Breakfast Attendant - Food and Beverage Department

Peregrine Hospitality; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine Hospitality is seeking a Breakfast Attendant to prepare and serve meals in the employee cafeteria with a focus on organization, cleanliness, and safety.

Responsibilities include coordinating menus with the Chef, maintaining portion control, and ensuring high food quality daily. The role requires teamwork, reliability, and adherence to established service standards in a hospitality setting.

Qualifications

• Must have basic food handling knowledge and a sanitary work environment.
• Ability to follow recipes, portion control and yield management.
• Strong communication with Chef and fellow staff to coordinate menus and service.

Responsibilities

• Serve food and meals in employee cafeteria for associate meals.
• Coordinate daily menus with Chef.
• Prepare meals that consist of entrees, a vegetable, a starch, and salad bar.
• Manage portion control and avoid spoilage and waste
• Complete set up and break down of cafeteria.
• Ensure food quality and safety standards are maintained daily.
• Follow 4 Keys service standards and safety procedures.
• Work cohesively with coworkers and all departments as part of a team.

Skills

Food safety

Sanitation

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Culinary certification

Job description

Position Summary

As a Breakfast Attendant, you will be responsible for the preparation of food service efficiently and consistently in the employee cafeteria. Maintain organization, cleanliness and sanitation of work areas and equipment.

Essential Functions

• Serve food and meals in employee cafeteria for associate meals.


• Coordinate daily menus with Chef.


• Prepare meals that consist of entrees, a vegetable, a starch, and salad bar.


• Manage portion control and avoid spoilage and waste


• Complete set up and break down of cafeteria.


• Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all departmental policies, service procedures and standards.


• Ensure that food quality and food safety standards are maintained at a superior level on a daily basis.


• Complete opening duties as assigned, including setting up physical aspect of station: grill, pantry, make preparation list of necessary food items, requisition all listed food items and transport from walk-in, etc. to assigned station.


• Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation and organization of assigned station and service areas.


• Remove soiled wares from station as assigned and transport to dishwashing area.


• Breakdown workstation and complete closing duties.


• Follow 4 Keys service standards, standard operation procedures, and safety standards.


• Follow safety and security procedures.


• Work cohesively with co-workers and all departments as part of a team.


• Follow all appropriate policies and procedures while constantly striving to improve standards of operations.


• Adhere to attendance and reliability standards.


• Follow all additional duties as assigned by management.

Skills And Abilities

• Understand the mission, vision, and goals of the hotel.


• Must be able to prioritize and work efficiently with limited supervision.


• Must be detail oriented and able to multi-task efficiently.


• Must be able to speak and understand and communicate the primary language(s) used in the workplace.


• Must possess excellent communication, follow-up, and organizational skills.


• Must have the ability to push, pull bend, squat and lift on a regular basis.


• Safety requirements of PPE as needed for duty assigned and with use of required tools and equipment.


• Must be able to perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy; prioritize, organize and follow-up.


• Be a clear thinker, remaining calm and resolving problems using good judgment.


• Follow directions thoroughly; understand a guest’s service needs; work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team.


• Ability to work well under pressure of meeting production schedules and timelines for guests' pastry orders.


• Ability to transport cases of received goods to the workstation; pots and pans of food from storage/prep areas to the serving line.


• Ability to work in hot, noisy and sometimes close conditions


• Ability to work with all products and food ingredients involved.


• Ability to use all senses to ensure quality standards are met.


• Ability to comprehend and follow recipes.

Job Qualifications/Requirements

Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalence; culinary certification preferred

Experience: Minimum 1 year experience as a cook or cafeteria cook in a hotel or restaurant preferred

Additional: Will be required to work flexible scheduled shifts based on business needs

Physical Requirements

The minimum physical requirements for this position include but are not limited to:

• Must be able to lift and/or carry up to 40 pounds frequently to assist guests


• Ability to stand for extended periods of time


• Ability to hear, understand and communicate orally and in writing to communicate with staff, vendors, and guests a normal in-person and phone conversation


• Ability to bend and twist, push, and pull, stoop, and kneel


• Ascend and descend a ladder

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please contact: [e-mail].

Peregrine Hospitality is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran and Drug Free workplace.

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