Food Runner Job Description
Food Runner Duties & Responsibilities
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Food Runner Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Food Runner
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: WAV, TABC, TIPS, RAMP
Education for Food Runner
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the food runner job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Collage Degree in Education, General Education, Business, Performance, Hospitality, Restaurant Management, Graduate, Ethics, Communication, Associates
Skills for Food Runner
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Food Runner Examples
Food Runner Job Description
- Provide customer service to external guests and internal guests, greeting guests who pass by your area
- Ensuring that all closing duties are completed, locking area, turning off equipment and lights
- Perform opening and closing procedures as determined by management
- Monitor and maintain operating supplies
- Handle guest inquiries in a courteous, professional, and efficient manner
- Expedite the delivery of food
- Be versed on all to go orders and know proper procedures and standards
- Recognize any problems resulting from guest complaints, intoxication or disruptive behavior
- Mop floors at end of shift behind bar
- Complete sidework and any other duties assigned by management
- Knowledge of food, wine, Fame cocktails, spirits and water
- Flexible between both restaurant venues
- Ability to grasp, lift, carry, and/or transport up to 50 lbs
- Basic computer skills is a plus
- This position is full or part time
- Experience preferred but will provide full training
Food Runner Job Description
- Set-up Host(ess) station with necessary supplies
- Inspect the restaurant environment and entrance area, ensuring that all standards are met
- Inspect condition and cleanliness of menus and wine lists
- Ensure the smooth day to day operations and cleanliness of the restaurant
- Maintain a friendly and warm demeanor at all timesEmployees must at all times be attentive, friendly, helpful and courteous to all guests, managers and fellow employees
- Requisition the food products needed to complete the rood runner job functions
- Set up and stock the food runner side stations with all items needed to efficiently deliver meals to our guests
- Service guests with all food requirements in an attentive, courteous, and efficient manner
- Perform opening and closing procedures and side-work duties
- Ensure that the foodrunner workstation tables and side stands are kept stocked, tidy and clean
- Evening and weekend work is required for this position
- Previous restaurant/food service experience preferred
- The ideal candidate should have prior fine dining restaurant experience
- Experience preferred, but will train willing individual
- Must have good people skills and a well-groomed appearance
- Frequently moving tables up to a maximum of 100 lbs
Food Runner Job Description
- Remove dirty and empty trays, dishes from the dining rooms at all times
- Ensure Hospitality Station and Kitchen Stations are completely set up on a daily basis
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- Reports to work, is in the correct uniform and on the station as indicated on the weekly work schedule
- Sets up the front line with the equipment, plateware and smallwares needed to effectively serve all food products
- Cleans large and small trays and tray stands to be ready for service
- Reads order tickets as they arrive and place onto ticket minder
- Coordinates and communicates with the broil and pantry stations to correctly time and serve "hot and cold" items to the guest
- Delivers food to the correct table and pivot point position numbers
- Frequently moving chairs up to a maximum of 50 lbs
- Ability to provide friendly, efficient and courteous service to guests
- Ability to access, input and retrieve information on the computer system
- Ability to memorize menus
- Ability work under pressure, be organized, self-motivated and work well with others
- Must have ability to work variety of shifts, including days, nights, holidays, weekends
Food Runner Job Description
- Accomplishes all job duties while adhering to all safety guidelines and practices throughout the shift
- Correctly completes closing duties at the end of each shift
- Completes all side work in the front and/or back of the house as assigned and scheduled by the members of the management team
- Perform other tasks as needed by chef
- Interact with all guests and employees to positively affect interactions with guests and team members
- Assists with customer-facing duties as assigned, including cashiering, trayline delivery, and catering special events
- Prepares and delivers room service meals
- Answers room service calls and expedites meal service to patients ensuring that specific diet modifications and individual preferences are honored
- Prepares and delivers tube feeds per department requirements
- Work cooperatively within the department and with other departments to achieve the goals of the room service department
- Previous customer service experience will be an asset
- Must be fit and energetic
- Ability to work a flexible shift system
- Must have the ability to be on your feet for long periods of time
- One year minimum of customer service experience within the Food & Beverage industry
- Must be able to lift, handle, carry food, supply, smallwares, equipment, supplies and paper goods at a minimum of 50 pounds constantly and up to 100 pounds occasionally
Food Runner Job Description
- Clean/Sanitize tables after guests leave the establishment
- Understand restaurant layout in order for food to be delivered in the correct manner
- Communicate with all parts of the kitchen so food ticket is executed correctly
- Read food tickets and assemble order in the kitchen area
- Clean and bus guestrooms at the conclusion of meal
- Keep hallways clean of trays, cups
- Help in other areas of Food & Beverage as needed
- Support the Food and Nutrition department by delivering and retrieving patient trays
- Responsible for timeliness and safe food handling
- Provide courteous and friendly customer service to patients
- Must be able to bend, kneel, stoop, reach, and squat on a frequent basis to receive and store stock, supplies and equipment to work the line during service periods
- Must be able to communicate effectively and listen attentively to supervisors, employees, vendors and guests
- Fine dining experience is preferred
- The candidate must be able to work split shifts and flexible days including weekends and holidays
- Ability to use restaurant bar equipment
- Knowledge of Alcohol Beverage Control laws, health regulations, and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)