Banquet Server

Kids for the Future; Fort Myers Beach (FL); On-site; USD 15,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Kids for the Future is seeking a banquet server to professionally serve food and beverages at assigned banquet functions. The role requires teamwork with kitchen staff, proper serving techniques, and careful setup of stations, bars, and buffets.

Tasks include beverage service, ensuring food quality, post-function cleanup, and assisting with table and buffet setups. Physical stamina is necessary for long shifts in hot, humid environments, with potential heavy lifting.

Qualifications

• Experience serving food and beverages at banquet events.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 30/40 pounds and work in hot, wet, humid, noisy environments.

Responsibilities

• Serves guests in a professional and efficient manner.
• Follows up on requests using proper serving techniques.
• Loads dirty dishes from the banquet function onto a cart and breaks down at the dish line.
• Maintains open communication with Kitchen staff and ensures station is properly set up.
• Prepares and serves beverages for the function and checks food quality before serving.
• Cleans up after the function and assists with setup staff for buffet/bar setups.
• Reviews the BEOs for menu details and special instructions.

Job description

• Base Pay $10.98 - $25.00 / Hour
• Other Compensation Tips
• Job Category Banquets
• Employee Type Part-Time Non-Exempt

Responsible for serving food and beverage in a professional manner at assigned banquet functions per BMC standards.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves the guests in a professional and efficient manner
• Follows up on any reasonable requests while using proper serving techniques
• Removes dirty dishes from the tables as guests finish their meal or course
• Loads all dirty dishes from the banquet function on a cart and breakdown at the dish line
• Maintains open communication with the Kitchen staff
• Ensures station has proper set up
• Prepares and serves beverages for the function
• Checks the quality of food before serving
• Cleans up after the function; sweep, mop, clean dishes from table, put everything away
• Assists the set up staff in table set up; buffet set up, bar set up, etc.
• Completes all side work before end of shift
• Reviews the BEO's for menu details, special instructions, etc.
• Completes other tasks as assigned

Physical Demands:

To perform the essential job functions in this position it may require rigorous activity; grasping, writing, pushing, pulling, standing for long periods, walking, bending, stretching, repetitive motions, hearing, visual acuity, and may on occasion have to lift and carry up to 30/40 pounds. Must be able to walk up and down stairs while carrying heavy items.

This associate must be able to work in hot, wet, humid and loud environment for long periods of time. The individual may frequently work in an outdoor climate.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability, and physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This associate may occasionally be exposed to strong chemicals for cleaning purposes.