Food Runner - Housemen

The Congress Lake Club; Hartville (OH); On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

401k match

Complimentary meals on duty

Golf privileges

Employee handbook benefits

Job summary

The Congress Lake Club in Hartville, OH, is seeking a Food Runner to support the dining team. The successful candidate will set up tables, deliver meals, and assist in maintaining a high-quality dining experience for members and guests.

You will work across events and daily service, coordinating with banquet and dining staff to ensure accuracy, speed, and courtesy during busy shifts, including weekends.

Qualifications

• Set up dining areas for events and daily service.
• Deliver food to tables accurately and promptly.
• Coordinate between Front of House and Back of House teams.
• Communicate orders, allergies, and special requests to kitchen staff.
• Maintain food safety standards and temperatures.

Responsibilities

• Set-up and prep of dining area for service.
• Deliver food orders from kitchen to members’ tables rapidly and accurately.
• Act as liaison between FOH and BOH teams.
• Communicate orders to chefs and respect priorities and requests.
• Ensure food is served at proper temperatures and sanitation standards.
• Clear and reset tables, remove dishes, and assist in bar area as needed.
• Assist in event setup and breakdown for banquets and club functions.

Skills

Table setting

Food service

Guest interaction

Safety compliance

Job description

Food Runner responsibilities include setting tables, serving food orders and removing used dishes and utensils. If you’d like to gain experience in the F&B industry and learn how to provide an excellent dining experience, we’d like to meet you. To be considered for this role, you should be available to work various shifts, including weekends.

Description

Food Runner responsibilities include setting tables, serving food orders and removing used dishes and utensils. If you’d like to gain experience in the F&B industry and learn how to provide an excellent dining experience, we’d like to meet you. To be considered for this role, you should be available to work various shifts, including weekends.

Set up person works closely with the Banquet Manager to ensure that the Banquet and Dining areas are designed according to the event that day or an event in the near future.

Moving of tables, chairs, dance floors and any other items needed to utilize the room correctly.

Capable of moving chairs and tables. Being on your feet for several hours at a time. Walking up and down stairs as needed.

Ultimately, you will ensure our member have a high-quality dining experience by serving their food in a timely and accurate manner.

Job Duties

• Set-up and prep of kitchen (condiments are full, soup bowls are prepped, bread is in the warmer, steak knives are polished, cracker bins are stocked, to-go containers are stocked, etc.)
• Deliver food orders from the kitchen to members’ tables rapidly and accurately
• Act as the contact point between Front of the House and Back of the House teams
• Communicate food orders to chefs, paying attention to priorities and special requests (e.g. food allergies)
• Ensure food is served in accordance with safety standards (e.g. proper temperature)
• Remove dirty dishes and utensils from tables and bar area dish tub
• Answer members’ questions about ingredients and menu items
• Inform servers and management team about members’ feedback or requests
• Prepare tables with special attention to sanitation and order
• Coordinates the set-up and delivery of all banquet events/Club functions under the direction of the banquet/catering manager
• Set-up and break down of furniture for events
• May serve as food runners during events carrying trays and pans of prepared food
• May serve as bar back
• Assist in set up of food and beverage operations during golf outings
• Occasionally fill in as head banquet server
• Completes other appropriate assignments made by upper management.
• Maintains a professional image that represents The Congress Lake Club in and outside of the workplace

If you’d like to gain experience in the F&B industry and learn how to provide an excellent dining experience, we’d like to meet you.

To be considered for this role, you should be available to work various shifts, including weekends.

Ultimately, you will ensure our members and their guests have a high-quality dining experience by delivering their food in a timely and accurate manner.

Reports To

Jake Dawes, Food and Beverage Manager

Carli Molinelli, Banquet Manager

CLC Employment Benefits

• Competitive Wages of hourly rate $13 - $15
• 401k plan with a 4% match
• Complimentary meals while on duty
• Limit golfing privileges
• All other benefits in accordance with club policy as stated in the employee handbook

Requirements

Physical Requirements

• must be able to lift 50 lbs. unassisted
• able to stand for periods lasting up to 5-7 hours