CHINESE RESTAURANT FOOD SERVER - VR - PART-TIME - VARIED SHIFT

Mesquite Gaming LLC; Mesquite (NV); On-site; USD 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesquite Gaming LLC is seeking a friendly, professional Food Server for our casino food service outlets. Provide efficient, responsive guest service, inform guests about specials, take orders, serve food and beverages, and pre-bus tables.

The role requires reading, writing, and verbal English; bilingual English/ Mandarin enhances starting wage to $17.00 + Tips. Minimum age is 21. Must have S. Nevada Health District Food Handler Card and Alcohol Awareness Card.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Must be able to work in a busy restaurant atmosphere.
• Must read, write, and communicate in English.
• Team oriented and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Maintain current and accurate information regarding menu items, preparation, ingredients, and plate presentation.
• Upsell appetizers, beverages, and desserts during order taking.
• Enter food into the POS system with accuracy.
• Pre-bus tables.
• Present check for payment and invite guests back.
• Deliver prepared food to guests when a Food Runner is unavailable and ensure guest satisfaction.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Attention to detail

Job description

STARTING RATE

$12.00 + Tips

$17.00 + Tips, if able to fluently verbally communicate in English and Mandarin.

MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT

21 years old

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION

S. Nevada Health District Food Handler Card and Alcohol Awareness Card.

JOB SUMMARY

Provide professional, efficient, friendly, and responsive customer service to food service outlet guests. Inform guests of specials, answer questions on menu items and preparation, take orders, serve food and beverage items, and pre-bus tables.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will have excellent customer service and communication skills. Must be team oriented. Must be flexible, adaptable, and self-motivated. Must be able to follow procedures and must be able to work in a busy restaurant atmosphere. Must be able to read, write, and communicate verbally in English.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Maintain current and accurate information regarding menu items (preparation, seasoning, ingredients, and plate presentation).
2. While taking orders, up-sell appetizers, beverages, and desserts in accordance with restaurant service standards.
3. Correctly enter food into the POS system with accuracy to ensure accurate preparation of order.
4. Pre-bus tables.
5. Present check for payment, thank guests, and invite them back (follow scripting guidelines). Depending on assigned outlet, collection payment by Food Server is required.
6. Deliver prepared food to guests, when a Food Runner is unavailable, and return to the table to ensure guest satisfaction.
7. Other job-related duties as assigned and instructed by management.

CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPECTATIONS

• Recognize Legend status players and relay that information on to other team members.
• Listen and pay attention to what is being communicated both verbally and non-verbally.
• Go the extra mile with a smile for patrons who have special requests or needs.
• Friendly, helpful, and professional when interacting with guests and team members.
• Maintain a happy cheerful attitude with guests and team members during stressful periods of peak business.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items. The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities such as above-average agility and dexterity. Must be able to lift moderately heavy food service trays up to 50 pounds to shoulder level.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts requiring normal safety precautions typical of such places as kitchens, restaurants, bars, coolers, offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, residences, and commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with kitchen equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire, health and safety regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lit, heated, and ventilated. The work environment involves exposure to secondhand smoke in a casino. This is a 24 hour/7 day a week work environment with varying shifts including weekends and holidays.