Food Runner

Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour

Job description:

**Availability must include Tuesday through Sunday **

Job Summary:

The Food Runner/ Backwaiter is an integral part of the service team that can include setting up the pass, sorting & stocking linens, clearing tables, running food, working with the servers and expediters, assisting the kitchen team, polishing glassware and various other tasks that support service and kitchen.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance for F/T employees after 60 days
• Direct Deposit
• Employee Dining Program: 50% off food portion of your dining experience
• Flexible scheduling for school, and family
• Family Meal
• Healthy work environment
• PTO
• Growth

Service Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Comprehend table numbers and seat numbers
• Excellent communication with expeditor, servers, and kitchen team
• Moves gracefully throughout the dining room
• Uses open-arm approach at all times
• Eye for detail in regards to polishing and placement of glassware, silverware, china, etc.
• Ability to balance multiple plates at the same time
• Ability to communicate to guests what is being placed in front of them
• Prioritize and organize guest requests and needs as well as company requests and needs

Non-service Tasks and Responsibilities:

· Menu knowledge and beverage knowledge up to date

· Participate in pre-shift meetings

· Pass all necessary quizzes applicable to the job.

· Appearance and hygiene are 100% every shift.

· Integrity, reliability and honesty.

· Adhere to all Health Department standards

· Punctuality for all shifts and meetings

Other Qualifications:

· 0-1 year of experience in restaurants, or hospitality, and strong interest in F&B

· Good Communicator – Great listener

· Attention to detail & well organized

· Works well as part of a team

· Initiative & follow up

· Prioritization & multi-tasking

· Interest in food and hospitality

Work Environment:

· Ability to regularly reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel or crawl

· Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 15lbs; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 lbs

· Ability to stand or walk for 6-12 hours at a time

· Ability to balance & carry multiple plates, glass racks and or/glasses

Restaurant Overview:

- Busy 200-seat restaurant

- Room for growth within the company.

- Extremely talented team of chefs & bartenders feature intriguing, seasonal flavors & technique

- Cocktail program features both innovative and classic technique, while leading the craft scene in NJ -- over 250 spirits in collection

- Award winning wine list features exciting world-class winemakers, classic and esoteric varietals, highlights organic & biodynamic practices

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Paid time off

Shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift
• holidays
• weekends

Experience:

• Restaurant: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person