Waiter/Waitress (Part Time)

Unidine • Buffalo, MN

99d • Onsite

About The Position

Unidine is hiring immediately for part-time WAITER/WAITRESS positions at Glenn of Buffalo. This role involves taking food and beverage orders, efficiently delivering items to dining room guests, and ensuring a positive dining experience. The position requires prompt and warm guest greetings, efficient order taking following established service steps, and professional food delivery while maintaining safe food handling and sanitation standards. The role also involves following up with guests for additional needs, demonstrating complete understanding of menu items and ingredients, advising guests on food and drink combinations, accommodating reasonable requests, and noting preferences. Knowledge of specialized diets and allergens is beneficial. Communication with back-of-the-house staff is crucial for order accuracy and special requests. The role demands exceptional communication skills, the ability to get along well with others, and flexibility and patience when interacting with guests and staff. Responsibilities include collecting tickets, following proper cash-handling procedures, promoting a clean and safe environment, and maintaining sensitivity and confidentiality regarding personal or medical information. Promptly addressing complaints or issues and relaying relevant information to a supervisor is also part of the role. Ensuring the dining room is properly set up before and after service, keeping the area clean and neat according to sanitation standards, and operating various equipment such as fire extinguishers, telephones, iced tea/soda machines, soup wells, and coffee machines are also key duties. Collaboration with staff from other departments for special events and functions, and performing other assigned duties are expected.

Requirements

• Prior serving experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Willing to train!

Responsibilities

• Takes food and beverage orders and efficiently delivers items to dining room guests.
• Promptly and warmly greet guests in the dining room; takes food and beverages in an efficient manner, following established steps of service.
• Delivers food promptly and professionally; maintains safe food handling and sanitation standards.
• Follows up periodically to assist with any additional needs or requests.
• Demonstrates complete understanding of menu items and ingredients.
• Advises guests on appropriate combinations of food and drinks when requested; accommodates reasonable requests and notes preferences.
• As needed, demonstrates knowledge of specialized diets and allergens.
• Communicates directly with back-of-the-house staff to ensure that orders are delivered correctly and special requests are accommodated.
• Exhibits exceptional communications skills and demonstrates ability to get along well with others.
• Remains flexible and patient when communicating with guests and staff.
• Collects tickets and follow proper cash-handling procedures.
• Promotes a clean, safe and neat environment for guests.
• Maintains a high level of sensitivity and confidentiality regarding personal or medical information that is shared.
• Promptly addresses complaints or issues; relays relevant information or complaints directly to supervisor.
• Ensures that the dining room is properly set up prior to and after the service period; keeps area clean and neat while meeting established sanitation standards.
• Operates a variety of equipment, including fire extinguishers, telephones, iced tea/soda machines, soup wells and coffee machines.
• Works with staff of other departments to perform job duties during special events and functions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

What This Job Offers

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