FOH Expo

Keke's Breakfast Cafe; Florida; On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

No nights

50% employee meals

Job summary

Keke's Breakfast Cafe is seeking an Expeditor to ensure dishes reach guests at peak flavor and temperature. You’ll work with kitchen and service staff to coordinate timely preparation and delivery, ensuring a seamless dining experience.

Join a team focused on guest satisfaction, with starting pay in a range and benefits for full-time employees. Training is available for the right candidate, and you’ll help maintain kitchen and service area organization daily.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in a similar food service role, with training offered for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Ensure orders are cooked efficiently so all items for a table are ready at the same time.
• Collaborate with servers to deliver food to tables while hot and well-presented.
• Read tickets and prepare items per standard recipes within 8–10 minutes.
• Deliver food from kitchen to guests in a timely manner, assisting servers as needed.
• Perform side work at shift start and end to maintain efficiency.
• Prepare toast, coffee, decaf, and iced tea as required; keep beverages on hand.

Job description

This job posting is for employment with an independently owned and operated franchisee.

Join our dynamic breakfast café as an Expeditor, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring that our guests enjoy their meals at the peak of freshness and flavor. You’ll work closely with the kitchen and service staff to guarantee timely food preparation and delivery, creating a seamless dining experience that keeps our guests coming back for more.

Why Keke's?

Keke’s is a thriving and growing brand that is differentiated in the hospitality space. We believe in putting People First, Embracing Openness, and being Better Together as we Pursue Excellence as we live our Guiding Principles. We work together to deliver an experience to our guests that is differentiated and drives our key metrics of Team, Guest, Sales and Profits.

Essential Functions

• Ensure that orders are cooked efficiently so that all items for a table are ready to be served simultaneously.
• Collaborate with servers to run food to the table while it’s warm and prepared to perfection.
• Read tickets and prepare all food items according to standard recipes and procedures within specified time limits (8-10 minutes), ensuring correct setup and plate presentation.
• Deliver food from the kitchen to guests in a timely manner, working cooperatively with servers, especially when additional food runners are unavailable.
• Perform side work at the start and end of each shift as required to maintain operational efficiency.
• Prepare toast as needed based on business demands.
• Maintain clean and organized server line areas, ensuring surfaces, utensils, and containers are constantly cleaned and ready for use.
• Be ready and willing to assist co-workers and adapt to situations as they arise.
• Monitor guests’ dining experiences, ensuring satisfaction with food and service, and respond promptly and courteously to requests.
• Prepare coffee, decaf coffee, and iced tea as needed, ensuring beverages are ready for service.
• Refill ice to keep the server’s cooler stocked and functional.
• Maintain a proactive approach to cleanliness and organization throughout the kitchen and service areas.
• Fill in as needed to support smooth restaurant operations as directed by the restaurant manager or immediate supervisor."

Additional Responsibilities:

Pay Range: $13.00 - $15.00 Starting Pay

Incentives and Benefits of this position may include but are not limited to:

No NIGHTS. Health insurance available for full time employees. 50% employee meals

Position qualifications include but are not limited to:

At least 1 year of experience, but will train the right candidate.

This job posting is for a position at an establishment owned and operated by an independent franchisee. This means the independent franchisee is alone responsible for all employment related matters in the restaurant including, among other things, setting any requirements for this job and all decisions concerning hiring, firing, discipline, supervisions, staffing and scheduling. The Franchisor will not receive a copy of any application you submit for this job posting and will have no control over whether you receive an interview and/or are ultimately hired, does not control and is not responsible for the employment policies and practices of independent franchisees, and does not employ independent franchisees’ employees. If you are hired for this job posting, the independent franchisee will be your employer. This job posting contains some general information about what it is like to work in this position but is not a complete job description. People who work in this position perform many different tasks every day, and this posting may not list all the job's essential functions. Our brands are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, military or veteran's status, criminal background, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, State, or local law.