Kitchen Expeditor

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title

Kitchen Expeditor

FLSA Classification

Non-Exempt

Reports to

Senior Food & Beverage Manager

Supervises

Servers, Bussers

Job Summary

The Kitchen Food Expeditor is responsible for managing the flow of food from the kitchen to the dining room, ensuring every dish is executed accurately, presented to standard, and delivered in a timely manner. This role serves as the primary communication link between the culinary and service teams, maintaining proper pacing, organization, and quality during service. The expeditor plays a critical role in upholding food quality, guest satisfaction, and overall service efficiency in a fast-paced kitchen environment.

Essential functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Competencies

• Acts as the central point of communication between the kitchen and service team, ensuring accurate, timely delivery of all food orders.

• Reviews tickets for accuracy, modifiers, allergies, and special requests before food leaves the kitchen.
• Organizes and prioritizes tickets to maintain proper pacing and consistent flow during service.
• Conducts final quality checks for presentation, portion size, temperature, and plate composition.
• Communicates wait times, delays, and 86’d items clearly and professionally to the front-of-house team.
• Maintains a clean, organized, and efficient expediting station at all times.
• Assists in managing high-volume services while remaining calm, focused, and solutions-oriented.
• Supports training of kitchen and service staff on proper ticket flow, communication, and service standards.
• Upholds food safety, sanitation, and allergy awareness protocols during every service.
• Collaborates with leadership to identify service challenges and improve kitchen-to-table execution.

Work environment

• Work in a hot, humid and noisy environment.

Physical demands

• Required to stand for long periods and walk, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend,
  stretch and twist or reach.
• Push, pull, or lift up to 50 pounds.
• Continuous repetitive motions.

Required education and experience

• High School graduate or GED.
• Restaurant manager or culinary experience preferred.
• At least three years of experience in a retail, club, hotel, restaurant, or institutional setting.

EEO statement

We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Other duties

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.