Required Years of Experience
1 year
Job Details
From pier to pier: Chef Helene Henderson brings her farm-fresh Southern California-style dining to the Seaport! We strive to offer as much local and small farm as we can, shopping at farmers markets and from producers we know personally to serve the best possible produce available on every dish. Malibu Farm is a home, a community, and a desire to live local, eat local, and celebrate local. It’s the ultimate proof that if you do what comes naturally, anything is possible!
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Deliver a high-quality food and beverage dining experience to all guests
- Interact with guests, take orders, serve food and beverage, and process transactions
- Maintain dining ambiance with an enthusiastic and graceful attitude
- Recommend menu offerings and provide daily specials when appropriate to create a quality guest experience
- Communicate orders to bar and kitchen by recording guest choices, dietary needs and special requests
- Demonstrate expert knowledge of all menu items, as well as daily specials. All members of the server team are responsible for being able to effectively describe each dish as well as the ingredients, preparation/techniques, purveyors and allergens
- Actively participate during line up
- Maintain impeccable standards of cleanliness and appearance throughout all areas of the restaurant both before, during and after service
- Maintain proper loss prevention standards including cash handling procedures, tip handling, cash deposits; Count the cash register at the start and close of each shift
- Adhere to sanitation, safety, and alcohol beverage control policies
- Complete all assigned side work relevant to guest interactive service, in compliance with 80/20/30 rules
- Follow all company policies, procedures, and guidelines
- Consistently report to scheduled shifts on time and ready to work in proper uniform
- Operate ethically to protect the assets and image of the company
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as per business need
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILL
- A minimum of two years’ experience working in a fast-pased, high-volume restaurant
- Desire and dedication to offer impeccable dining service
- Prior related experience requiring cash handling, excellent customer service, service recovery, and problem-solving skills
- Personable demeanor, instinctive nature, and ability to deliver world-class hospitality
- Ability to think quickly and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to communicate effectively and eloquently, both verbal and written
- Ability to take direction and execute
- High standards for cleanliness of workspace and service areas
- A desire to advocate on behalf of the guest as well as anticipate guest needs
- Professional demeanor, polished appearance with the ability to exceed guest's expectations
- Ability to work in an ever-changing environment
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Strong work ethic and customer-focused approach
- Ability to work a flexible schedule including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
- Must be passionate, entrepreneurial, and dedicated to success
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to perform the essential job functions consistent safely and successfully with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 lbs; Ability to stand for prolong periods of time and climb steps regularly.
- Ability to physically maneuver through work areas; bend, lift, carry, reach/extend arms, and hands above shoulder height frequently, or otherwise move in a constantly changing environment.
BENEFITS & PERKS
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and commuter benefits
- Employee discounts
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- Referral bonus
COMPENSATION
The base pay range for this position is paid a minimum wage and a tip credit is taken when applicable. The determination of what a specific employee in this job classification is paid within the range depends on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, prior employment history/job-related knowledge, qualifications and skills, etc.
Creative Culinary Management is an equal opportunity employer.
Compensation Details
Compensation: Hourly ($16.00) plus tips
Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, Commuter Benefits, Potential Bonuses, Dining Discounts
Required Skills
Customer Service
Impeccable Dining Service
POS Systems
Cash Handling
Food Safety Knowledge
High Volume Service
Problem Solving
Service Procedures
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Malibu Farm is now in New York and we hope you will join our team. From our humble backyard beginnings, to a small pop up cafe at the end of the Malibu Pier, we now have seven locations and are about to embark on our most exciting location on the water in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge.
We are looking for professional but not formal, fast paced but not harried, focused but not fussy team members who are reliable, responsible, ambitious, and want a job they can love in a stunning waterfront location that will make them love coming to work every day.
We are a no pretense. We love families, dogs, and babies. We are more than an equal opportunity employer - we want a coalition of team members that reflect the dizzying diversity that makes New York so amazing.
We don’t drizzle or use tweezers but we do looking for team members who value serving the freshest, locally sourced, organic meals, including our classic Cauliflower Crust Pizzas, Fried Egg Sandwiches, Grilled Steaks and Fish and lots of Salads and Veggies. Surrounded by the energy of the seaport district ,we hope you will come make a splash with us. Our bar focused on all agave based organic cocktails , is the centerpiece of our restaurant, will provide a fun environment to sip on Sangria, froze and local beer and wine.
