Server

The Server is responsible for providing excellent guest service by engaging the guest, describing food/beverage, taking orders, efficiently delivering food and accepting payment. This position is critical to Bagger Dave’s; the server impacts the restaurant by delighting guests, supporting team members, and ensuring alcohol compliance and revenue growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

GUEST

• Engages and ensures guests are delighted thus inspiring loyalty and repeat business.
• Informs guests of specials and/or promotions, answers questions and makes suggestions when asked.
• Uses up-selling techniques with every guest to enhance experience.
• Addresses guest concerns and informs Manager.

TEAM

• Promotes excellence, cooperation and teamwork within the company.
• Supports and assists team members.

OPERATIONS

• Sets-up, maintains and operates dining and bar areas.
• Checks Guest identification to ensure they meet minimum 40 year age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
• Adheres to standardized portion sizes, quality standards and department rules and procedures.
• Takes drink and food orders and accurately inputs into register system.
• Ensures the correct drinks and food ordered are delivered to the table/guest.
• Collects payment and makes correct change or processes credit card transactions.
• Practices safe food handling and cleanliness standards at all times.
• Sweeps, wet mops and/or brushes floors, as needed or directed by manager. Posts ‘wet floor’ sign to mopped floors.
• Busses tables and ensures marketing materials and menus are positioned appropriately.
• Ensures PCI credit card compliance.
• Unloads trucks, pallets, and cases of food and beverage and puts in assigned locations.
  

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Guest service mentality; has a genuine desire to serve the customer.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills.
• Self starter who is energetic and flexible.
• Maintains a calm, tactful demeanor when dealing with difficult situations
• Prioritizes responsibilities and achieves results through multi tasking
• Forms strong working relationships within team.
• Identifies additional tasks to be completed and willingly assists others.
• Follows direction with focused attention.
• Basic knowledge of beer, wine and spirits and standard drink recipes required.
• Minimum one year of experience in a server position within the restaurant business preferred.
• Must be able to stand and exert fast-paced mobility for periods of up to 4 hours in length.