Food Runner

Benefits: Competitive salary Employee discounts Flexible schedule Paid time off Benefits Energetic, focused and collaborative work environment Company Overview Ember & Vine is a new restaurant concept from P Hospitality Management built around a simple but uncompromising idea: that every detail matters. The menu draws from global culinary traditions, anchored by a wood-fired hearth and a commitment to thoughtfully sourced ingredients free of seed oils and refined sugars. Guests can expect bold, intentional cooking from breakfast through dinner, complemented by an elevated wine and cocktail program designed to match the care that goes into every plate. It's a dining experience that rewards curiosity and respects the guest enough to never cut corners. Job Summary Food Runners at Ember & Vine ensure a seamless dining experience by delivering food promptly and accurately from the kitchen to guests. They assist servers by presenting dishes with professionalism, describing menu items when needed, and addressing guest requests. Food Runners play a key role in maintaining service flow and supporting the team in a fast-paced, elevated dining environment. Responsibilities Delivers food items ordered by guests without delay, at the desired temperature and in a highly presentable manner. Arranges the various food items properly on the table as per the seating plan. Clears the dishes as they are consumed. Carefully watches tables and fills water glasses and other drinks as appropriate. Provides friendly, gracious, motivated, detail oriented and responsive service to create a memorable dining experience for guests. Performs cleaning side work as assigned. Completes all service paperwork as required. Supports waiters and kitchen staff in other duties as required. Performs other work-related duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills) The physical ability to maintain proper balance while walking briskly carrying food-laden trays. Previous restaurant experience strongly preferred. High energy and stamina are required. The ability to stay calm and work efficiently under pressure. The ability to prioritize job duties and manage time effectively. Strong verbal communication skills required. Willingness to work evenings and weekends as required. Excellent customer service to treat patrons like family. The ability to read menus, safety documents, etc. The ability to use the company’s POS system. Physical Demands and Work Environment The work that food runners do is both physically and mentally demanding. They are on their feet much of the time. Food runners must work well under pressure and exercise tact and patience when dealing with other employees and customers. Because the restaurant serves the public and is open on weekends and at night, Food Runners may work longer, irregular hours. The description of the physical demands and the work environment characteristics here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform and those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific sensory abilities required by this job include sight, taste, smell, and hearing. While performing the duties of this job, hazards include, but are not limited to, cuts, slipping, tripping, falls and burns. Only local candidates will be contacted; there is no relocation for this position. Immediate Opening. We thank all that apply, but only those candidates who meet the position requirements will be contacted. Ember & Vine and its affiliates conduct all employment-related activities without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, citizenship, veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws. We are a Drug‑Free workplace. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ember-