What are the responsibilities and job description for the Banquet Food Server - On Call position at Meruelo Group?
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Ensure the timely execution of every banquet event order so that our guests are satisfied.
• Set up all tables and kitchen stations properly with all the correct equipment.
• Serve each course of the meal at the appropriate time in the proper manner.
• Clean-up room and return all assets to storage area.
• Dirty linen to be taken to appropriate location.
• Assist and train new/existing team members as requested.
• Interact with co-workers and guests in a professional and polite manner.
• Any other duties as assigned within the scope of this position.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Candidate must be able to communicate in English, both in written and oral form.
• Ability of simple reading, math, writing and task completion skills is required.
• Must have the following skills: coordination, following instructions, memorization.
• It is flexible to work all shifts including on-call/standby, holidays, nights, and weekend hours as business needs dictate.
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES
• Must obtain and maintain appropriate licensing with the Alcohol Awareness Card.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
• Previous experience banquet service experience preferred or any combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• While performing the duties of this job, the team members are constantly standing, walking, occasionally reaching overhead, bending over, crouching, and frequently balancing during the duration of their shift.
• Must be able to lift/carry and push/pull up to 10lbs constantly, 25lbs or less frequently, and 50lbs or less occasionally.
• Team members will require frequent light and occasional firm/strong grasping motions with their dominant hand. Finger dexterity of both hands will be constantly required.
• Constant use of vision abilities is required including distance, depth perception, field of vision, and color vision.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
• Work performed indoors and outdoors, alone, and frequently with and around others. Team Member will perform work face-to-face including verbal contact with others on extended shifts.
• Team member may have to work in extreme heat and extreme cold as well as around moving objects and slippery surfaces.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• Team Member may be exposed to odor and secondhand smoke.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.