Server/Waiter/Waitress

JOB TITLE:  Server

DEPARTMENT:  Front of house

RESPORTS TO: General Manager, Assistant General Manager, Restaurant Manager

GENERAL PURPOSE:

The role of the waiter is customer facing, you will contribute to the restaurant food and beverage service to the highest quality and professionalism. To engage with guests, giving product information and advice. To take orders, payments and be of service to the guests at all times.  

MAIN DUTIES:

CONTRIBUTE TO THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE WITHIN THE RESTAURANT.

Note: This is not an all-inclusive list. Additional duties may be assigned.

·         Ensures the highest food quality and service appropriate to the market.

·         Adheres to company standards of service quality, preparation, and presentation.

·         Ensures guests are served in a timely manner.

·         Ensures readiness and makes priorities in case of last minute changes to reservations.

·         Confers closely and regularly with the Restaurant Manager and takes every opportunity to become familiar with all aspects of his or her position in order to be ready to fill in whenever needed.

·         Adheres to all health, sanitation and food safety rules and regulations.

·         Ensures that all potential and real hazards are reported and reduced immediately.

·         Ensures that employees work in a safe manner that does not harm or injure self or others.

·         Anticipates possible and probable hazards and conditions and either corrects them or takes action to prevent them from happening.

·         Keeps the highest standards of personal hygiene, dress, appropriate uniform, appearance, and conduct.

·         Sets up for service by ensuring proper amounts are in place for forecasted covers, special functions and all reservations.

·         To carry out any other duties as directed by seniors.

·         To study and memorize NZR Group guidelines, Employee handbook and Food/Beverage guides.

·         To ensure that you service in the restaurant is the standard that the NZR Group has set.

ACCOUNTABILITY

·         Actively participate in assisting to achieve departmental goals and objectives and carry out assigned work by Managers and Supervisors.

·         Actively engage in your own personal development to benefit the business and improve your personal skills – reviews, annual appraisals, attending training and development courses.

·         Actively participate in weekly / monthly departmental meetings and any other meetings that you are required to attend.

·         Actively participate in addressing complaints and resolving problems.

GENERAL DUTIES:

·         Maintains own working area, materials and company property clean, tidy and in good shape; reports defective materials and equipment to Management.

·         Attend any meeting or training session as required by Management.

·         Maintains a safe and hygienic work environment.

·         Is conversant and complies with:

1.       The company fire and health and safety procedures

2.       The company security procedures

3.       The property facilities

4.       Licensing regulations

5.       Operation standards and departmental procedures

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

·         Walk and stand.

·         Bend forward.

·         Lift and/or move up to 25 lbs, sometimes over shoulder.

·         Repetitive bending and lifting of items.

 KNOWLEDGE, PERSONAL SKILLS & PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

·         2 years’ restaurant experience.

·         Excellent command of English language (Written and spoken).

·         Ability to communicate with customers and peers with a friendly and positive attitude.

·         Self-motivated, continuously seeking to succeed and progress in career within the company.

·         Extremely flexible and committed.

·         Lively, enthusiastic and confident.

·         Ability to handle difficult situations successfully.

·         Good organizational skills.

JOB TITLE:  Server

DEPARTMENT:  Front of house

RESPORTS TO: General Manager, Assistant General Manager, Restaurant Manager

GENERAL PURPOSE:

The role of the waiter is customer facing, you will contribute to the restaurant food and beverage service to the highest quality and professionalism. To engage with guests, giving product information and advice. To take orders, payments and be of service to the guests at all times.  

MAIN DUTIES:

CONTRIBUTE TO THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE WITHIN THE RESTAURANT.

Note: This is not an all-inclusive list. Additional duties may be assigned.

·         Ensures the highest food quality and service appropriate to the market.

·         Adheres to company standards of service quality, preparation, and presentation.

·         Ensures guests are served in a timely manner.

·         Ensures readiness and makes priorities in case of last minute changes to reservations.

·         Confers closely and regularly with the Restaurant Manager and takes every opportunity to become familiar with all aspects of his or her position in order to be ready to fill in whenever needed.

·         Adheres to all health, sanitation and food safety rules and regulations.

·         Ensures that all potential and real hazards are reported and reduced immediately.

·         Ensures that employees work in a safe manner that does not harm or injure self or others.

·         Anticipates possible and probable hazards and conditions and either corrects them or takes action to prevent them from happening.

·         Keeps the highest standards of personal hygiene, dress, appropriate uniform, appearance, and conduct.

·         Sets up for service by ensuring proper amounts are in place for forecasted covers, special functions and all reservations.

·         To carry out any other duties as directed by seniors.

·         To study and memorize NZR Group guidelines, Employee handbook and Food/Beverage guides.

·         To ensure that you service in the restaurant is the standard that the NZR Group has set.

ACCOUNTABILITY

·         Actively participate in assisting to achieve departmental goals and objectives and carry out assigned work by Managers and Supervisors.

·         Actively engage in your own personal development to benefit the business and improve your personal skills – reviews, annual appraisals, attending training and development courses.

·         Actively participate in weekly / monthly departmental meetings and any other meetings that you are required to attend.

·         Actively participate in addressing complaints and resolving problems.

GENERAL DUTIES:

·         Maintains own working area, materials and company property clean, tidy and in good shape; reports defective materials and equipment to Management.

·         Attend any meeting or training session as required by Management.

·         Maintains a safe and hygienic work environment.

·         Is conversant and complies with:

1.       The company fire and health and safety procedures

2.       The company security procedures

3.       The property facilities

4.       Licensing regulations

5.       Operation standards and departmental procedures

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

·         Walk and stand.

·         Bend forward.

·         Lift and/or move up to 25 lbs, sometimes over shoulder.

·         Repetitive bending and lifting of items.

 KNOWLEDGE, PERSONAL SKILLS & PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

·         2 years’ restaurant experience.

·         Excellent command of English language (Written and spoken).

·         Ability to communicate with customers and peers with a friendly and positive attitude.

·         Self-motivated, continuously seeking to succeed and progress in career within the company.

·         Extremely flexible and committed.

·         Lively, enthusiastic and confident.

·         Ability to handle difficult situations successfully.

·         Good organizational skills.