RESTAURANT BUSSER

HOTEL NIKKO OF SAN FRANCISCO INC 150 POWELL ST • San Francisco, CA

1d • $22 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a diligent busser to assist and support our serving staff at our restaurant. As a busser, you will be responsible for cleaning, clearing, and setting tables, ensuring that the restaurant supplies and equipment are clean and maintained, and assisting customers with requests or complaints.

Requirements

• At least 1 or more years of experience working in a luxury restaurant in a front of house position or equivalent experience.
• Fluent in verbal and written English
• Have or willing to get Food Handler and RBS Certification
• Knowledge and ability to maintain state and federal health code standards.
• Functional ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to add and subtract three-digit numbers.
• Ability to perform mathematical operations with units of measure including, but, not limited to feet inches, cups, pounds and ounces.
• Ability to understand and comply with safety precautions in use of chemicals.
• Ability to maintain good relationship with staff and guests.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to converse calmly with irate guests, and all staff in sometimes-intense emotional situations.
• Ability to participate in and attend all departmental and hotel-wide meetings.
• Ability to walk, stand, lift, reach, push, pull, crouch, kneel, bend, stoop, twist, turn and grasp for up to 8 hours per shift.

Responsibilities

• Arrange, maintain and disassemble buffet area before, during and after each meal period.
• Maintain par level of all supplies as set by department.
• Stock food and beverage items in designated areas.
• Prepare mise en place for shift.
• Assist waiters and bartenders in any tasks necessary.
• Maintain established levels of ice in bars and restaurants through monitoring levels, transporting ice to restaurants and bars and filling ice bins as necessary.
• Pre set up of bar area including ice, glassware, liquor set and juice setup.
• Operate vacuum to clean carpet between meal periods.
• Transport and operate food service equipment as needed.
• Prepare coffee, iced tea and juices as necessary.
• Monitor refrigerator temperatures and inform appropriate department of any abnormalities.
• Follow up to ensure resolution of abnormality.
• Remove dirty dishes and clean tables as needed.
• Transport dirty equipment to dishwasher area.
• Transport trays of food between kitchen and wait-staff or guests as needed.
• Maintain safety and cleanliness of workstation.
• Ensure work area meets standards set at the end of work shift.
• Inspect all equipment.
• Report any problems to appropriate personnel.
• Follow up to ensure correction of any problems.
• Interact in courteous and professional manner with guests and hotel staff with whom employee comes into contact.
• Comply with supervisor’s directions to ensure guests and staff satisfaction.
• Attend to guests’ request or complaints when possible and appropriate.
• Inform supervisor or appropriate person of request and follow up to ensure it was resolved.
• Maintain safety and cleanliness of work area.
• Process Requisitions/Pick Up Check Glassware & Silverware Stock – replenish as necessary
• Maintain tables within Forbes standards throughout meal services
• Perform side-work as assigned by the management
• Perform responsibilities as assigned by management; ability to fill in as a food runner when needed
• Adhere to Forbes 5-Star Standards set forth by the hotel.

Benefits

• Zero-deductible Medical Plan
• Pre-Tax Commuter and Parking Benefits
• Dental (PPO/DMO)
• PTO
• Vision
• Floating Holidays
• Chiropractic and Acupuncture Services
• Birthday Pay
• Life Insurance
• 401K Matching Program
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 2% Company Profit Sharing
• Friends & Family Rates at Nikko/Okura Hotels
• Reciprocity Rates at Participating Hotels
• Employee Discounts in ANZU and Feinstein’s at the Nikko
• Travel Assistance through Mutual of Omaha
• Free Employee Dining Room Meals
• Employee Computer Access for Web Browsing and Printing
• Fitness/Gym Reimbursement
• Employee Job Referral Program
• Employee Recognition Programs and Employee Appreciation Events
• Discounts on the following: Offsite Parking, Personal Dry Cleaning & Laundry, Movie Tickets, Amusement Park Tickets, Work Safety Shoes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed