Food Expediter — Fast-Paced Fine Dining, PTO & Benefits

Maverick Gaming LLC; West Wendover (NV); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Flexible schedules

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Education Reimbursement up to $5,250

401k plan

Employee meal discount program

Job summary

Maverick Gaming LLC in West Wendover, NV is seeking a Food Expediter to act as the critical link between the kitchen and front-of-house. You will ensure every order leaving the kitchen is accurate, complete, properly prepared, and presented to the guest with urgency.

You will coordinate with cooks, servers, bussers, hosts, and management to maintain efficient service, monitor tickets, verify modifications, and uphold high standards of food quality, temperature, and presentation.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and multitasking ability.
• Excellent verbal communication.
• Ability to remain composed under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to read and understand kitchen tickets.
• Basic understanding of restaurant food preparation.
• Strong sense of urgency.
• Ability to work effectively with both FOH and BOH team members.
• Dependable attendance and punctuality.
• Previous restaurant, food runner, server, cook, expo, or kitchen experience is preferred.
• Fine dining experience is strongly preferred for Steakhouse Expediter assignments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor incoming food orders and kitchen tickets.
• Organize and prioritize tickets based on order time and service requirements.
• Coordinate timing between grill, fry, sauté, pantry, and other production stations.
• Identify unusually long ticket times and immediately communicate delays to kitchen and restaurant leadership.
• Prevent completed food from sitting unnecessarily in the service window.
• Maintain awareness of high-volume periods and prioritize production accordingly.
• Verify correct menu items, table and seat information when applicable, cooking temperatures and requested doneness.
• Confirm all guest modifications, substitutions, special requests, and allergy-related instructions.
• Verify required sides, accompaniments, sauces, condiments, and garnishes.
• Ensure proper plate presentation, clean plate rims, and correct food temperature.
• Confirm the complete order before delivery whenever operationally possible.
• Do not release food from the kitchen that does not meet established standards.
• Maintain clear communication with cooks and kitchen leadership.
• Communicate with servers regarding missing items, modifications, and delays.
• Immediately communicate 86'd items or product shortages.
• Notify supervisors when ticket times exceed established standards.
• Coordinate with bussers, food runners, hosts, and servers during peak periods.
• Maintain professional communication even during periods of extremely high business volume.
• Assist with food running when necessary.
• Confirm the correct table and use seat numbers whenever established.
• Announce dishes professionally and avoid auctioning food whenever possible.
• Ensure guests have required condiments and accompaniments.
• Immediately communicate guest requests to the appropriate server.
• Maintain a clean and organized expo station.
• Keep heat lamps, shelves, and work surfaces clean.
• Maintain appropriate supplies of ramekins, sauces, condiments, garnishes, and packaging materials.
• Follow established food safety and sanitation requirements.
• Immediately address spills and potential safety hazards.
• Maintain proper separation of allergen-sensitive orders.

Skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Reading kitchen tickets

Urgency

Team collaboration

Punctuality

Food service knowledge

High-volume environment

Job description

Maverick Gaming LLC in West Wendover, NV is seeking a Food Expediter to act as the critical link between the kitchen and front-of-house. You will ensure every order leaving the kitchen is accurate, complete, properly prepared, and presented to the guest with urgency.

You will coordinate with cooks, servers, bussers, hosts, and management to maintain efficient service, monitor tickets, verify modifications, and uphold high standards of food quality, temperature, and presentation.