Restaurant Server

Tandem Hospitality Group; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Show Pony, located inside Origin Hotel in Kansas City, MO, is seeking a Morning Restaurant Server to join our team. The role focuses on delivering a welcoming breakfast experience with attentive, friendly service from guest arrival through meal completion.

The ideal candidate is dependable, personable, and proactive, with a focus on anticipating guest needs and resolving concerns quickly. Availability 6:00 AM–11:00 AM, including weekends, is required.

Qualifications

• One year of prior food and beverage experience preferred.
• Prior guest relations training.
• Knowledge of proper food handling.
• Strong written/verbal communications skills.
• Punctuality and reliable attendance are required.
• Proper food safety training and certification as described by law.
• Experience working with computers (MS Office/Google) POS and reservation software (OpenTable).

Responsibilities

• Greet all customers warmly.
• Adhere to grooming and appearance standards.
• Prepare dining tables for service and setup.
• Take guest food and beverage orders accurately.
• Know current menu choices and deviations.
• Manage seating assignments and communicate guest needs to cooks.
• Ensure a memorable dining experience.
• Record revenue accurately and process payments.
• Assist with bussing, kitchen prep, and cleaning tasks.
• Help with special events as needed.
• Answer telephone with proper etiquette.
• Maintain positive working relationships with coworkers.
• Assist with front-of-house duties and beverage service.

Skills

Food & beverage experience

Guest relations training

Food safety knowledge

Communication skills

Punctuality

Attention to detail

Self supervision

Tools

Micros POS

Aloha POS

OpenTable

Job description

Morning Shift

Position Starting At $12.50 Per Hour Plus Tips.

Show Pony, located inside Origin Hotel, is seeking an energetic and hospitality-focused Morning Restaurant Server to join our team. This position requires availability from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM, including weekends.

The Morning Server is responsible for creating a welcoming and memorable breakfast experience for every guest. This role provides attentive, friendly, and efficient service from the moment guests arrive through the completion of their meal. The ideal candidate is dependable, personable, and proactive, with a focus on anticipating guest needs, exceeding expectations, and quickly resolving any concerns that may arise.

Job Responsibilities

• Greet all customers warmly
• Adhere to grooming and appearance standards
• Prepare dining tables for service, laying out napkins and utensils, making sure the condiments are refilled, performing all other preparations and side-work tasks
• Take guest food and beverage orders accurately
• Knowledge of current menu choices, specialties and menu deviations
• Handle table assignments, seating customers, food and drink suggestions, and communicating customer needs to the cooks
• Ensuring a memorable dining experience
• Properly open and pour wine tableside
• Accurately record revenue and accept cash, credit card, room charges and direct billing payments
• Perform basic cleaning tasks as needed or directed by supervisor
• Assist with special events if needed
• Answer telephone using appropriate etiquette
• Develop and maintain positive working relationship with co-workers and others
• Bus tables and assist with processing dirty dishes if necessary
• Assist kitchen with prep work or plating if necessary
• Clean all front of the house areas including windows, light fixtures and entrance as assigned
• Fill water bottles, cut fruit, roll silverware, and complete other service-related tasks as assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management

Job Qualifications

• One year of prior food and beverage experience preferred
• Prior guest relations training
• Knowledge of proper food handling
• Strong written/verbal communications skills
• Ability to perform assigned duties with attention to detail, speed, accuracy, follow-through, courtesy, cooperativeness and work with minimum supervision
• Punctuality and reliable attendance are required
• Proper food safety training and certification as described by law
• Experience working with computers (MS Office/Google) POS (Micros, Aloha, etc.) and reservation software (Open Table)
• Ensure various physical movements throughout the work areas, such as reaching, extending arms over head, bending and stooping are performed safely
• Ability to push and pull vacuum cleaners as well as wheeled carts weighing up to 25 pounds