Food Runner - Restaurant (Full-Time, Part-Time)

If you're passionate about great food, great people, and delivering outstanding experiences, apply today! We do our best to bring you the best, serving our community is what we love to do!
At Salt + Smoke, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of warmth, belonging, and community — where everyone is valued, supported, and encouraged to thrive. Competitive Pay: We offer competitive pay and a reliable weekly paycheck.

• Whether you're interested in moving into a leadership position, taking on a corporate role, or exploring positions in operations or with our commissary team, there's a clear career path for you here!
• Benefits*: We offer an exceptional benefits package for eligible part and full-time team besties, including:
• Medical Coverage – PPO and HSA Plans
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company Provided - Life & AD&D Insurance
• Company Provided - Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• FSA Dependent Care & Medical Plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – With Employer Match
• Paid Time Off, Holiday, and Sick Time (for Full Time Salaried Besties)
• Part Time Paid Time Off (for eligible Part Time Hourly Besties)*
• Part time besties are eligible for benefits after 1 year of employment, with an average of 30+ hours per week. If a part time bestie meets these requirements, they will also be eligible for the Part Time PTO policy.

Food Runners play an important role at Salt + Smoke as they are the facilitators of and often last eyes on plates leaving the kitchen and being delivered to guests. Food Runners are responsible for organizing plates in the window as they come up, finishing the plates with the necessary garnishments, spoons, bread, etc., Food Runners also assist with to go orders, oftentimes multitasking between compiling to go bags with 100% accuracy and ensuring that food is leaving the window in the appropriate amount of time. Food Runners may also assist guests with any questions or requests they may have upon delivering food. The goal is to facilitate a fast flow of the restaurant while maintaining high levels of organization, hospitality, and cleanliness standards.

Ensure that meals are plated properly and presented according to standards before leaving the kitchen.
Operate as the primary communication point between servers and kitchen staff should any issues or modifications arise.
Deliver plates to guests using our seat numbering system with excellent customer service.
Maintain high levels of cleanliness in the kitchen according to sanitation procedures.
Pre-bus any empty dishes or glassware from tables as you see them.
Pre-Bus, clean and set tables efficiently.
Package to go orders accurately and deliver to the host stand.
Stock to go stations, plate racks, and assist with any food preparation needed by the kitchen manager.
Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
Able to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends and holidays. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
~1 to 2 years of runner, busser, or server experience in a high volume, or restaurant experience preferred.

We promote, support, thrive and celebrate diversity, inclusion, and culture, which connects the entire Salt + Smoke family.
Salt + Smoke Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.