Busser

Hirebridge; Ottumwa (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-owned restaurant group that values community and hospitality! As a Busser, you'll play a crucial role in creating a clean and inviting dining experience for guests. This position offers the chance to grow and learn in a supportive environment, where your contributions truly matter. With a commitment to being a good neighbor and making a positive impact, this role is perfect for those looking to start their journey in the hospitality industry. If you're ready to make a difference and be part of a fun team, this opportunity is calling your name!

Qualifications

• Desire to care for others and learn in a hospitality environment.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and assist in service.

Responsibilities

• Clear tables and maintain cleanliness in dining areas.
• Assist servers and ensure a welcoming environment for guests.
• Restock dining essentials and support overall restaurant operations.

Skills

Positive attitude

Ability to clean and sanitize

Mobility

Communication skills

Job description

Thrive Restaurant Group is a family-owned restaurant company that’s been in business for over 50 years, and we’re looking for the next member of our family. We are committed to making a difference in the lives of the people we serve and the communities in which we live. If you want to work in a fun family atmosphere and are interested in learning business, leadership, and hospitality, this is the place for you.

In Applebee’s, we’re known as Legacy Apple. Applebee’s has become synonymous with the neighborhood, which inspires us to be a good neighbor in the communities we serve, not just a great place to eat. Whether we’re helping save a high school prom or raising money for children battling cancer, we’ve given over $5 million to strengthen the lives and relationships in our communities. Our guiding value is “Be a Good Neighbor”.

Role: Busser

Invitation: To make a difference by loving people with clean, safe dining spaces. You’d be responsible for creating a memorable experience by cleaning tables and dining areas in a way that makes them want to come back.

Specific Responsibilities and Duties

• Clear tables of dishware and napkins after meals, and return them to the kitchen.
• Keep floors and chairs near dining tables clean by sweeping and mopping.
• Maintain appropriate stock levels of glassware, silverware, and dishware.
• Clean, sanitize, and reset tables after meals.
• Refill salt, pepper, and other condiments at tables.
• Assist servers with food delivery.
• Keep designated service stations clean and well stocked.
• May be asked to assist with other cleaning duties within the restaurant as needed.

Qualification Standards

• A desire to care for others, grow, and learn.
• A positive attitude.
• Ability to wipe down table tops, table legs, pick up debris off of the floor and wipe down booth seats in all areas of the restaurant.
• Transports plates, glasses, and baskets to and from the dining room, service bar, and the kitchen about 30 times per shift.
• Mobility required during the entire shift.

Physical Requirements: There are physical demands that come with this role. To be successful in this role you’ll be regularly required to 1) navigate throughout the restaurant and communicate with guests, 2) move and grasp items up to five pounds, 3) occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, 4) bend and stoop. You must have adequate vision to be able to discern cleanliness throughout the restaurant and operate a touchscreen. To perform these essential functions, reasonable accommodations may be made if you have disabilities.

Thrive Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Tennessee locations use E-Verify per state requirements.

In this role you may be paid the tip credit minimum wage, plus tips. This is an average estimate, only, and actual take home pay varies based on availability.