Private Event Server

Job Title: Banquet Server

Department: Operations

Reports To: Banquet Captains

*MUST BE 18+ OR OLDER TO APPLY*

Summary:

Sets places at dining tables, serves meals, takes orders, serves food and drinks, answers inquiries about menu and attends to wishes of guests, as well as suggestively selling food and drinks for group meetings, large parties, conventions, weddings, etc.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Include the following and other duties may be assigned. Presents menu, answers questions, and makes suggestions regarding food and service. Writes order on check, relays order to kitchen and serves courses from kitchen and service bars. Garnishes and decorates dishes preparatory to serving. Observes diners to respond to any additional requests and to determine when meal has been completed.

Serve guests and creates a warm and fun atmosphere for both guests and employees as per the guidelines and procedures established in the Food Server manual. Answers questions about food and drinks including their ingredients, preparation and accompanying items. Follows alcohol awareness procedures for preventing intoxication of guests and for handling intoxicated guests.

Attends to guests’ needs when delivering food and checks back to ensure guest satisfaction.

Maintain table appearance by pre-busing, checking drink levels, capping ashtrays, removing

clutter and providing extra napkins if necessary. Gives a warm and pleasant farewell to guests

and invites them to return.

Keeps station clean, sets up and takes down station appropriately. Attends pre-meetings

according to scheduled event. Adheres to company alcoholic beverage policies and company

sanitation procedures.

Keeps Sales & Catering Manager/Director promptly and fully informed of all problems or

unusual matters of significance and takes prompt corrective action where necessary or suggests

alternative courses of action which may be taken. Performs all duties and responsibilities in a

timely and effective manner in accordance with established company policies to achieve the overall objectives of the position.

Maintains a favorable working relationship with all other company employees and guests, to

foster and promote a cooperative and harmonious working climate, which will be conducive to

maximum employee morale, productivity and efficiency, and effectiveness. Provides a favorable

image of the Company at all times to promote its aims and objectives, and to foster and enhance public recognition and acceptance of all of its areas of endeavor.

Minimum Requirements:

• Reliable transportation
• Open availability Friday, Saturday, Sunday and/or weekday availability AM & PM
• Required to work at the Carriage House and Gourmet Italian Cuisine restaurant
• Attendance/Punctuality -Is consistently at work and on time.

Physical Demands:

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

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.