Team Member - Restaurant

Pasta & Company at U-Village is looking for friendly and enthusiastic Team Member to join our team! This is a part-time position and starting hourly rate of $21.30, plus expected average tips of $7-$9 per hour ($27.76-$29.76 average total per hour).

Employee Benefits:
• Employee Meal Plan, every shift gets a meal on us (up to $14)
• Employee Discount, 35% off purchases at our restaurant/retail locations
• Paid Time Off
• Transit and Parking Pre-Tax Plan
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Requirements:
• 1+ years’ experience in high-volume, fast-paced café, retail, or food prep setting
• Basic computer skills to operate our retail POS system
• Experience maintaining and balancing a till
• Extraordinary communication and multitasking skills
• High attention to detail
• Must be able to stand for 4+ hours at a stretch
• Excellent record of attendance, reliability, and initiative in previous employment
• Must acquire Washington State Food Handler’s Permit
• Must have evening and weekend availability

Responsibilities:
• Greet guests, identify their needs, and assist with purchases
• Follow proper procedures for food safety
• Prepare and serve hot and cold food
• Educate guests on our Pure Food Commitment
• Provide product recommendations
• Maximize sales by practicing up-selling and ad-on sales
• Restock and merchandise as directed by management
• Attends to routine store cleaning, maintenance, and operation

About Us:
For the past thirty-five years Pasta & Co has been serving delicious food for every occasion. All of our dishes from appetizers to soups, salads to entrees and desserts are made in our kitchen daily. Pasta & Co is part of Sugar Mountain, a creative food company that cares deeply about the health, well-being and culinary delight of our customers.

Commitment to Our Communities:
As part of our mission to Change the Way America eats we’ve created the Beecher's Foundation, a non-profit supported by our family of companies. Aimed at educating people about the prevalence of food additives and their possible health risks, the Foundation is about giving people the tools they need to make healthy eating choices for life.

We are committed to building a team that includes individuals from different cultural backgrounds, genders, ages, sexual orientation, and physical abilities, reflecting the diversity of the communities where we work and live.

Sugar Mountain is a tobacco- free company.