Food Runner - HRC Atlantic City

Hard Rock Cafe; Atlantic City (NJ); On-site; USD 19,286 - 24,796; Full time

Job summary

Hard Rock Cafe is seeking a Food Runner to support servers and ensure guests receive orders promptly, with friendly, knowledgeable service in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes calmness under pressure, teamwork with kitchen and front-of-house staff, and maintaining a clean, organized work area while upholding safety and sanitation standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to remain calm in a hectic, fast-paced atmosphere.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Positive and outwardly friendly attitude toward guests and co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver food to guests quickly and efficiently.
• Assist servers by delivering condiments and drinks as needed, including alcoholic beverages.
• Refill beverages and respond to guest inquiries in a courteous manner.
• Handle guest issues professionally and communicate concerns to management.
• Maintain a clean and organized server alley and expo area.

Skills

Stay calm under pressure

Organizational skills

Guest service orientation

Job description

Our team members are the key to our company’s success, and their health and well-being, as well as that of their families, is very important to us. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that allows our team members stay healthy, plan for their future and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Benefits may vary with employment status. To see our full list of Team Member Benefits please visit our career site: www.gotoworkhappy.com/benefits

Food Runners may be utilized at Hard Rock Cafe during high business volume. In addition to delivering guests’ orders, they will assist servers in responding to the requests of our guests. The main responsibility of this position is to deliver food to guests in a friendly, professional and knowledgeable manner.

Basic Functions Of a Food Runner

• Deliver food to guests quickly and efficiently.
• Deliver condiments and drinks as needed (to include alcoholic beverages).
• Refill beverages as needed. Respond to guest inquiries in a courteous and polite manner.
• Promptly and professionally, handle guest issues and communicate problems and concerns to management.
• Maintain a clean and organized server alley and expo area.
• Stock ice and glassware on the server line.
• Pre-buss tables.
• Clean and reset dirty tables.
• Sweep the floor.
• Assist and communicate clearly with the kitchen staff and front of the house staff.

Skills

• Remain calm in a hectic, fast-paced atmosphere.
• Demonstrate a high level of organization, attention-to-detail and a sense-of-urgency.
• Display a positive and outwardly friendly attitude toward guests and co-workers.

Physical Demands

• Ability to move throughout the corporate office and cafes during visits (standing, walking, kneeling, bending) for extended periods of time.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Ability to make repeating movements of the arms, hands, and wrists.
• Ability to express or exchange ideas verbally and perceive sound by ear.
• Manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and ability to work with hand above shoulders.
• Ability to occasionally, regularly, frequently move objects (lift, push, pull, balance, carry) up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to turn or twist body parts in a circular motion.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to heat, cold, chemicals, and loud/noisy environment.
• Ability to travel via auto or airplane for long periods of time.

Additional Requirements

• Maintaining a well-groomed appearance ("having a plan").
• Following all uniform guidelines.
• Practicing all general safety & sanitation standards.
• Recycling products, where possible.
• Maintaining HRC’s 5 core Values and Mission Statement.
• This Cafe may cross-train the Servers and the Bussers.

Closing

Hard Rock International is an equal opportunity employer. We live our motto LOVE ALL – SERVE ALL, and strive to foster an inclusive workplace culture for every team member. Hard Rock welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of Hard Rock to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact a member of our Human Resources team.

Disclaimer

While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the current job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).