden and served to the guests – from our own eggs to the ham etc.
- Accessibility: ten rooms in our house are class-A accessible.
- Rooms in different styles: more modern and larger, such as in the guest house built in 2014, or more sedate and timelessly elegant – our rooms feature different designs so there is something for everyone.
- Our Apicius gourmet restaurant has been one of the most renowned restaurants in (northern) Germany for over 30 years (with some interruptions), and under chef Tim Extra the Michelin star gleams once again.
- Whether self-sufficient or with all-round service in our apartments, guests decide for themselves whether they want to make use of the amenities of the hotel rooms or look after themselves.
- Free parking spaces
- E-car charging station
- The casino has been a tenant in our house for over 40 years. From the slot machine room to blackjack and roulette – anyone who fancies their luck is in the right place here. But don’t worry, if you're looking for peace and quiet, you won’t be disturbed by the hustle and bustle of the casino, as it is located in the separate restaurant building,
- Excursions: We offer our hotel guests daily transfers to Bad Zwischenahn and weekly excursions to Greetsiel, the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, Bremen, Carolinensiel, Leer, Emden and many more. In addition, we have a programme of cycling excursions from April to October, where we take our guests from the hotel to a range of destinations places from which they pedal back to the hotel – with their own bicycles or rental bikes.
- Wine cellar with over 750 items
What can we offer you that other hotels cannot offer their employees?
- At this point, I would also like to mention the point about our hotel being owner-managed. We, the zur BrĂĽgge family, work in the business ourselves and always have an open ear for guests and staff. We are a team and you can feel that: because of this closeness, you as our employee have short communication channels.
- We cultivate a cooperative management style, i.e. we work with our employees to determine how, for example, optimisations are to be made, but the paths are by no means fixed; suggestions from all hierarchical levels are always welcome and encouraged. We jointly define plans for the future in annual meetings with selected employees and or apprentices. Our ideas for the future should be supported by the whole team, because only in this way do they have a chance of succeeding.
- Staff meals also on days off: those who so wish may also take advantage of staff meals on days off at no extra charge.
- As a traditional company, we see it as an obligation to continue and develop, we live what we love. Our heart beats for the Eiden.
- Everything we grow or breed ourselves (pigs, chickens, greenhouse, wine, vegetable and herb garden) is of course also used in the kitchen. Butchering a whole pig, slicing one’s own ham, harvesting herbs from one’s own garden etc. are of course part of the experience and cast a completely different light on food processing in times when goods are often only pre-portioned and delivered to order. Although this takes more effort, it paints a truer picture, such as the fact that a pig is isn’t just made up of fillets, but also other legitimate cuts of meat.
- We have a regular programme of a range of activities with our staff, e.g. barbecue evenings, cinema evenings etc. (of course only for those who want to).
- There is the option of taking part in our excursions for hotel guests: those who are interested in our region and do not yet have any plans for the days off are free to take part in one of the excursions for hotel guests.
- “Thrown in at the deep end”? – Not with us! All our apprentices get to know the Eiden and each other and also Bad Zwischenahn on an introductory day with a professional coach. It’s not until the next day that things really get going.
- We also have an open ear for private matters and are happy to provide assistance, e.g. a vehicle can be hired for a move or bar tables provided for a private party.
- Various discounts for employees (also see benefits)
For apprentices at Jadghaus Eiden
Additional benefits during your apprenticeship
Azubiweb
- All apprentices are given free access to the Azubiweb website, a learning game or exam trainer. Here you can test your own knowledge via a range of different multiple choice questions.
- You can compete in challenges against other apprentices and even win a prize every month.
Apprentice car / apprentice of the month
- Hard work pays off! – Our apprentice of the month who earns this title through outstanding performance is given the use of our apprentice car, a VW UP! for one month.
- In addition, there is an extra payment of €120.00 gross – what a great incentive!
Personal mentor during the apprenticeship
- From the start of your apprenticeship, an apprentice from a higher apprenticeship year will be on hand to provide guidance and answer questions.
- At the same time, all the other staff members always have an open ear.
Trainers/apprentices
- We firmly believe that there needs to be a balance between trainers and apprentices in order to be able to teach apprentices what they will need later in their professional life.
Apprentice exchange
- Within the framework of the cooperation within the Romantik network, there is the possibility of exchanging apprenticeships with another apprentice anywhere in Germany for a week.
Apicius gourmet restaurant
- As an apprentice in the professions of chef, hotel specialist and restaurant specialist, you will have the opportunity to work in our Apicius gourmet restaurant. Prestige gastronomy – a range of options are available at the Michelin-starred Apicius.
Wealth of expertise
- In the kitchen, for example, you learn how a whole deer is butchered, we work with fresh fish that is delivered whole and then processed, so you learn the working stages from scratch. In the restaurant, you have a real wine professional at your side with sommelier Marco Scheper. You, too, can benefit from a wealth of expertise gathered over 100 years. On 2 May 1902, Johann zur Brügge and his wife Marie Hemmjes opened the inn Zur Erholung, which has developed over the years into today’s Jagdhaus Eiden. Some of our former apprentices are now top managers of large hotel chains or have their own hotel or restaurant business.
Good career development prospects
- As a rule, more than 80 percent of our apprentices are taken on by us after their training – and who knows, maybe you will find yourself in a management position after just a few years of professional experience... Or you can climb the career ladder with one of our colleagues in the Romantik network throughout Europe.
- We are also open to continuous professional development and our employees are constantly educating themselves in all areas in order to meet the highest standards.