Host / Food Runner / Busser

The Portland Regency Hotel & Spa is looking for seasonal Host/Food Runner/Bussers to join our team! A beautiful Historic Hotel of America located in the heart of Portland's Old Port District.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following, but other duties may be assigned.

Food Runner:

1. Run food as quickly and efficiently as possible to the outlets.
2. Responsible for assisting in bringing trays of dirty dishes and glassware from wait station. Assisting in stocking wait station.
3. Assist in dining room if needed, resetting tables and seating people if needed.
4. To communicate with the host and servers at all times.
5. To keep all work areas clean and stocked for the next shift.
6. Cleaning kitchen area at the end of your shift, wiping down all surface areas.
7. Put out and refill salad dressings at the beginning of lunch and dinner shift.
8. Clean toaster at the end of the shift (breakfast) Clean bread area (dinner)
9. To assist Room Service attendant with coffee calls, if needed. 

Host/ess:

1. Responsible for hanging the Specials Board for outside display.  
2. Responsible for greeting and escorting guests to their table, providing menus, assisting guests with their chairs, water, and coffee (a.m. only).
3. Checking and hanging guests’ coats if necessary.
4. Answer the telephone and assist with dining room reservations.
5. At all times, you are responsible for helping server’s bus/set tables.
6. Responsible for keeping host station clean, including checking, and replacing soiled menus.
7. Assists servers in changing over tables for the next meal period.
8. Always maintaining your post at the podium.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions required by this position.

Language Skills

The ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in required.  Also required is the ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Lastly the ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of this organization shall be required as well.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an 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 of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for lengthy periods of time.  The employee frequently is required to walk and talk or hear at the same time.  The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat. While performing this job the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electric shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.