Line Server - Elmwood

Lizards Thicket; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 16,186 - 19,286; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Daily pay

Employee discounts

Job summary

Lizard's Thicket in Columbia, SC is hiring a full- or part-time Line Server / Short-Order Cook to support our kitchen and serve hearty, southern meals.

You will assemble plates to tickets, ensure correct portions, maintain clean spaces, and provide friendly customer service in a fast-paced setting.

We offer competitive pay, daily pay options, and benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance after 60–90 days, plus paid vacation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience as a line server or in a relevant role is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assemble plates to tickets, ensure correct portions and presentation.
• Maintain clean, safe work areas and comply with sanitation standards.
• Provide friendly customer service in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Elmwood - Columbia, SC 29201
Salary Range: $11.75 - $14.00 Hourly
Job Shift: AM/PM Shifts

Lizard's Thicket is looking to hire a full or part-time Line Server / Short-Order Cook to help our kitchen staff prepare delicious food for our loyal customers. Are you a customer service rock star who loves country cooking and can contribute to our kitchen team? Are you interested in getting started with a family-friendly restaurant that cares about its employees and values your time and hard work? If so, please read on!

This Line Server / Short-Order Cook position pays a competitive wage depending on skills and experience. We are pleased to offer a variety of excellent benefits to all of our eligible full-time employees including medical, dental, vision and a FREE $15,000 life insurance policy after a 60-90 day period, and paid vacation/PTO. We also offer supplemental insurance benefits, an 8% discount on all Verizon Wireless plans, an employee referral bonus, discounted meals, and the ability to be paid on a daily basis for all employees, full or part-time!

ABOUT LIZARD'S THICKET

In 1977, in a home on Broad River Road in Columbia, S.C, Bob and Anna Williams opened the very first Lizard's Thicket. The phrase "home cooking" is exacting! All of our Lizard's Thicket meals were based on Anna's own recipes. In the past forty years, we have grown to 15 locations with over 700 employees! We still pride ourselves on being a place where families and groups of friends can gather for a hearty, southern cooked meal and catch up on their days. To this day, we are still owned and operated by Bob and Anna's children and grandchildren.

At Lizard's Thicket, we value our staff members and consider them to be one of the most important assets of our business. We offer competitive pay and robust benefits and consider the health and well-being of our staff members to be one of our highest priorities.

A DAY IN THE LIFE AS A LINE SERVER / SHORT-ORDER COOK

As a Line Server / Short-Order Cook in Lizard's Thicket's kitchen, you are passionate about good food and exceeding our customer's expectations. You carefully assemble plates of food based on the tickets generated from the customer's orders entered by your Front of the House teammates. You work hard to ensure that the portion and presentation of the food on the plates are consistent and that it is ready in an efficient and timely manner. Proper storage, handling, and inspecting serving areas regularly to ensure safe, sanitary food-handling practices are a part of your everyday routine. Your attention to detail and commitment to customer service ensures that our customers enjoy a quality experience that keeps them coming back for more. You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where you are never bored and time goes by quickly.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience as a line server or in a relevant role is preferred

Do you like to cook? Are you comfortable in the kitchen? Do you work well as part of a team? Do you have excellent customer service skills? Do you have good communication skills and the ability to memorize information easily? Can you read and follow directions well? Are you able to work independently and make sound judgment calls when appropriate? Are you flexible? Are you dependable? Are you quick on your feet and able to work in a fast-paced environment? Can you present a professional and well-kept appearance? If so, then you might just be perfect for this Line Server / Short-Order Cook position!

WORK SCHEDULE

This Line Server / Short-Order Cook position is full or part-time and has AM or PM shifts available. The nature of our industry requires working some holidays and all weekends.