Server

Hampton Golf•Fort Myers, FL

16d•Onsite

About The Position

Verandah Club is looking for energetic, team-oriented Servers to join our Food & Beverage team. This is a banquet-heavy position for someone who enjoys staying busy, working as part of a team, and providing exceptional service in a fast-paced private club environment. Servers work across banquet events and à la carte dining, including event setup and breakdown, room resets, plated and buffet service, taking orders, and serving food and beverages. Flexibility is key, as shifts can vary from traditional restaurant service to large-scale banquet events. Verandah Club offers a 20% automatic gratuity with a team tip-pool structure. Private club, banquet, fine dining, or upscale hospitality experience is preferred, but we’re happy to train the right person with a strong work ethic and positive attitude.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent preferred
Previous server experience required
Excellent oral communication and listening skills
Ability to follow directions
Excellent customer service skills
Ability to perform basic mathematical skills, monitor and develop subordinates, visually monitor the operation areas and write and read member communication.
Must have the ability to perform moderate physical work and may be required to lift up to 40 lbs., up to 30 lbs. frequently.
Perform activities such as bending, kneeling, crouching, climbing, reaching, standing, pushing, lifting and grasping for up to 5 hours without sitting.
Ability to consistently lift, carry and load equipment that may weigh 30 or more pounds, and sustain aerobic activity for 20 consecutive minutes.

Nice To Haves

Private club, banquet, fine dining, or upscale hospitality experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Ensure accurate account of the transactions, collections, disbursements, daily reports, deposits and cash drawer/computer system.
May set tables, spreading clean linen, placing glasses, condiment holders, flowers, and silverware, etc.
Receives patrons and takes orders.
May involve seating guests, pulling chairs away from the table, distributing menus and filling glasses with water and ice, while members and guests decide on their order, write orders on check, answers questions about food, beverage and the menu, and or makes suggestions about food, beverage and wine.
Informs chefs and cooks of the particulars about the orders, procures items from stations, carries trays and serves the meals to the members and guests.
Serves the meals by placing the trays on a stand near the table being served, places dishes, by course, in front of each person, serving from the left of the patron, and replenishing water, butter, if needed.
Remove soiled dishes, procures and serves dessert.
Provides check to members and or guests when they have finished their meal, either received immediate payment or permits members to charge the items to their account at the facility.
Monitor the preparation of food and beverage products, as per recipe card standards, to ensure consistent quality, portion control and presentation.
Provide menu suggestions to management.
Participate in the set up and breakdown of items due to F&B activities.
Complete opening and closing procedures as outlined in the F&B Manual.
Maintain cleanliness and organization in all F&B front of the house areas.
All members and guests are greeted with an immediate smile, eye contact and a verbal welcome.
If applicable they are escorted to a table, chairs are pulled for ladies, menus presented – open ladies first, from left to right.
Place settings are adjusted to the number of members and guests at each table.
Monitor that a courteous server greets the table within three minutes, offers beverages and observes timing, correctness, quality and presentation of the order.
Acknowledges members and guests, politely thanks the members and guests upon departure.
Monitor and or participate to ensure that tables are reset within 5 minutes.
Conducts a physical inspection of the room and floor to ensure proper presentation.