Food Runner/Dining Room Server - Full Time

Food Runner/Dining Room Server

Watercrest Buena Vista is looking for a Food Runner/Dining Room Server to join their Culinary team! As a key member of the team, your warm smile and greeting will welcome our residents, associates, and guests into fully experiencing a Watercrest Culinary Experience, filled with the deliciousness of fine dining, as well as the comfort of a home-like environment.

Essential Job Functions:

• Deliver food orders to Residents quickly and accurately
• Uphold sanitation and food safety principles
• Bus tables by removing dirty dishes and trash
• Ensure patrons have all the appropriate tableware they need to properly enjoy their food
• Assist setting up tables before service with appropriate utensils, napkins and decorations
• Handle various impromptu requests from Residents.
• Assist residents with seating in the dining room
• Greet residents when taking and serving meal selections
• Ensure proper dining room setup and proper table setting
• Knowledge of table clearing techniques during and after dining service
• Responsible for resetting table during and after dining service
• General duties include but are not limited to: cleaning, mopping, sweeping, and dusting the kitchen and dining room
• Ensures proper garbage and trash removal
• Complete side work: napkin folding, stocking and cleaning wait station, refilling condiments
• Understand menu items and ability to explain preparation methods
• Provide a high satisfactory level of customer service to promote a restaurant style dining atmosphere
• Knowledge of individual diet needs as prescribed by physician
• Ensure all meals delivered are garnished
• Reports to the Cook or Executive Chef any equipment and supplies that are needed
• Ensures the proper use of equipment and supplies and upholds cleaning and safety standards

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to communicate effectively with all levels of management, team members, residents, family members, vendors, referral sources and outside contacts
• Able to make independent decisions
• Must be able to communicate a warm, friendly and caring manner
• Must be able to follow recipes and menus
• Must fully understand the importance of reliability and timeliness
• Must possess a passion to work with and around senior citizens
• Knowledge of customer service principles and practices

Education Requirements:

• High School Graduate or equivalent

Experience Requirements:

• Experience in serving in an upscale dining environment is preferred