Restaurant Server

Stonebridge Companies; Basking Ridge (NJ); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tips

Job summary

The Server position at Stonebridge Companies in Basking Ridge, NJ, is a full-time role based in a dining, lounge, and banquet setting. It offers $16/hour plus tips and requires strong guest service, communication, and arithmetic skills to ensure accurate orders and friendly service.

Responsibilities include greeting guests, taking orders, recommending wine, relaying orders to kitchen and beverage staff, and maintaining cleanliness and safety in work areas. Evening and weekend shifts are common.

Qualifications

• Prior serving experience preferred.
• Ability to total costs and make change using arithmetic.
• Strong communication skills to deliver guest service.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to lift and carry heavy objects.

Responsibilities

• Maintains high standards of food and beverage quality and guest service.
• Greets guests promptly and professionally upon arrival.
• Takes drink orders and presents the menu to guests, answering questions and providing suggestions.
• Recommends wine selections when appropriate.
• Relays orders to the kitchen and beverage services accurately.
• Observes guests to anticipate additional needs and provides timely service.
• Clears and resets tables after guest departure.
• Completes assigned side work and ensures all work and storage areas are clean.
• Understands and follows MSDS for safety compliance.
• Assists with the setup, cleaning, and refreshing of function rooms when needed.
• Attends department meetings to stay informed of service standards and expectations.

Skills

Arithmetic

Communication

Stamina

Guest service

Wine knowledge

Job description

City, State: Basking Ridge, New Jersey Title: Server Location: Basking Ridge, NJ FLSA: Non-Exempt Status: Full-time Reports to: Restaurant Manager Pay Range: $16/hour + Tips

Job Summary:

The Server is responsible for serving food in a friendly, professional, and efficient manner to guests in the dining establishment, lounge, and banquet functions. This role ensures food and beverage quality while delivering excellent guest service to create a positive dining experience.

Essential Functions and Duties:

• Maintains high standards of food and beverage quality and guest service.
• Greets guests promptly and professionally upon arrival.
• Takes drink orders and presents the menu to guests, answering questions and providing suggestions.
• Recommends wine selections when appropriate.
• Relays orders to the kitchen and beverage services accurately.
• Observes guests to anticipate additional needs and provides timely service.
• Clears and resets tables after guest departure.
• Completes assigned side work and ensures all work and storage areas are clean.
• Understands and follows Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for safety compliance.
• Assists with the setup, cleaning, and refreshing of function rooms when needed.
• Attends department meetings to stay informed of service standards and expectations.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Required Experience, Education, and Skills:

• Prior experience as a server preferred.
• Ability to use arithmetic for totaling costs and making change.
• Strong communication skills to provide information and deliver service to guests.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to lift and carry heavy objects, such as trays.

Work Environment:

Primarily works indoors, with protection from weather but not necessarily from temperature changes. Frequently stands and walks for long periods. Regularly lifts and carries objects up to 20 lbs., and frequently handles objects weighing up to 10 lbs. Requires reaching, handling, talking, hearing, and seeing as part of daily responsibilities. Flexibility to work nights, days, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Stonebridge is committed to equal employment opportunities. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or medical condition. All aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, advancement, compensation, benefits, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination, will be conducted without discrimination. Reasonable accommodations will be made for disabled team members. Resumes and applications for employment will be evaluated based on qualifications and the ability to meet the position's requirements.

All Stonebridge openings are projected to close within 30 days of the original posting date.

This position will no longer be available 30 days from: 2026-09-02 Stonebridge offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k) matching, wellness support, life and disability coverage, savings accounts, tuition aid, and travel and lodging perks.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

We are visionaries in the hospitality industry, fueled by innovation and precision, and guided by our core values, which are Courage, Vigilance, Collaboration, Passion, Creativity, and Empowerment.

As a privately owned hotel management company, we are committed to providing experiences and opportunities for our guests to create lifelong memories through travel. Managing a portfolio of over 160 hotels across the United States, we offer extensive growth opportunities for our partners and investors, and exceptional hospitality career opportunities for our team members.

All Stonebridge openings are projected to close within 30 days of the original posting date.

Stonebridge offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k) matching, wellness support, life and disability coverage, savings accounts, tuition aid, and travel and lodging perks.