Job Description

Your Job


Are you looking for work in the food service industry? If you enjoy working with people ... serving food and drinks ... and just staying on your toes in a fast-paced environment, then a job as a banquet server might be right for you!

Your Day


Banquet servers and related food & beverage jobs may require the following:

• Greeting customers and answering their questions about menu items and specials.
• Taking food or drink orders from customers and relaying orders to kitchen staff.
• Preparing breakfast, lunch, or dinner food and drink orders, such as sandwiches, salads, meals, and coffee.
• Communicating meal requirements, allergies, dietary, and special requests to captain or kitchen supervisor.
• Serving food and drinks to customers at a bar counter, stand, or table.
• Cleaning work areas, tables, or counters
• Replenishing and stocking service stations, cabinets, and tables.
• Setting tables, preparing food trays for new customers, ensuring courses are cleared, and tables crumbed.
• Replenishing buffet items to ensure consistency and freshness in presentation.
• Bar staff; serving coffee, soda, and other beverages, or prepare specialties, such as milkshakes and ice cream sundaes, and keeping bar equipment clean and glasses washed.
• Standing, bending, climbing stairs, and carrying items weighing 25-50 pounds.
• Working extended dining hours, early morning, late evening, weekend, and holidays.

You will need to have the following:

• Strong communication skills (English) and the ability to listen carefully to customers' orders and correctly relay them to the kitchen staff to ensure orders are prepared to the customers' satisfaction.
• A positive attitude with strong customer service skills
• The ability to handle customer requests in a courteous and professional manner.
• Good physical stamina and the ability to stand for extended periods of time, carry heavy trays, clean work areas, and attend to customer requests without difficulty.
• A High School diploma or equivalent.
• Previous food service experience is a bonus, but no experience required!

Your Gain


What you may gain while on the job:

• Staying active - the job will keep you on the move throughout the day.
• Time management and organizational skills - handling multiple tasks and serving multiple customers at once.
• Enhanced communication skills - learning how to talk to diverse sets of customers.
• Problem solving and crisis management skills - avoiding and resolving potential negative customer experiences.
• Team work - partnering with kitchen, bar and management staff to ensure customers are satisfied.
• Teaching & Management skills - helping train and prepare new employees for the job.

Job Tags

Weekend work, Afternoon shift, Early shift,

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