Food Runner - Steady Extra - Caramella

JOB SUMMARY

As a food runner it is your responsibility to deliver all of the food from the kitchen to our guests in the dining room. Although your level of guest interaction is minimal, it is still important that you coordinate and communicate with the kitchen and other members of the team to ensure that the experience a guest receives goes above and beyond their expectations.

• Ensure that kitchen is properly cleaned and set up before, during and after each shift.
• Assist Food Servers, Chefs and Managers in accommodating guest needs and requests.
• Ensures that all kitchen station supply stock is maintained to par levels.
• Treats guests with courtesy and respect.
• Is at all times appropriately groomed and wears the uniform provided.
• Deliver all foods in the kitchen to the guests in dining room.
• Describe the main components of a dish upon delivery.
• Have complete knowledge of products and specifications.
• Assist the Front and Back servers in keeping the beverage and condiment stations supplied in condiments, sugar, coffee, tea, etc.
• Replenish bread, butter, water, coffee and tea as needed during the meal.
• Able to expedite food line and use of Micros System.
• Able to process guest payments and ring up food orders.
• Adjust dining room tables.
• Able to work in extreme weather conditions.
• Assisting clearing and re-setting tables.
• Operate as a member of a team: help others and request help as needed.
• Perform assign side work
• Transport used linens, China glassware and flatware from the kitchen to designated locations during the meal.
• Additional related duties as requested by the Front Waiter and/or Manager.
• Clear tables and stack scraped dishes in dish area.
• Maintain cleanliness of the kitchen and dining room floor.

• Must possess basic reading skills.
• At least 1 year’s restaurant dining room experience.
• At least 6 months of gourmet restaurant dining room experience is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Requires standing and walking continuously with a tray up to 20lbs throughout the shift.
• Must be able to lift and carry 20lbs.
• Must be able to work in extreme heat during the summer months.
• Must be able to stand for entire shift.
• Must be able to access service area when picking up beverage orders.
• Must be able to converse over the telephone in an environment with loud background noise.
• Must be able to stop, bend and reach.
• Must have the manual dexterity required to write drink orders, prepare drinks and garnishes and beverage orders.
• Must be able to listen and respond to visual and aural cues.
• Must be able to simultaneously handle the demands of many customers.

• Food Handlers Card
• Alcohol Awareness