Restaurant Server - Origin Hotel - Morning Shift -

Tandem Hospitality Group LLC; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Tandem Hospitality Group LLC, operating Show Pony inside Origin Hotel in Kansas City, seeks a Morning Restaurant Server to deliver a welcoming breakfast experience from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM, including weekends.

Starting wage $12.50 per hour plus tips, with a focus on guest needs, attentive service, and maintaining dining area standards. Responsibilities include greeting guests, taking orders, serving courses, wine service, handling payments, and supporting team during busy mornings.

Qualifications

• One year of prior food & beverage experience preferred.
• Prior guest relations training.
• Knowledge of proper food handling.
• Strong written/verbal communications skills.
• Ability to perform duties with attention to detail, speed, accuracy, courtesy, and teamwork.
• Punctuality and reliable attendance required.
• Proper food safety training and certification as described by law.

Responsibilities

• Greet all customers warmly.
• Adhere to grooming and appearance standards.
• Prepare dining tables for service and set up utensils and condiments.
• Take guest food and beverage orders accurately.
• Know current menu choices and specials.
• Seat guests and relay needs to cooks.
• Provide wine service and table-side pouring.
• Record revenue and process payments.
• Perform basic cleaning tasks and assist with events.
• Answer phones with proper etiquette.
• Build positive working relationships with coworkers.
• Bus tables and assist with dish handling.
• Assist kitchen with prep or plating.
• Clean front of house areas and maintain clean entry.

Skills

Food & beverage experience

Guest relations

Strong communications

Attention to detail

Punctuality

Tools

Micros

Aloha

OpenTable

Job description

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Description

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

Location: Origin Kansas City

Req Number FOO-26-00235

This position is currently accepting applications.