Food Runner/Busser Jobs

Why us?

The Surfing Fox, located in The Pierside Hotel, is seeking a Food Runner/Busser to join our team in serving guests with creativity and passion!

Work Where You Belong! California Cuisine with a side of Sunshine! Fresh, SoCal flavors with an ocean breeze. The clink of glasses on that first toast of the trip. That state of mind where everything just feels so…easy. That’s what you’ll find at The Surfing Fox. Built on a menu of fresh, local flavors, Santa Monica’s newest restaurant blends the best of modern California and vintage surf culture.

We are looking for independent thinkers. Those who harness their entrepreneurial spirit so that it breaks preconceived notions. We’re not afraid to forge our own path. After all, it’s what industry leaders do. That’s why we welcome risk takers and creative spirits alike. No matter your daily role, Sage recognizes that your success is about more than the work you do—it’s really about who you are, which is why we invest in your personal and professional growth. We hope you consider joining us!

Job Overview

Food Runner: Responsible for the timely delivery of food and ensuring that plate presentations and food quality are of the highest standard possible.

Busser: Clears all used tableware, napkins and refuse from tables to tubs in bus station and wipes table, chairs and clears debris and crumbs from floor areas surrounding table.

Responsibilities

• Maintain complete knowledge of all menu items, prices, preparation method/time, major ingredients, and quality standards of taste, appearance, texture, serving temperature, portion size, garnish, and method of presentation.
• Maintains a friendly, cheerful and courteous demeanor at all times.
• Keeps ice stations filled at all times by carrying buckets of ice from the main ice machine and pouring into individual ice stations.
• Assists waitstaff by refilling customers beverages and accommodating requests for additional condiments, food items or clean/fresh tableware.
• Clears all used tableware, napkins and refuse from tables to tubs in bus station and wipes table, chairs and clears debris and crumbs from floor areas surrounding table.
• Responsible for the timely delivery of food and ensuring that plate presentations and food quality are of the highest standard possible.
• Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all departmental policies and service procedures
• Provides assistance to other employees and departments to contribute to the best overall performance of the department and the hotel.
• Maintain complete knowledge of and strictly abide by state liquor regulations, particularly those prohibiting service to minors, intoxicated persons, and drunk driving.
• Maintain complete knowledge of table/seat/station numbers, room capacity, hours of operation, proper table set-up, and dress code of the restaurant.
• Retrieves cleaned dishes, glassware and utensils from the dish room and distributes to each service station in order to keep a ready supply available for restaurant use.
• Maintain knowledge of P.O.S. and manual systems.
• Maintain complete knowledge of all liquor brands, wines, beers, and non-alcoholic selections, glassware and garnishes in the restaurant.
• Sweeps restaurant floors throughout shift to maintain a clean, presentable and attractive restaurant.
• Retrieves requisitioned items from stockroom, ensuring requisition is complete and correct, and stocking supplies in proper places, rotating stock at all times.
• Maintain complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of equipment, and use equipment only as intended.
• Resets tables in accordance with established standards in order to seat new customers as quickly as possible. Removes full tubs from bus stations to dishwashing area for cleaning, and maintains a clean, well-stocked and orderly bus station at all times in order to improve efficiency and productivity.

Qualifications

Education/Formal Training

High school education or equivalent.

Experience

Previous experience in similar position of 3 months or longer.

Knowledge/Skills

• Must have basic knowledge of restaurant operations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Mobility -Able to travel up to 300 feet on a regular basis throughout the shift.
• Continuous standing -during preparation, during service hours or during expediting.
• Ability to perform assigned duties with attention to detail, speed, accuracy, follow-through, courtesy, cooperation, and work with a minimum of supervision.
• Must be able to see minute objects at arm’s length, to read meters and controls.
• Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying up to 50 lbs to include serving trays, carts, tables, chairs, and small equipment up to 75% of the time.
• Ability to satisfactorily communicate in English (speak, read, write) with guests, co-workers and management to their understanding.
• Balancing, stooping kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching handling, fingering throughout the shift.

Environment

Physically strenuous -continual standing, walking, bending and lifting in indoor environment. Intermittent exposure to extreme heat (dishroom & kitchen) and cold (coolers & freezers).

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program. Up to $1,000 per referral.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching
• Paid time off
• Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Great discounts on Hotels, Restaurants, and much more.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts

ID: 2023-17589

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Property : The Pierside Hotel

Outlet: Surfing Fox

Category: Restaurant Operations

Min: USD $18.17/Hr.

Tipped Position: Yes

Address : 120 Colorado Ave

City : Santa Monica

State : California

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability