Description We are looking for a Food Runner to join our team and facilitate collaboration between our kitchen and wait staff.
Food Runner responsibilities include setting tables, serving food orders and removing used dishes and utensils. If you'd like to gain experience in the restaurant industry and learn how to provide an excellent dining experience, we'd like to meet you. To be considered for this role, you should be available to work various shifts, including weekends.
Ultimately, you will ensure our guests have a high-quality dining experience by serving their food in a timely and accurate manner.
Responsibilities - Deliver food orders from the kitchen to customers' tables rapidly and accurately
- Act as the contact point between Front of the House and Back of the House staff
- Communicate food orders to chefs, paying attention to priorities and special requests (e.g. food allergies)
- Assist the wait staff with table setting by fetching and placing appropriate tableware, eating utensils and napkins
- Ensure food is served in accordance with safety standards (e.g. proper temperature)
- Check in with customers and take additional orders or refill water, as needed
- Remove dirty dishes and utensils
- Answer guests' questions about ingredients and menu items
- Inform restaurant staff about customers' feedback or requests (e.g. when they ask for the check)
Requirements and skills - Experience as a Food Expeditor or similar entry-level role in a restaurant
- Understanding of hygiene and food safety rules
- Physical ability and stamina to carry heavy trays and stand for long hours
- Availability to work various shifts, including weekends
- Multi-tasking abilities
- Good oral communication skills
- Ability to remain calm and professional in a fast-paced work environment
Skills - Ability to follow instructions and help with various tasks, as needed
- Time management skills
- Attention to detail and sanitation rules
- Availability to work in shifts, during weekends and evenings
Company Information Aiken has developed and grown since it's inception as a southern haven for northern citizens. It is a charming town that is progressive and growing, while founded in tradition heritage. A community of southern culture welcoming folks from every cardinal direction. Aiken is a community that shares its roads with bicycles, cars, and horses. It is a city that hosts national baseball championships and the sport of kings.
There was no better place to be for a restaurant embracing old world techniques to bring something new and fresh every single day. Taking over 40 years of experience and 100's of years of tradition to create an extensive new specials menu every day.
Downtown is the place to find the best small privately owned businesses and restaurants. You can find pizza, tacos, sushi, wings and more. Aiken Restaurant Group offers something new everyday, whether it be Whiskey Alley, The Red Door Sake and Kitchen, or the Downtown Alley Taproom.