What are the responsibilities and job description for the FOH Utility position at Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group?
Summary The FOH
Utility is responsible for assisting the food servers and bartenders during
service, proper set-up and maintenance of functioning spaces, as well as
serving guests and keeping the side stations clean and well stocked.
Essential
Job Functions :
- Consistently offers professional, engaging and friendly service
- Speak and interact with both new and regular customers
- Make and serve specialty coffee and tea beverages
- Adhere to recipes and presentations for food and beverage items
- Deliver food and drink orders from the kitchen and coffee counter to
customers’ tables rapidly and accurately
utensils; refilling water glasses
guidelines.
items according to established
House staff
special requests (e.g. food allergies)
service stations in the kitchen are stocked and ready for service.
soiled dishes from table; brings to dish washing area.
up and teardown of banquet and dining events as assigned.
with silverware, glassware and other items.
soiled linen, restocks work area with clean linens.
servers’ station with supplies.
Inform a manager and or server if guests have any issues when food is
delivered.
thorough understanding and knowledge of all menus, food, food preparation,
coffee preparation and styles and table side serving techniques.
ability to present menus and explanations for all menu and beverage items
as well as specials of the day.
ability to communicate customer orders clearly through written forms.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education : High School Diploma or general education degree (GED)
Knowledge,
Skills, & Abilities :
paced, high volume environment
handle various tasks at one time
convey written and verbal information to guests and coworkers
looking for ways to help others
attitude
Physical Requirements :
While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to stand for extended periods of time, twist at
the neck and trunk, bend at the waist and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The
employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, reach overhead,
above shoulders and horizontally. Employees will use hands to handle objects
and tools, and operate service equipment. The employee must regularly lift
and / or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 40-pound objects.
Vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision,
depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Employees may use vision to
monitor food quality and quantity and may also order supplies, etc.
Work Conditions : May require evening and weekend
hours. While performing the duties of
this job, the employee generally works in an indoor front of restaurant and
kitchen environment with exposure to heat from ovens, hot foods and steamers
and cleaning chemicals, fumes, equipment, and metal objects. You will usually
be based indoors, splitting your time between the front of the restaurant and
the kitchen. The noise level in the work
environment is usually moderate but may be loud dependent on specific work site
and / or equipment operation.The physical demands and work environment
characteristics 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.
This
job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to
identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in
this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and
responsibilities than those stated above.
Wolfgang Puck
Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer
and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender,
sexual orientation, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other
federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about
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