Food Runner

Food Runner

Join the Silver Diner team as a Food Runner.

The Food Runner delivers food and beverage orders to guests, ensuring accuracy and brand experience. This position is designed to grow into a Server role.

• Support a server as assigned by Manager
• Ensure every order is delivered 100% correct
• Run food to guests, using position points to ensure proper delivery:
  • Salads and Appetizers
  • All entrees
  • Desserts
  • Beverages
  • Re‑cooks and on‑the‑fly orders
  • Serve and announce dish with appropriate condiments
  • Ask guests if there is anything else you can bring them
  • Pre‑bus dirty plates as guests finish and deliver to dish room
  • Take dirty plates from server and deliver to dish room
  • Complete bus of table and reset as needed
  • Maintain knowledge of all food and beverage specs
  • Keep a clean station stocked to Silver standards
  • Complete all assigned side work
  • Work as part of a team, communicating clearly and constructively
• Be on time for work
• Maintain a positive, fun‑oriented attitude
• Keep yourself, your uniform, and your station sparkling clean at all times
• Strictly follow all uniform standards
• Ensure delivery of the Silver Diner Brand to guests
• Properly portion all self‑service items (e.g., soups, creamers, butters)
• Perform any additional duties reasonably assigned by managers

• Reasonable English communication skills
• Physically fit to withstand long periods on feet
• Ability to multi‑task
• Appropriate appearance reflecting the brand
• Contagiously friendly, outgoing, and energetic
• Sense of urgency
• Exceptional aptitude for guest hospitality
• Able to think and act quickly while maintaining self‑composure
• Organized and enthusiastic
• Able to meet all scheduled hours
• Minimum 1‑2 years experience as a server in a casual restaurant (preferred)
• Legal age to serve alcoholic beverages

• Earn hourly wage + tip pool
• Full‑time and part‑time positions available
• Weekends and holiday availability required
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Meal discounts
• Gym membership discounts
• Work shoe discounts
• Opportunity for growth to trainer, supervisor, and manager positions (over 60% of managers and 100% of general managers promoted from within)

The role involves food preparation, refrigeration, knives, toasters, syrup dispensers, plates/bowls, slippery floors, and high temperatures. The candidate must tolerate heat, walk‑in coolers, lift/maneuver boxes up to 35 pounds, and stand/walk on hard surfaces 10–12 hours per day. Ability to continuously reach, bend, lift, carry, stoop, and wipe is required.

Weekend and holiday availability is required, as are full‑time or part‑time shifts. Applicants must be of legal age to serve alcohol.

Silver Diner is a leader in the casual dining segment with an award‑winning Fresh & Local Menu featuring flexitarian, healthy options. The company values education and offers a career path that emphasizes internal promotion.