Server- Der Biergarten

Legacy Ventures; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Legacy Ventures is hiring a part-time server at Der Biergarten in Atlanta, GA. The role involves taking orders, delivering food and beverages, handling payments, and ensuring guest satisfaction.

The position requires excellent guest service, knowledge of food and beverage offerings, and ability to handle upselling, wine recommendations, and wine service responsibilities. Flexibility for overtime is expected.

Qualifications

• Servers must consistently meet guests’ needs and respond quickly without detracting from the dining experience.
• Servers must clearly communicate professionally with guests, vendors, coworkers and management.
• A server must adapt to different personalities of guests and coworkers to maintain a positive team environment.
• Must understand products and services and meet sales goals.
• Servers must perform physical activities including standing for long periods and carrying trays.
• Must recognize problems and resolve them with good judgement and initiative.
• Must use logic and reasoning to identify solutions and alternatives.
• Must know or quickly learn general accounting and mathematical skills.
• Must speak and write with excellent command of English.
• Must be flexible to work overtime and assist the workload of others.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tables for meals with complete setup of linens, silverware and glassware.
• Perform light food prep including bread, salad, appetizers and dessert presentation.
• Greet guests and educate about menus, ingredients, and cooking methods.
• Inform guests of daily specials.
• Check quality and presentation before serving.
• Serve food and beverages to guests.
• Prepare and serve specialty dishes tableside as needed.
• Check IDs for alcohol service.
• Provide wine recommendations and proper corkage/pouring.
• Receive guest payments and process transactions.
• Clear and clean tables promptly following sanitation standards.
• Complete side duties like polishing silverware and restocking condiments.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Interpersonal relationships

Sales techniques

Physical stamina

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Technical skills

Language skills

Flexibility

Tools

Cash registers

Mixers

Hot beverage makers

Job description

Job Details

• Level: Entry


• Job Location: Der Biergarten - Atlanta, GA 30313


• Position Type: Part Time


• Education Level: Not Specified


• Salary Range: $16.00 - $40.00


• Travel Percentage: None


• Job Shift: Any


• Job Category: Restaurant - Food Service

Position Summary

A server takes orders and delivers food and beverages. This position ensures the quality of the food and overall guest experience is excellent. A server is responsible for all billing and payment processing.

Reports to: Assistant Manager

Job Tasks

• Prepare tables for meals, including the complete set up of linens, silverware and glassware.


• Perform light food preparation duties including bread, salad preparation, appetizers and desert presentation.


• Greet guests in a professional manner and provide education about the food and beverage menus, how menu items are prepared, the ingredients used and the different cooking methods.


• Inform customers of daily specials.


• Check food and beverages for quality and presentation before serving to guest.


• Serve food and beverage to guests.


• Prepare and serve specialty dishes tableside as required.


• Check identification to ensure that guests meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.


• Provide wine recommendations to customers.


• Deliver wine to table with appropriate glasses and use proper corkage and pouring techniques.


• Receive guest payments and process transactions.


• Clear and clean tables promptly according to proper sanitation standards.


• Complete side duties as required including, polishing silverware, restaurant set up, and filling condiments.

Qualifications

Main Responsibilities, Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Customer Service

Servers must consistently be able to assess, anticipate and meet guests’ needs and respond quickly without losing focus or projecting a mood that detracts from guests’ dining experience. This requires practical knowledge of industry customer service standards.

Communication

Servers must clearly communicate in a professional manner with guests, vendors, coworkers and management. They must understand instructions, read written company memorandums and communicate when he or she needs more direction.

Interpersonal Relationships

A server must adapt to different personalities of guests and coworkers without losing focus. Extreme familiarity or conflicts with coworkers often weaken a team-oriented work environment.

Sales Techniques and Customer Influence

Must understand products and services and understand customer needs clearly. Must gain experience and become current in state-of-the-art sales methods. Must meet sales goals.

Performing General Physical Activities

Servers must perform physical activities in a variety of environmental conditions that require moderate strength including climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, and handling of materials. Must be able to stand for long periods of time. Must be able to carry trays filled with multiple dishes and drinks.

Problem Solving and Conflict Management

Must recognize a problem when it arises and be able to resolve it appropriately by using good judgement, tact and initiative according to company policy and procedure.

Analytical Skills

Must use logic and reasoning to identify solutions and alternatives for a successful outcome. Must verify information by compiling, coding and calculating data.

Technical Skills

Must know or quickly learn general accounting and mathematical skills. Must correctly operate various mechanical devices such as cash registers, mixers and hot beverage makers.

Language Skills

Must speak and write with excellent command of the English language including proper spelling and grammar.

Flexibility

Must work overtime when needed and assist the workload of others.