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Runner and Busser

The Friendly Toast
Cambridge, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/1/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/23/2025
Description:

The Friendly Toast, is a unique all-day brunch and bar restaurant, we are looking for an enthusiastic Runner and Busser to join our team. Our restaurant is known for its scratch-made menu, passion for people and community, and welcoming atmosphere. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all our team members.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist servers in delivering food to guests in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Clear tables and ensure that they are clean and ready for the next guest.
  • Maintain cleanliness and organization in the dining area, including floors, chairs, and table settings.
  • Work collaboratively with all team members to ensure a smooth and efficient service.
  • A passion for food and customer service
  • Attention to detail and a strong work ethic
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills
  • Availability to work weekends and holidays
  • Reliable and punctual

We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment that encourages growth and development within the restaurant industry. If you are looking for a fun and challenging role where you can showcase your skills and grow your passion, The Friendly Toast may be the perfect fit for you!

Requirements:

Toast Perks

  • 40 hours of sick time each year
  • Paid Time Off after 1 year of full-time employment
  • Time and a half on designated holidays
  • Health and dental benefits for full-time team members
  • Other supplementary benefits available
  • 401k plan options with Employer Match
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Employee Discounts and Meals
  • Referral Program

Bussers:

  • Prepares dining room for patrons by cleaning; setting decorations, condiments, napkins, service plates, and utensils.
  • Protects establishment and patrons by adhering to sanitation and safety policies.
  • Maintains menu presentation by keeping menus clean in good condition
  • Maintains table setting by removing courses as completed; replenishing utensils; being alert to patron spills or other special needs.
  • Supports wait staff by setting-up and replenishing condiment stands, trash containers liners, and bus stations.
  • Closes dining facility by cleaning chairs and tables; sweeping and/or vacuuming floors; removing trash and recyclables from the facility.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in staff training opportunities.

Runners:

  • Highly skilled in providing food to the guests in an efficient and accurate manner
  • Known for anticipating guests’ needs and deal with them accordingly.
  • Excellent communication and guest service skills
  • Proven record of handling stress in a fast-paced work environment
  • Demonstrated ability to multi task
  • Transfer food items to and from kitchen

Working Conditions

  • Position requires prolonged standing, bending, stooping, twisting, lifting products and supplies weighing 45 pounds, and repetitive hand and wrist motion.
  • Work with hot, cold, and hazardous equipment as well as operating phones, computers, printers, and other office equipment.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The Friendly Toast is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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