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Food Runner

Blue Nami @ Orangevale
Orangevale, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/6/2026

We are looking for an experienced and energetic food runner who would be responsible for serving food to the correct guests at their tables in a timely manner and maintaining a full knowledge of the menu and table numbers. This position can potentially lead to promotion to waiter/server positions.

Essential Job Functions

• Understands the importance of adhering to high customer service standards
• Ensures that orders are complete and food looks appealing before being served to a guest
• Ensures that all food is delivered to guest in a timely manner
• Maintains excellent knowledge about menu items and ingredients
• Maintains knowledge of all table numbers
• Ensures that all server stations are cleaned and organized
• Performs all opening, running, and closing duties
• Other duties as requested by manager

Position Requirements

• Posses a positive attitude and work well with other team members
• Be able to work positively under pressure in a fast paced time sensitive restaurant environment
• Excellent critical thinking and time management skills
• Be able to communicate clearly with managers, kitchen and dining room personnel
• Be willing to follow direction and ask questions for clarification if needed
• Be able to respond appropriately to emergency situations to avoid imminent danger to self and others
• Must have the physical abilities to carry out the functions of the job descriptions

Physical Demands

The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by team members to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable ones with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, one will be regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or listen. One will be occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. One must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Wear Requirements

• Clean, restaurant industry specific non-slip shoes
• Socks must be worn

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