Runner / Busser - AM / PM

OPENING SOON: We’re hiring people to join our opening team as RUNNER / BUSSERS!

Pizzeria Gabbo is a neighborhood pizzeria and bar located in Chicago's Fulton Market District. The menu will feature two styles of pizza — Chicago Thin & Crispy and New York Crispy, a chef’s take on a traditional New York-style with a crispier finish. The menu will also highlight Italian classics including antipasti, salads, pastas and soft-serve gelato, focusing on sourcing products from both local farms and purveyors as well as imports from abroad. The wine program will highlight Italian, artisanal family-owned wineries with more than 20 pours available by the glass. The bar program will offer a classic, all-natural Spritz list and Italian-inspired cocktails, plus low ABV and zero-proof cocktails.

A Few of Our Runner Benefits:

• Restaurant Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program - Focusing on a Commitment to Mental Health & Wellness
• Paid Vacation for Qualifying Employees
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life, Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• 401(k)

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Runner/Bussers are responsible for continual set-up and prompt delivery of food to guests when the order is completed by the kitchen; assisting the service team in exceeding the guest’s expectations; ensuring that the highest quality of food presentation is being maintained; and, as directed, assists with Barista duties. Teamwork, organization and good awareness are necessary for success in this position.

Essential Functions

• Promptly deliver food to the correct guests according to table and position numbers
• Clean and reset tables and transport dirty dishes to bus tub, tray or dish room
• Effectively service a minimum of an eight table section
• Safely and effectively move chairs, tables, highchairs and booster seats
• Read and check each order for any special instructions and/or restrictions before taking it out of the kitchen
• Confirm that each order has the appropriate preparation, plateware, garnish, presentation, necessary serving utensils and is complete before taking it out of the kitchen
• Communicate any food concerns to the Coordinator
• Communicate and follow up on any guest request or concern
• Safely and effectively transport food or beverages to a table of three in a single trip
• Assist service team with all food and beverage service
• Follow all steps of service
• Understand and follow the food allergy procedure and special orders/restrictions
• Comply with all safety and sanitation guidelines and procedures
• Safely and effectively use and operate all necessary tools and equipment
•  Ensure the overall guest experience exceeds expectations and anticipate guests’ needs
• Greet guests with a warm, sincere smile
• Use tact and good judgement when dealing with guest challenges and respond to guest needs with patience and courtesy
• Work a variety of hours, days and shifts, including weekends
• Effectively communicate in order to perform and follow job requirements in written and spoken direction
• Multitask calmly and effectively in a busy, stressful environment
• Work in a confined, crowded space of variable noise and temperature levels
• Able to move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stand and walk for an entire shift and move safely through all areas of the restaurant, which may include stairs, uneven or slick surfaces

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Follow all rules, policies, procedures and conditions of employment, including those outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Get along well with others and be a team player
• Other duties will be assigned as needed