Busser / Food Runner

Tank Connection; Parsons (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Ember & Oak in Parsons, Kansas, is seeking a friendly busser/food runner to support a fast-paced scratch kitchen and upscale casual dining experience. This part-time role focuses on keeping tables ready, delivering hot dishes accurately, and assisting the team with hospitality.

Ideal candidates are team players who stay on their feet, lift trays, and communicate clearly under pressure. Evening, weekend, and holiday availability is required as needed.

Qualifications

• Genuine hospitality mindset and team orientation.
• Comfortable with lifting and standing for long shifts.
• Reliable and punctual; able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Clear tables promptly after guests finish courses.
• Stack and clear plates quietly with limited error.
• Reset tables with wipe-down, linen changes within a 3-minute target.
• Refill water glasses and restock condiments and table items.
• Read tickets and deliver dishes to correct seats.
• Coordinate with servers to deliver full tables together and maintain temperature accuracy.
• Flag suspected plate errors at the expo window and communicate clearly.

Skills

Team player

Physical stamina

Clear communication

Job description

Busser / Food Runner

Part Time Service Worker

Parsons, KS, US

11 days ago Requisition ID: 1618

About Us

Ember & Oak is a new chef-driven restaurant and event space opening at Katy Golf Club in Parsons, Kansas in Fall of 2026. We are building something genuinely special for SE Kansas, a scratch kitchen rooted in local sourcing, real technique, and genuine hospitality in an upscale, casual setting.

Position Overview

The busser/food runner at Ember & Oak is responsible for ensuring clean tables are ready for guests, hot food delivered both efficiently and accurately, and constant support that lets the rest of the team do their job well. This role calls for speed, precision, and above all, communication.

Table Service & Bussing

• Clear tables promptly once every guest has finished a course.


• Stack and clear plates and glassware quietly and discreetly with limited error.


• Reset tables to full standard wiping down surfaces, resetting flatware, and replacing linen for larger parties within a 3-minute target.


• Proactively check and refill water glasses and restock condiments, bread, and table accompaniments.


• Complete opening (table setup, station stocking, water pitchers), and request for each shift.

Closing (wiping Down, Sweeping, Restocking), And Other Requirements

• and request for each shift.

Food Running

• Read tickets accurately, including but not limited to table numbers, seat numbers, course timing, modifiers, and allergen flags.


• Deliver every dish directly to its correct seat using the seat numbering system with expectancy for little to no errors.


• Coordinate with other runners and servers to deliver full tables together while ensuring the accurate temperature gauge for each food plate delivered.


• Communicate clearly at the expo window and flag any suspected plate errors before delivering.


• Other duties as assigned.

Busser/Food Runner Education And Qualifications

• A team player with a strong work ethic and a genuine hospitality mindset.


• Comfortable in a physically active role: lifting, carrying loaded trays, and staying on your feet for full shifts.


• Clear, calm communicator who can stay composed under pressure.


• Detail-oriented able to read tickets accurately and follow allergen protocols with full accuracy.


• Reliable and punctual; able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of busser/food runner, the employee is regularly required to stand for extended periods of time; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of busser/food runner, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Work involves exposure to hot surfaces and sharp ut