Food & Drink Runner

Levity Live, LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

The San Jose Improv is seeking energetic Food and Drink Runners to join our team. You will partner with bartenders and servers to ensure timely service, verify age for alcohol, and maintain clean, efficient workstations.

We value hospitality, teamwork, and a professional appearance. If you thrive in a fast-paced venue and can work nights, weekends, and holidays, apply now to become part of our award-winning team at Levity Live.

Qualifications

• Must thrive in a fast-paced environment with a focus on teamwork.
• Friendly, outgoing, and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours, especially nights, weekends, and holidays.
• High school diploma, or equivalent work experience.
• 1 or more years of experience in restaurants or clubs.
• ServSafe Food Handler and TIPS or LEAD Certificate ensuring compliance with any county or state requirements.
• Consistently demonstrate a professional appearance and demeanor.
• Can stand and or walk for an 8-10-hour shift.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly, attentive service to guests in a fast-paced venue.
• Coordinate with bartenders and servers to ensure stations are stocked and maintained.
• Verify guests are of legal age for alcohol service.
• Expo food, drinks, and items as tickets indicate.
• Suggest improvements to service when breakdowns occur.

Skills

Teamwork

Excellent communication

Flexibility

Professional appearance

Stand/walk 8-10 hours

Customer service

Hospitality mindset

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

ServSafe Food Handler

TIPS or LEAD Certificate

Job description

Description

Do you like having a blast and working with great people? We do! If you want to feel excited on your way to work and can’t wait to be a part of team that delivers laughter to customers and team members, The Improv may be the place for you. Laughter is literally part of the job!

The San Jose Improv is looking for outgoing and energetic Food and Drink Runners to join the team. Before you apply, check out the job duties below:

• Have a passion for true hospitality!
• Must love taking care of all guests! We strive to create a memorable experience for all patrons, so top-notch customer service is a must.
• Say yes, thank you, my pleasure, or allow me 1000 times per shift!
• Partner with bartenders, servers, and anyone else to ensure service stations are set-up, maintained, and broken down correctly.
• Make sure anyone who is ordering alcohol is old enough to legally partake.
• Expo food, drinks, and other items as indicated by the ticket (usually all at the same time)!
• Listen to guest needs and quickly obtain what is needed.
• Be attentive to whether a guest needs to find transportation home due to alcohol intake and inform appropriate members of management.
• Maintain the showroom and clear as needed.
• Give us suggestions on how to enhance service whenever a breakdown is identified, we want to hear from you frequently!

Requirements:

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with a focus on teamwork!
• Friendly, outgoing, and excellent communication skills!
• Ability to work flexible hours, especially nights, weekends, and holidays.
• High school diploma, or equivalent work experience.
• 1 or more years of experience in restaurants or clubs.
• ServSafe Food Handler and TIPS or LEAD Certificate ensuring compliance with any county or state requirements.
• Consistently demonstrate a professional appearance and demeanor.
• Can stand and or walk for an 8-10-hour shift.

Your privacy is very important to Levity Live. The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) requires Levity Live to inform California residents, including job applicants, of the categories of personal information we collect and the purpose for which the personal information will be used. For the purposes of this notice, “personal information” refers to information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you or your household. This job applicant notice provides the disclosures required by the CCPA and applies to applicants who are subject to the CCPA.