Luxury Dining Runner for Senior Living

Grand Living; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

Affordable insurance options

401(k) with company match

Free employee meals

Access to Grand Spa & Fitness

Job summary

Grand Living is seeking a Food Runner to enhance the dining experience for our residents and guests. This role involves assisting with culinary activities across various dining venues while ensuring satisfaction through high service standards.

Candidates should possess good communication skills, a High School Diploma preferred, and a capacity to perform physically demanding tasks in a high-end environment. Benefits include a competitive compensation package with a generous PTO program and health insurance.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills to assist residents and guests.
• Ability to operate kitchen equipment and utensils.
• Physical stamina to perform various tasks for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and support dining experiences for residents and guests.
• Assist in delivering culinary activities across dining venues.
• Maintain high standards of service and satisfaction.

Skills

Ability to communicate in English

Manual dexterity

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Fine dining or restaurant experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

About Grand Living

Grand Living is changing the way generations embrace life and is quickly becoming an iconic brand in senior hospitality. What began as a vision to create distinctive senior living communities has evolved into a collection of remarkable residences, offering luxury-inspired amenities and extraordinary service to residents and guests. Our communities include gracious apartments, stunning décor and design excellence at every turn, but from the moment you are greeted, you'll experience something far more luxurious than the architecture: our people. Their unparalleled commitment to personal service in every engagement is at the very heart of what we do.

Food Runner

About Grand Living

Grand Living is changing the way generations embrace life and is quickly becoming an iconic brand in senior hospitality. What began as a vision to create distinctive senior living communities has evolved into a collection of remarkable residences, offering luxury-inspired amenities and extraordinary service to residents and guests. Our communities include gracious apartments, stunning décor and design excellence at every turn, but from the moment you are greeted, you'll experience something far more luxurious than the architecture: our people. Their unparalleled commitment to personal service in every engagement is at the very heart of what we do.

About The Position

The Food Runner is responsible for enhancing and supporting the overall dining experience for our residents, family members and guests. The Food Runner assists in the delivery of culinary activities for all dining venues: Bistro, Casual, Formal, Luminations® memory care and Club Room, as well as special events and private functions. This is to be handled with The Sterling Touch® friendly, courteous, helpful and in a timely manner, resulting in a very high level of satisfaction for Residents and their guests. The Food Runner is under the general guidance of the Executive Chef and Dining Room Supervisor in accordance with Community standards, processes, procedure, and practices.

Qualifications And Requirements

The Food Runner must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

High School Diploma or GED, preferred.

• Ability to read, write and understand the English language in order to communicate with other employees as well as Residents and their guests.
• Sufficient manual dexterity of hands and arms in order to use all kitchen equipment and utensils (e.g. knives, spoons spatulas, tongs.)
• Ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, crouch, bend, stoop, reach, grasp, push, pull and work continuously without sitting for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift or carry, push or pull up to 50 pounds.
• One-year fine dining or restaurant experience preferred, but not required.
  
  

Benefits

For the Food Runner position, we offer competitive compensation and a full benefits package for full-time employees including 1) a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program offering 120 hours of PTO in the first year, increasing to 160 hours in the second year, and continuing to build with length of service; 2) affordable insurance options for medical, dental, vision and more; 3) a 401(k) with a 4% company match on a 5% contribution, 4) automatic life insurance and AD&D coverage for all team members with a robust employee assistance program (EAP).

PTO is earned at lesser rates for part-time staff. Grand Living is a high-end upscale environment including exquisite cuisine and free employee meals (must meet eligibility requirements), Grand Spa & Fitness facilities available for use at designated times.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Grand Living, our motto is "Your Life. Uniquely Embraced." We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for all, where our differences aren't just accepted, but celebrated.