Hourly Team Member

Southern Rock Restaurants; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Southern Rock Restaurants is hiring hourly Team Members for a franchised McAlister’s Deli in Knoxville, TN. The role covers a range of duties including food running, bussing, dishwashing, prep cooking and line cooking as needed by management.

You'll help deliver excellent guest service, maintain sanitation and safety standards, and support kitchen and dining room operations across shifts. This entry-level position offers opportunities to learn multiple restaurant stations and grow with our team.

Qualifications

• Food runner duties include delivering orders to guests in the dining room and refilling drinks as needed.
• Busser duties include cleaning and resetting tables and maintaining a tidy dining area.
• Dishwasher duties include cleaning dishes, restocking, and maintaining cleanliness.
• Prep cook duties include preparing foods per prep lists and recipes.
• Line cook duties include maintaining sanitation and cooking orders quickly and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Deliver orders to guests in the dining room and respond to guest requests.
• Prepare dining room for guests and maintain table settings and cleanliness.
• Clean and restock dishes, sweep/mop floors, and manage kitchen prep areas.
• Prepare foods following recipes and standards and keep stations sanitized.
• Read orders and prepare items quickly while upholding safety policies.

Job description

Our Hourly Team Member role can encompass a range of different responsibilities depending on your interest:

The food runner duties include: Delivers orders to guests in the dining room and ensures they have what they need; Refill drinks and respond to guest requests after the food has been delivered; Protects establishment and guests by adhering to sanitation and safety policies; Other duties as requested by management.

The busser duties include: Prepares dining room for guests by cleaning tables and chairs; Maintains table setting by removing plates as completed and being alert to guest spills or other special needs; Maintains dining room by cleaning chairs and tables, sweeping floors and removing trash, and cleaning up spills; Protects establishment and guests by adhering to sanitation and safety policies; other duties as requested by management.

The dishwasher duties include: Ensures the availability of clean dishes by washing dishes, pots, pans, and flatware; Prepares dish area and kitchen for next shift by cleaning and restocking; Unloads and stores deliveries as needed; Sweeps and mops floors, especially in the event that items are broken or spilled; Takes out the trash and rinses garbage cans; Protects establishment and guests by adhering to sanitation and safety policies; Other duties as requested by manager.

The prep cook duties include: Prepares foods for cooking based on prep lists and manager directions; Prepares food of consistent quality with recipe cards and production and portion standards; Cleans and sanitizes station at beginning and end of shift which may include light dishwashing; Protects establishment and guests by adhering to sanitation and safety policies; other duties as requested by management.

The line cook duties include: Maintains food preparation areas, cooking surfaces and utensils; Manages sanitation, health and safety standards in work areas; Reads food orders and/or receives verbal instructions required and prepares orders quickly and accurately; Cleans and restocks station at the beginning and end of each shift, preps additional items as necessary; Ensures prepared food meets quality and quantity requirements; Protects establishment and guests by adhering to sanitation and safety policies; other duties as requested by management.

This is for a position at a franchised McAlister’s Deli location