Food Runner

Sree Hotels•Myrtle Beach, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The responsibilities and duties of a Food Runner center around their ability to deliver food correctly to the customers who ordered it. This role involves picking up food orders placed by service staff and delivering meals to guests. Food Runners assist the kitchen and service staff to maintain high food quality, presentation, and timing, optimizing the guest dining experience. Key tasks include setting up and restocking the front line with necessary equipment, plateware, and smallwares, reading order tickets, tracking cooking times, checking finished products for doneness and presentation, and garnishing entrees according to specifications. They also assist servers as needed and complete closing duties for both the front and back of the house, adhering to all safety guidelines and reporting any unsafe conditions or incidents to management.

Requirements

Previous Food Runner experience is preferred
Previous food service experience is required
Ability to obtain ServSafe certification
Able to lift up to 35 lbs and continuously stand, bend, reach and twist; you’re constantly on the move!
Flexibility to work any required hours including nights, weekends and holidays
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work as team player with all levels of hotel staff
Excellent guest relations skills and high judgment
High ethical standards of conduct

Nice To Haves

Previous Food Runner experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Picks up food product for orders placed by the service staff and delivers the meal to our guests.
Assists the kitchen and service staff as needed to maintain the highest level of food quality, presentation, and timing to optimize our guests dining experience.
Sets up the front line with the equipment, plateware, and smallwares needed to effectively serve all food products.
Keeps station restocked throughout the shift.
Reads order tickets as they arrive and place onto ticket minder.
Tracks cooking times on all orders, checks finished product for proper degree of doneness, appearance, and plate presentation.
Garnishes finished entrees according to house specifications and procedures.
Assists the server as needed to optimize the guest’s dining experience.
Accomplishes all job duties while adhering to all safety guidelines and practices throughout the shift.
Reports any unsafe condition, unsafe act, accidents and/or injuries to the chef or other manager on duty.
Correctly completes closing duties at the end of each shift.
Assists Chef and other kitchen personnel in accomplishing closing duties and kitchen cleanliness.
Completes all side work in the front and/or back of the house as assigned and scheduled by the members of the management team.