Food Runner- Part Time- Chop, Block & Brew (Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino)

Caesars Entertainment•Maricopa, AZ

About The Position

The Food Runner maintains food flow and service from the food line to customers. The role provides quality food and service to Harrah’s guests by ensuring hot food is promptly delivered from the kitchen to the dining room and that plate presentations meet the culinary team’s guidelines for portions, condiments, and appropriate plateware. The Food Runner prioritizes hot food waiting in the kitchen window, greets and serves customers, and helps ensure a pleasant dining experience. The position requires familiarity with the steps of service used by servers, attention to sanitation and safety, and maintenance of cleanliness, food presentation, and temperature. The Food Runner supports a consistent, healthy, and sanitary flow of food from kitchen to guest, follows regulatory, departmental, and company policies, and assists with expediting orders during slower periods. Other duties may be assigned. The role also includes serving as a positive role model for fellow employees and representing Harrah’s appropriately.

Requirements

At least 6 months of kitchen experience in a high-volume establishment.
Knowledge of kitchen sanitation.
Ability to get along with co-workers and work as a team member.
Well-groomed appearance.
Ability to work with urgency and respond to changing business demands.
Ability to demonstrate integrity and recognize standards required in a regulated business.
Ability to maneuver throughout all areas of the assigned restaurant for the entire shift.
Ability to lift trays and bus tubs containing heavy items at shoulder level.
Ability to clean tables promptly.
Ability to lift up to 70 pounds and reach across tables.
Ability to push or pull 300 pounds on a cart or dolly.
Ability to stoop and bend as necessary.
Ability to tolerate areas containing secondary smoke.
Ability to work at a fast pace and in stressful situations.
Ability to respond to visual and aural cues.
Ability to walk and stand for long periods.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

Provide quality food and service to Harrah’s guests.
Ensure hot food from the kitchen is promptly served to guests in the dining room.
Ensure plate presentations comply with culinary team guidelines for portions, condiments, and appropriate plateware.
Prioritize hot food waiting in the kitchen window.
Greet and serve customers while helping ensure a pleasant dining experience.
Be familiar with the steps of service followed by servers when serving food.
Observe sanitary and safety requirements.
Maintain cleanliness and proper food presentation and temperature.
Ensure food flows from the kitchen to guests consistently and in a healthy, sanitary manner.
Adhere to regulatory, departmental, and company policies.
Assist with expediting food orders during slow periods when necessary.
Act as a role model to other employees and represent Harrah’s positively.
Perform other duties as assigned.