Server

IHOP; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 11,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

IHOP is hiring a guest-focused server in McKinney, TX to greet guests, seat them, take orders, and deliver meals with a smile. You will maintain clean dining areas and ensure a smooth dining experience while promoting IHOP’s friendly service culture.

You will handle guest remittance, assist with table turnover, and follow IHOP SOPs to uphold quality and safety standards. This role rewards teamwork and consistent, courteous guest interactions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain professional functional working relationships with IHOP employees and guests.
• Execute the Service Guidelines per the IHOP SOP to ensure a high – quality guest experience.
• Handle guest complaints in a professional, courteous and timely manner, thank guests, and invite them to return.
• Memorize and apply IHOP terminology, abbreviations, methodologies, and plating and menu knowledge.
• Comply with SOP methods in regard to guest checks and server banking procedures.
• Stock and rotate all needed supplies in the service areas and dining room as assigned per shift.
• Comply with all local and SOP health, sanitation, and safety guidelines.

Job description

SUMMARY

Provide promptly, efficient, courteous service to all guests. Service includes greeting, seating, talking and serving orders, taking guest remittance as required, clearing dishes and resetting tables.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

These include the following:

• Develop and maintain professional functional working relationships with IHOP employees and guests.
• Execute the “Service Guidelines” per the IHOP SOP to ensure a high – quality guest experience.
• Handle guest complaints in a professional, courteous and timely manner, thank guests, and invite them to return.
• Memorize and apply IHOP terminology, abbreviations, methodologies, and plating and menu knowledge.
• Comply with SOP methods in regard to guest checks and server banking procedures.
• Stock and rotate all needed supplies in the service areas and dining room as assigned per shift.
• Comply with all local and SOP health, sanitation, and safety guidelines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; talk, hear, and be aware of surroundings; and taste or smell. The employee occasionally must lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Since 1958, IHOP® has been the place where people connect over breakfast, enjoy study breaks, grab a bite before or after sporting events, and so much more. And no matter what menu items they order, there’s one ingredient that’s always constant — a smile. We’ve seen millions of smiles over the years in our restaurants, and now shared in photos across our social properties. In fact, smiles are so much a part of our culture that we changed our logo to include one.
This is just one of the many fun and exciting changes you can expect from IHOP®. Because we know the shortest distance between two people is a smile.