Multi-Role Food Service Team Member

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

Job summary

McAlister's Deli is hiring an Hourly Team Member to support dining room and kitchen operations across roles such as food runner, busser, dishwasher, prep cook, and line cook. You will assist in delivering orders, refilling drinks, and maintaining sanitation while ensuring guest satisfaction.

Expect to help with daily prep, station setup, cleaning, and ensuring guidelines are followed. This is an entry-level, team-oriented role at a franchised McAlister’s Deli location.

Responsibilities

• Food runner duties: 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.
• Busser duties: 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.
• Dishwasher duties: 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.
• Prep cook duties: 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.
• Line cook duties: 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.

Job description

McAlister's Deli is hiring an Hourly Team Member to support dining room and kitchen operations across roles such as food runner, busser, dishwasher, prep cook, and line cook. You will assist in delivering orders, refilling drinks, and maintaining sanitation while ensuring guest satisfaction.

Expect to help with daily prep, station setup, cleaning, and ensuring guidelines are followed. This is an entry-level, team-oriented role at a franchised McAlister’s Deli location.