Server

Union Joints; Clarkston (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Referral bonus

401(k) plan

PTO

Job summary

Union Joints in Clarkston, Michigan, is seeking professional servers to deliver high-quality service. Responsibilities include serving food and drinks, maintaining a clean environment, and ensuring guest satisfaction.

Applicants should have excellent communication skills, a strong ability to multi-task, and basic mathematical skills. This role offers competitive pay and benefits, including medical insurance and a referral bonus.

Qualifications

• Ability to pass ServSafe Alcohol Service or TIPS Course with a score of 80% or better.
• Basic computer skills.
• Knowledge of workplace safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Serve food and drinks in a professional manner.
• Maintain knowledge of food and beverage preparation.
• Interact with guests to ensure satisfaction.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Basic mathematical skills

Basic reading and writing skills

Ability to suggestively sell food and beverages

Multi-task orientation

Job description

Our kitchen takes something from one culinary continent and smashes it into another: Latin food that speaks with an Asian accent. Conceived at the markets and landing here on Main Street. Running out of a old mechanic’s station, combining two separately functioning garages to create our restaurant and Coffeehouse. Business bustles inside and out along the downtown Clarkston strip. Patrons can pop in for house‑roasted and brewed pour-over coffee, pastries and juices while others saddle up to the bar for full kitchen service, drinks and margarita sloshies. The main restaurant dining room offers table, booth or counter seating for full lunch and dinner service or to grab a taco and a sack of homemade donuts hot out of the fryer.

Competitive pay and benefits including medical and supplemental insurance, on-demand pay, referral bonus, 401(k) and PTO!

Position Summary

Servers sell and serve food and drinks in a professional manner, upholding company standards of high-quality customer service.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Serving multiple tables, as determined by management
• Maintaining complete knowledge of restaurant’s food and beverage preparation
• Selling alcohol, N/A bev and food items
• Entering and completing customers’ orders on computer system; accepting different types of payment and making change
• Interacting with guests in a friendly and efficient manner; ensuring guests’ complete satisfaction and exceeding their expectations
• Maintaining specific side-work and ensuring the total cleanliness and smooth operation of the restaurant
• Clearing and resetting tables
• Checking identification of guests to ensure they are of legal age to consume alcoholic beverages; refusing to serve beverages in a polite manner to guests who are not of legal age
• Observing guests’ behavior once they have consumed alcoholic beverages, counting number of drinks served, and offering alternative transportation if you feel they should not drive; asking a manager for help with disorderly customers as needed
• Reporting to work in a neat and clean outfit; maintaining well-groomed hair and personal hygiene as established by company policy
• Reporting to work with a clean apron, approved pens and $20 bank
• Performing other duties as directed

Minimum Qualifications (knowledge, Skills, And Abilities)

• Ability to pass ServSafe Alcohol Service or TIPS Course with a score of 80% or better
• Basic mathematical skills; ability to make change
• Basic reading and writing skills
• Basic computer skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Multi-task oriented
• Knowledge of workplace safety procedures
• Must be able to suggestively sell food and beverage items

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is standing the entire shift. The employee frequently reaches, bends, stoops, lifts, shakes, stirs, pours, carries and pushes. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls in repetitive motions. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee occasionally lifts and carries tubs and cases weighing up to 75 pounds. The employee must frequently communicate with expediters and servers and read orders on tickets. The employee is occasionally exposed to hazards including, but not limited to cuts from knives, slipping, tripping, falls and burns; frequent exposure to smoke, steam, high temperatures, humidity, extreme cold; frequent contact/immersion of hands in water, sanitation solutions, meat products, poultry products, seafood and produce items and frequent washing of hands.

NOTE

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.