WAITER/WAITRESS (FULL TIME AND PART TIME)
About The Position
Unidine is hiring immediately for full time and part time WAITER/WAITRESS positions. This role involves taking food and beverage orders and efficiently delivering items to dining room guests. The culinary team is the core of the business, and this position offers opportunities to enhance lives, create connections, and make a difference by creating memorable experiences. The job requires prompt and warm greeting of guests, efficient order taking, professional food delivery, and maintaining safe food handling and sanitation standards. It also involves demonstrating complete understanding of menu items and ingredients, advising guests, accommodating requests, and noting preferences. Communication with back-of-the-house staff is essential for order accuracy and special requests. The role demands exceptional communication skills, flexibility, and patience with guests and staff. Proper cash-handling procedures and maintaining a clean, safe, and neat environment are also key responsibilities. Sensitivity and confidentiality regarding personal or medical information is required. Promptly addressing complaints or issues and relaying information to supervisors is necessary. The dining room must be properly set up and maintained according to sanitation standards. The position requires operating various equipment and working with staff from other departments during special events and functions.
Requirements
- 2 years of prior fine dining in a senior living experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- 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
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free meal
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
