Restaurant Busser (Part Time)

IHG•San Antonio, TX

3d•$11 - $12

About The Position

The Restaurant Busser assists servers in providing fast and courteous food and beverage service by clearing and setting tables and performing miscellaneous restaurant tasks. The role includes cleaning restaurant surfaces and floors, sorting and delivering used tableware to the kitchen, completing setup and closing side work, and restocking service areas. The busser may also fill water glasses, serve non-alcoholic beverages, deliver items to guest tables, transport linens, and perform room service duties or other assigned tasks. The position requires basic reading, writing, and math skills; communication with guests and restaurant colleagues; and the ability to move around the restaurant, handle food and service items, bend, stoop, kneel, and carry or lift up to 50 pounds. An alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit or valid health/food handler card may be required by local or state authorities. Nights, weekends, and holidays may be required. The hourly pay rate is $12.00. Eligible employees are offered benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a 401(k), among other benefits. The role is part of IHG and the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand, whose stated hospitality approach emphasizes making guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognized, and respected.

Requirements

Basic reading, writing, and math skills.
Ability to carry or lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to move about the restaurant and handle food and service items, including bus trays or tubs, plates, glasses, and utensils.
Ability to bend, stoop, and kneel.
Communication skills for interacting with guests, wait staff, cooks, and a supervisor.
Alcohol awareness certification and/or a food service permit or valid health/food handler card, as required by local or state government agencies.
Reading and writing abilities to answer guests’ questions about the menu.
Basic math skills for room service duties.
May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

Responsibilities

Clear, clean, and set tables according to established service standards.
Clean or wipe down restaurant tables, chairs, walls, windows, mirrors, and floors.
Separate dirty china, glassware, and silverware and deliver them to the kitchen for cleaning.
Perform setup and closing side work, such as making coffee and folding napkins.
Stock service stations or the pantry with napkins, placemats, condiments, and other supplies.
Transport linens to and from the laundry when required.
Fill water glasses, serve non-alcoholic beverages, and assist servers by delivering items to guest tables.
Perform other assigned duties, including room service duties.