Food Runner

The Portland Regency Hotel & Spa is looking for a Food & Beverage Food Runner to join our team! A beautiful Historic Hotel of America located in the heart of Portland's Old Port District. This position is ineligible for J1 or H2B employment status as it is a year-round role. 

Schedule: Morning Availability - primarily mornings, days, and weekends, with some night shifts depending on business needs. 

Full-Time benefits include Medical, Dental, Life and Short-Term Disability insurances, Holidays, and PTO. Part-Time benefits include Sick Time. All employees receive HHA Discounts, Fitness Center use, Uniform, Parking and Employee Meal. 401k plan with a match after one year.

Summary: To assist bartenders/servers by running food and assist with bussing as needed. Fulfill all side work requirements of the position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following, but other duties may be assigned.

Food Runner:

1. Run food as quickly and efficiently as possible to the restaurant or café.


2. Responsible for assisting in bringing trays of dirty dishes and glassware from wait station. Assisting in stocking wait station.


3. Assist in dining room if needed, resetting tables and seating people if needed.


4. To communicate with the host and servers at all times.


5. To keep all work areas clean and stocked for the next shift.


6. Cleaning kitchen area at the end of your shift, wiping down all surface areas.


7. Put out and refill salad dressings at the beginning of lunch and dinner shift.


8. Clean toaster at the end of the shift (breakfast) Clean bread area (dinner)


9. To assist Room Service attendant, if needed. 

Supervisory Responsibilities

 This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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 for this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions required by this position.

Mathematical Skills

The ability to add, subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide by 10’s and 100’s.  The ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

TIPS Certification or State of Maine equivalent certification of liquor laws training.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Language Skills

The ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals is required.  Also required is the ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Lastly the ability to speak effectively and present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of this organization.

Reasoning Ability

The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out one or two step instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Also, the ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional, or no variables.

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, balance, talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee 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 employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Safety

To abide by the safety requirements of the Portland Regency Hotel & Spa and this department as outlined in the department safety manual and to report all accidents to a supervisor immediately.