Expeditor - Chevys

Chevys Restaurants, LLC; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevys Restaurants, LLC is looking for a Food Expeditor in Santa Rosa, California. The role involves arranging food transfer from the kitchen to the serving floor, ensuring dishes are prepared according to customer specifications, and assisting waitstaff as needed.

The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational and communication skills, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and be able to lift and move heavy items. The job requires availability for varied shifts including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Must be able to stay organized during busy times.
• Effective communication with restaurant staff is essential.
• Needs to handle several tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to clearly articulate needs to coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver dishes efficiently from the kitchen to the dining area.
• Ensure timely delivery of items to customers.
• Assist waitstaff as needed.
• Maintain a steady flow of food items back and forth from the kitchen.

Skills

Organizational skills

Effective communication

Coordination

Ability to handle multiple tasks

Verbal and written communication skills

Job description

Purpose

Food Expeditors arrange the transfer of food from the kitchen line to the serving floor. They ensure each plate is prepared neatly, properly and in accordance with customer specifications, such as well-done or with extra cheese. Expeditors prepare condiments and side dishes for each order, verify product temperatures and alert servers when orders are ready to go. In some establishments, such as bar and grills, they might deliver food to the bar rather than calling on servers.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for helping to maintain the efficiency of a restaurant kitchen by delivering dishes to the table
• Making sure to deliver items to the customer’s table when they are ready.
• Assists waiters and waitresses.
• Keeps up a constant flow of items from the kitchen to the table to the dishwasher.

Qualifications & Skills

• Ability to stay organized throughout the day to avoid becoming overwhelmed during busy times.
• Must also be able to communicate well with other members of restaurant staff.
• Needs to be coordinated and able to keep track of several different tasks at once.
• It’s important that an expeditor is not afraid to speak up loudly to let coworkers know what needs to be done.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Working Conditions

• Work indoors and/or outdoors, exposed to hot and/or cold surfaces, steam, and wet floors
• Work in an environment that is subject to varying levels of noise, crowds and smoke, the severity of which depends upon guest volume
• Fast paced, high volume, full service restaurant
• Work varied shifts to include days, nights, weekends and holidays

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk long periods of time
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to use hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Ability to repeat the same movements for long periods of time
• Ability to understand the speech of another person
• Ability to speak clearly so listeners can understand
• Ability to push and lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

Disclaimer

This job description is a summary of duties, which you as a Food Expeditor are expected to perform in your normal course of work. It is by no means an all-inclusive list but is merely a broad guide of expected duties. You should understand that a job description is neither complete nor permanent; it can be modified at any time with or without notice.

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