Busser

Blue Plate Restaurant Company•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

The Busser is a crucial support position on the Front of House team, helping create a positive first impression by maintaining cleanliness and sanitation at tables and throughout dining rooms, bars, and patios. The role primarily focuses on setting up and cleaning tables, removing glassware, silverware, and plateware during or after guest visits, and sanitizing tables and seating areas. Communication with Hosts is essential to keep restaurant operations and guest flow running smoothly. Bussers are expected to work confidently and professionally, contributing energy and enthusiasm to a positive guest experience. The position also involves floor maintenance, table and bar-top detailing, completing daily tasks, multitasking efficiently, and maintaining a positive work atmosphere through respectful, courteous, and appropriate communication with coworkers, supervisors, customers, vendors, and visitors. Employees are expected to support the Blue Plate Restaurant Company’s mission, treat others with respect and dignity without discrimination, and perform other duties as assigned. Successful performance requires strong interpersonal communication, the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, customer engagement skills, organizational and multitasking abilities, and the ability to maintain passion for the company’s business objectives. Candidates must pass a pre-employment background investigation. The role involves frequent movement and prolonged standing and walking, as well as bending, climbing, lifting, twisting, and moving. Employees must occasionally lift up to 75 pounds and regularly lift over their shoulders.

Requirements

Outstanding interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to work very well in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Ability to engage with customers and consistently project a professional dining experience.
Ability to demonstrate and maintain passion for the Company’s business objectives.
Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
Must pass the pre-employment background investigation.
Ability to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.
Ability to communicate detailed or important instructions, information, and ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Ability to perform repetitive movements frequently and regularly using the entire body.
Average visual ability necessary to prepare or inspect documents, containers, and food items.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, lift, twist, and move for prolonged periods.
Ability to lift up to 75 pounds occasionally and lift over shoulders regularly.
Ability to reason, deal with a variety of variables, and interpret various instructions.
Ability to perform basic mathematical functions.
Ability to read books, magazines, and instruction manuals.
Ability to communicate distinctly with appropriate pauses and emphasis, correct punctuation, and varied word order using present, perfect, and future tenses.
Fluency in spoken, read, and written English.

Responsibilities

Maintain cleanliness and sanitation at tables, in dining rooms, bars, and patios.
Set up and clean tables, including removing glassware, silverware, and plateware during or after guest visits.
Sanitize tables and seating areas.
Communicate with Hosts to support smooth restaurant operations and guest flow.
Perform floor maintenance and detail tables and bar tops.
Complete daily tasks and multitask efficiently.
Engage with customers and project a professional, positive dining experience.
Maintain a positive work atmosphere through courteous, respectful, and appropriate communication with coworkers, supervisors, customers, vendors, and visitors.
Resolve conflicts in a positive manner and respect others’ property and person.
Support the Blue Plate Restaurant Company mission by treating every coworker, contact, and customer with respect and dignity, without discrimination.
Perform other duties as assigned.