Food Runner

Dorchester Collection; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension/401k Plan

Sick Time

Paid Time Off

Free Meals on Duty

Uniform with complimentary laundry

50% off at in-hotel restaurants

Job summary

Dorchester Collection is seeking a dedicated Food Runner in Los Angeles, CA, responsible for delivering food from the kitchen to guest tables while ensuring an exceptional dining experience. Candidates should possess strong communication and multitasking skills to manage orders accurately and efficiently.

Your role will also involve collaboration with servers and knowledge of menu items, ensuring food quality and customer satisfaction. Join us and be part of a team that values creativity and respect for every guest!

Qualifications

• Ability to stand and walk for up to 8 hours.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with guests.

Responsibilities

• Deliver orders from the kitchen to the table ensuring precision and quality.
• Communicate effectively with servers and culinary teams.
• Maintain knowledge of menus and service details.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Multitasking

Job description

What you'll get

• Pension/401k Plan
• Sick Time
• Paid Time Off
• Uncompensated Time Off
• Free Meals on Duty
• Uniform provided with complimentary laundry included
• Complimentary stays with breakfast included in all Dorchester Collection hotels – stay once a year at each hotel!
• 50% off at restaurants within all of our Dorchester Collection hotels.

What you'll do

• You will be responsible for delivering our guests’ order from the kitchen to their selected table to ensure our guests receive nothing but the best experience.
• You’ll also ensure all orders are correct and in perfect presentation before running them to the correct table for our guests. This will include communicating with the servers and culinary team, and making sure the order is exact to the ticket provided by the servers.
• Our values of Passion, Personality, Respect, Working Together and Creativity guide every action and everyday. As a Food Runner you’ll have the opportunity to bring these to life and continue to create our legacy.
• You will need to have a thorough knowledge of menus, complete side work, and station assignment. You will have an understanding of service details such as tabletop maintenance, service pace in delivering food from kitchen to guest’s table and to insure food quality and presentation, follows server’s food orders in placing correct item in front of correct guest, assist servers in any tableside presentation and respond to guest requests.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and stand for up to 8 hours. Ability to bend, stoop, crouch, use hand, finger and wrist dexterity. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

What you'll bring

• You’ll bring your unique personality and passion to the role and the team.
• You have a talent for food and beverage, building relationships with guests and multitasking.
• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. You have great communication skills with a strong customer service ethic.
• English is the primary language used in our hotel. You can comfortably communicate in this language.

Job Location

USA

Reference

2026-6328

Equal Employment Opportunity

EOE: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.

ADA: The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disability Act.