The Fed Busser & Food Runner

Langham-Hote; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Langham Hospitality Group in Boston is seeking a Busser/Food Runner to support the Food and Beverage team by delivering hospitality and ensuring food and beverage standards are met. You will serve guests, maintain station cleanliness, and assist both servers and kitchen staff to ensure smooth, courteous service.

The role offers an hourly wage of $30.77–$31.07 plus gratuity, with flexibility to work varied shifts.

Qualifications

• Use oral communication effectively to perform work with guests and coworkers.
• Maintain positive attitude and set example among colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Serve food per established procedures in a timely, friendly manner.
• Stock station with glassware, flatware, china and napkins.
• Greet guests and refill waters.
• Clear dirty dishes from table after each course.
• Reset tables per procedures.
• Brew ice tea, coffee, replenish bottled waters.
• Assist kitchen in setting and breaking down service station.
• Provide maximum guest service while maintaining Brand standards.

Skills

Oral communication

Guest service

Teamwork

Job description

About Langham Hospitality Group

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Eagle Holdings, Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) comprises a family of distinctive brands, including The Langham Hotels and Resorts, Cordis Hotels and Resorts, Eaton Workshop and Ying’nFlo. With over 40 hotels and residences in operation or development, LHG has a global footprint that extends across Asia, Europe, North America, Australasia and the Middle East.

LHG's approach to hospitality centres on open and genuine interactions with guests, colleagues and the world around us. With dedicated colleagues across four continents, we foster an engaging and respectful workplace to nurture careers, delight guests, and embrace the company's vision to building great memories together.

Purpose and Objectives of Position

The Busser/Food Runner is a member of the Food and Beverage team who assists in ensuring that guest service and food and beverage standards are met. Hospitable, welcoming and friendly guest service, are essential requirements of the position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves food per established procedures in a timely, efficient and friendly manner.
• Stock station including: glassware, flatware, china and napkins.
• Greet guests, refill waters.
• Clear dirty dishes/glasses from table after each course.
• Reset tables as necessary per established procedures.
• Brew ice tea, coffee, replenish bottled waters.
• Assist the kitchen in setting and breaking down service station.
• Provide maximum levels of guest service while maintaining Brand standards.
• Respond to guest requests appropriately, report comments to manager.
• Provide maximum levels of guest service while maintaining Brand standards.
• Maintains cleanliness of each table in each section of the restaurant

Supportive Functions

• Bring dirty linen to laundry and pick up clean linen.
• Assist Server as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness of work area.
• Complete assigned daily side work.
• Additional duties not mentioned above may also be requested by supervisor.

Job Knowledge, Skill and Ability/ Education and/Or Experience

• Use oral communication effectively to perform work i.e. speaking with guests, understanding guests, coworkers.
• Make minor decisions requiring logical judgment, i.e. task sequencing.
• Related previous experience in similar environment preferred.
• Maintain positive attitude and set example among colleagues.

Physical Demands

• Stand; reach; grasp; lift/carry up to 30 pounds; walk; climb stairs, kneel; squat/bend; push/pull.
• Ability to stand/walk for length of shift.
• Must have be fully flexible to work variable schedule hours and days; PM shifts.

Pay Range

• $30.77 - $31.07 per hour plus gratuity

Source: Hospitality Online