Event & Banquet Food Service Attendant

Cambrian College; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambrian College is seeking a Food Service Attendant to support front-line food & beverage operations. The role involves serving customers, taking orders, handling payments, and coordinating with the kitchen and bartenders to ensure timely service in a busy setting.

Responsibilities include station setup, seasonal menu briefing with guests, managing reservations, and helping maintain a welcoming, diverse dining environment.

Qualifications

• Six months previous service/serving experience in the food service/hospitality industry.
• Six months’ work experience as a bartender or preparing a variety of beverages.
• Core competencies: quality results, adaptability/managing change, communication, customer service, decision making and problem solving, integrity and building trust, teamwork and cooperation and valuing diversity.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and set up cutlery, glassware, napkins, linens, equipment, utensils and food serving stations as required.
• Provide professional food service to customers based on customer requirements.
• Prepare drink orders for server as required.
• Monitor customer alcoholic beverage intake and behavior.
• Provide billing and accept and process payment for orders as required.
• Enter orders in the point of sale system and print receipts for bartender/kitchen or Table Games Inspector as required.
• Greet customers entering the restaurant and seat them.
• Review the menu, daily specials and buffet menu with customers, answer questions as required.
• Check for any reservations to ensure tables are set accordingly, prior to the reservation time.
• Advise the kitchen of large tables, incoming reservations, sold out items, etc.
• Answer telephones, take reservations and provide assistance to general inquiries as required
• Effectively work the line to manage seating in restaurant and provide customer satisfaction.
• Report any maintenance issues to supervising manager immediately.
• Service of MPR functions as assigned.
• Encourage a climate that supports diversity.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Bilingual French/English

Hospitality experience

Education

Food service training

Job description

Cambrian College is seeking a Food Service Attendant to support front-line food & beverage operations. The role involves serving customers, taking orders, handling payments, and coordinating with the kitchen and bartenders to ensure timely service in a busy setting.

Responsibilities include station setup, seasonal menu briefing with guests, managing reservations, and helping maintain a welcoming, diverse dining environment.