POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Busser is responsible for overseeing table maintenance, maintaining the flow of service and assisting the servers in the dining room. This position requires a motivated hospitality professional who is organized, friendly, and passionate. You will be an integral part of our service team who sets the stage for a memorable meal. You have a passion for food and beverage and you strive to provide selfless hospitality to our guests. You have amazing attention to detail, work well as part of a team, and work well under pressure.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Duties include clearing food & utensils from tables, resetting, water service, monitoring guest satisfaction and assisting the kitchen in expediting the service process.
• Must be pleasant, conscientious, and professional with excellent knowledge of food and alcoholic beverage selections.
• Must be able to operate effectively as part of a team, communicate clearly, and ensure smooth service operations and quality service.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:

• 1-2 years experience in a fine dining, high-volume atmosphere
• Exceptional communication skills
• Prior experience as a busser or server assistant in a full-service restaurant
• Ability to learn and retain information quickly
• Intellectual curiosity
• Ability to work clean, organized, and as part of a team
• Must be able to stand and walk for an extended period of time

GROOMING: All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Company standards outlined in the Employee Playbook.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to communicate effectively with management, guests, and staff.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Most work tasks are performed indoors. Temperature is moderate and controlled by restaurant environmental systems.
• Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility at least 8 hours in length.
• Must be able to exert well-paced ability to maneuver between functions occurring simultaneously.
• Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis.
• May be required to lift trays of food or food items weighing up to 20 lbs.
• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening, hearing and visual acuity.
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and other employees.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the Busser is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear. Frequently it is required to use arms & hands to reach, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and it is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Must be able to safely lift and easily maneuver plates, cases of water, chairs and dining room tables.

COMMENTS: This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all the job functions that this position may be asked to perform from time to time.

Regular attendance in conformance with the standards, which may be established from time to time, is essential to the successful performance of this position. Employees with irregular attendance will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

Due to the cyclical nature of the hospitality industry, employees may be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the restaurant. In addition, attendance at all scheduled training sessions and meetings is required.

TableOne Hospitality and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to non-discrimination in employment and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of AB 1008, California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and all other local, state and federal laws.