Food Runner

Tradition Golf Club; La Quinta (CA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradition Golf Club in La Quinta, CA, seeks a Food Runner to support the Food & Beverage team during the seasonal peak. The role focuses on timely delivery of orders, accurate handoffs to servers, and maintaining brand standards in a busy private club environment.

Ideal candidates have a positive attitude, strong teamwork, and the ability to adapt during busy events and tournaments. Both full-time and part-time options are available, with hours extending through peak periods.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience or training as a Runner or Server assistant with a similar dining style.
• High School diploma or GED.
• Ability to read, write, and perform basic math.
• Ethical conduct and positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Attend pre-shift briefing and note service details.
• Move food quickly from kitchen to customers and manage orders.
• Maintain communication with chefs and call for staff when ready.
• Ensure plates meet presentation standards and cleanliness.
• Perform opening, mid, and closing duties and keep areas clean.
• Support banquet setup and manage safety and hazards.

Skills

Time management

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Positive attitude

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

• Location 78505 Old Ave. 52,La Quinta, CA, 92253,United States

Welcome to Tradition Golf Club

Tradition Golf Club is a special place. We are known for our golf, our beauty, history and warm and friendly members. Tradition offers an 18-hole course, 9-hole par 3 course, practice facilities, over 100 member and family events, full fitness facility, spa services, bocce ball, pickleball and many enriched programs and fun social events.

At Tradition Golf Club, hospitality is personal. Our Food & Beverage team takes pride in creating memorable experiences for our members and guests while supporting one another in a positive, professional, and team-focused environment.

We are looking for team members who bring a genuine passion for hospitality, a positive attitude, and a commitment to exceptional service. The ideal candidate enjoys creating memorable experiences, building relationships with members and guests, and contributing to a team that takes pride in what we do.

As a seasonal private club, we are looking to fill a full-time or part-time position from approximately October 2026 to June 2027. our busiest times are also some of our most exciting. Flexibility and availability during peak season, holidays, special events, tournaments, and other high-demand periods are important to the success of our team. We value team members who are dependable, adaptable, engaged, and ready to contribute wherever needed.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This Food Runner at Tradition Golf Club requires excellent time management skills as well as the ability to set priorities and quickly respond to changing needs within the dining room.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend pre-shift briefing, taking note of relevant information including service scheduling, organization, food and beverage, guest notes, etc.
• Move food from the kitchen to the customer as quickly as possible by receiving food ticket orders, sorting them in kitchen stations, and notifying servers when dishes are complete.
• Maintain verbal communication with chefs to check on the status of dishes, and call for wait staff when food is ready to serve.
• Keep staff well informed, alert the wait staff when the kitchen is out of a specific ingredient, and relay special food requests from the wait staff to the kitchen.
• Monitor portion control of finished dishes, ensuring they adhere to restaurant standards.
• Meet presentation standards by inspecting every plate to make sure the proper garnishes have been applied and that dishes are free of smudges and spills before being delivered to the customer.
• Complete any required tableside service, which may include taking orders, delivering, and explaining the menu to members/guests, etc.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of all menu items, ingredients, and preparations; be able to identify menu items and ingredients by appearance.
• Communicate effectively with members/guests, co-workers, and management.
• Be able to perform opening, mid, and closing duties as outlined by management.
• Maintain kitchen and dining room cleanliness and organization at all times.
• Ensure the correct and timely set-up of all Banquet Event Order functions.
• Maintains the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation throughout the banquet function space, pre-function space, and storage areas including the carpet, walls, walks, doors, windows, and heaters.
• Maintains the banquet storeroom in a neat and organized manner stocked with any and all appropriate supplies necessary for food service functions.
• Breaks down after the completion of functions and ensures that all equipment and supplies are stored properly.
• Properly store and clean all banquet equipment (ice trays, chafing dishes, table chairs) in the banquet storeroom and garage.
• Refreshes meeting rooms as needed.
• Notifies management of any hazards.
• Handles items for "Lost and Found."

• Leadership - Maintain a positive, upbeat role, promote and exemplify Company values and represents departmental objectives and interests to internal and external customers
• Customer Service - Follow up on complaints, questions, and concerns; respond to internal/external customer needs in a friendly, timely and efficient manner
• Teamwork - Develop and promote teamwork and cooperation among co-workers
• Safety - Comply with established safe work practices and attend to all safety-related training provided or made available by the Company.
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• 2 years of experience or training as a Runner or Server assistant with a similar style of dining, capacity, and volume.
• High School diploma or GED

Required Technical / Other Skills and Abilities

• The ability to read, write, and execute basic math skills.
• Ethical Conduct
• Positive Attitude
• Problem-solving abilities

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described on the attached "Physical Demands of the Position" chart are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. See attached "Physical Demands of the Position".

SAFETY

Incumbent is required to comply with established safe work practices and attend all safety-related training provided or made available by Tradition Golf Club.