Job Information
Northwestern Michigan College Banquet Server - Part-Time in Traverse City, Michigan
Banquet Server - Part-Time
Salary: $17.50 - $18.73 Hourly
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: 2022-00042
Closing: Continuous
Location: Great Lakes Campus - 715 E Front Street, Traverse City
Division: Finance & Administration
Summary & Qualifications:
Summary
This position is responsible for setting up and cleaning banquet rooms, and serving food and beverages for banquets. Responsibilities include taking beverage orders and serving food in a specified section of the dining room, pouring and refilling beverages, clearing soiled dishes, and assisting in closing functions by performing various tasks; removing linen, busing glasses, dishes, silverware, and re-setting the room. This person helps greet guests and clients, and reports guest complaints to a manager as they occur. The individual must be able to communicate effectively with guests and clients, be a team player, and be able to work well with the culinary and hospitality team; must be eighteen years of age or older, due to the serving of alcoholic beverages.
Qualifications
Required:
• Must be eighteen years of age or older (due to the serving of alcoholic beverages)
Preferred:
• High school diploma or GED • Prior server experience may be preferred
Essential Responsibilities
Other duties may be assigned.
General Responsibilities
• Performs related banquet (dining room) set-up tasks • Provides immediate attention to all guests upon seating • Takes beverage orders and serves food in specified section • Pours and refills wine, coffee, water and/or other beverages served with and after the meal • Clears soiled dishes as needed • Cleans all assigned work areas in service area and dining rooms • Advises supervisor of any client/guest complaints as soon as they occurs • Assists in closing functions by performing various tasks such as removing linen, busing glasses, dishes, silverware, etc., and re-setting the room • Attends staff meetings as required
Work Environment
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.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
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 is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific visio