Food Runner - Full-time / Part-time

Reports To: General Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

As with any job at Tom+Chee, no matter what you do we encourage you to learn and help any other workgroup. We are a team, and we strive to make this a fun and safe place to work. As a food runner, you are responsible for delivering food to guests, as well as assisting in dining room and kitchen maintenance.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Delivers food to guests in a timely and friendly manner.
• Maintains the cleanliness of the dining room, including cleaning of tables and spot sweeps of restaurant.
• Cleans up spills immediately and places floor signs as applicable.
• Maintains restroom cleanliness through scheduled checks, restocking as necessary.
• Restocks items for sale (drinks, chips, merchandise) and line items.
• Possesses and retains general food knowledge, as well as specific information such as recipes.
• Assists with the washing of dishes and kitchen cleaning/maintenance as business dictates.
• Assists with the preparation of food items needed for production, as business dictates.
• Assists with answering the phone and takes pick-up orders from guests as business dictates.
• Operates the POS system and follows proper cash handling policies and guidelines as business dictates.
• Performs opening and closing checklists (shift and store) daily and communicates any items needing attention to the manager on duty.
• Adheres to all restaurant policies and procedures paying special attention to health and/or safety procedures.
• Reports any problems or discrepancies to the manager immediately.
• Maintains knowledge of and assists other workgroups as business dictates.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 1 year kitchen experience preferred.

Language Ability:
Ability to speak effectively to guests or crewmembers. Ability to read and interpret documents such as recipes, policy information, memos, checklists, safety rules, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports, such as the completion of checklists.

Math Ability:
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement and volume as part of recipe preparation.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a crewmember encounters while performing 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 crewmember is regularly exposed to use and maintain the following equipment: oven, grill, stovetop, knives and utensils, dishwashing machine, slicer, blender, POS system and phone system.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a crewmember 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 crewmember is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The crewmember is frequently required to talk or hear. The crewmember must regularly lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.