Junior Waiter

Kith London Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Kith London Limited is seeking a Junior Waiter to join our on-site Front of House team at Regent Street, London. From seating to checkout, you’ll deliver best-in-class service and coordinate with FOH/BOH staff to ensure a seamless guest dining experience.

Open and flexible availability is required, including evenings and weekends. A Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety certificate and at least 1 year of elevated dining serving experience are essential; duties include lifting 25lbs and standing for

Qualifications

• 1+ years serving experience in elevated dining.
• 1+ years in a guest-facing F&B environment.
• Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety certification or equivalent.
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, holidays.

Responsibilities

• Greeting and seating guests and taking accurate orders.
• Communicating orders to kitchen staff and ensuring timely preparation.
• Noting food allergies or dietary needs and relaying to kitchen.
• Making menu recommendations to guests.
• Providing attentive service and refilling beverages as needed.
• Addressing guest service issues and notifying management when required.
• Completing cleaning tasks in Front of House and Back of House as required.

Skills

Guest service

Order taking

Food safety

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Location: Regent Street (London) Status: Full Time Compensation: Competitive

Position Summary: The Junior waiter is a vital part of the guest’s dining experience, while efficiently communicating with all Front of House Management and staff. The Junior Waiter’s primary focus is to provide each guest with the most enjoyable dining experience possible. From the moment the guest is seated, through the moment they check out, the Waiter will be there to provide our best-in-class service. The Waiter will not only communicate with our guests, but they will also be in constant contact with both our Front of House and Back of House staff. From accurate and efficient order intake, and appropriately timed in-meal check-ins, through a seamless check-out process, the Server will be a focal point for the guest’s restaurant/café experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Responsibilities

• Greeting and seating guest(s).
• Accurately taking food & beverage orders and communicating them to the kitchen staff.
• Communicating any food allergies or special nutritional/dietary needs to the kitchen staff.
• Making menu recommendations.
• Ensuring food and beverage orders are filled in a timely manner and all products meet brand standards.
• Provide attentive service to guests such as but not limited to, refilling beverages, providing replacement dining ware and checking in with the guest throughout their dining experience.
• Promptly addressing any guest service issues and communicating them to management when needed.
• Complete cleaning tasks in both the Front of House and Back of House as required by the business.

Special Projects/Tasks

• Remaining flexible in supporting a new and growing F&B business, which can include but not limited to: On rare occasions travel to support other F&B locations or HQ, as required by business needs.
• Oversee the preparation and execution of any in-store and off-site F&B events.

REQUIREMENTS

Availability: Open & flexible availability, including but not limited to evenings, overnights, and weekends as well as Holidays. Availability to consistently work weekends, special projects, drops/releases or as the business’ needs require.

Licenses/Certificates

Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety certification or equivalent

Experience

1+ years of serving experience in an elevated dining environment.1+ years in a guest facing F&B environment.

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to lift and move 25lbs.
• Ability to perform standard tasks that are related to retail operations including but not limited to, bending, twisting, and climbing ladders/step stools.
• Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time.

WHO YOU ARE

Professional Characteristics: Personable and guest- experience centric Ability to thrive in high stress environments Quick thinking and adaptive Resourceful.

Personal Characteristics: Achievement oriented Enjoys taking on challenges without fear of failure Positive and uplifting.

WHO WE ARE

Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.

Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg’s childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle’s at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul. Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Kith welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

All career opportunities offered by Kith are fully on site, and if contacted, all email communication will come from a kith.com or kithnyc.com email address.

Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle through a distinct lens of personal storytelling, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Kith offers in-house apparel, accessories, and footwear collections for men, women, and children, and also has an ice cream parlor in every flagship and full-service restaurants in select locations.

Born and raised in Queens, New York, Kith Founder Ronnie Fieg rose the ranks from 13-year-old stock boy at footwear franchise David Z. to the company’s chief buyer, earning him a profound understanding of the retail landscape and a network of powerful brand relationships.

As the Kith’s CEO and Creative Director, Fieg is known for his ability to create premium products and deliver unparalleled experiences, with a personal philosophy of giving the consumer more than what they pay for. Under his guidance, the brand has become known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators, including Coca-Cola, Nike, BMW, the NFL, Disney, Versace, Giorgio Armani and many others.

In addition to his role at Kith, Fieg also serves as the first‑ever Creative Director of the New York Knicks, and the Chairman of the Board of The Kinnect Foundation, Kith’s in‑house non‑profit, which is devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.