On Call Banquet Server – Spectra Food and Hospitality @ Lowry Park Zoo – Tampa, FL

**Vaccine Mandate For This Position By March 14,2022.**

• Overview

The banquet server provides ultimate hospitality for guests. Responsibilities

• Answers menu questions posed by patrons.
• Maintains knowledge of the banquet menu and any special items being offered
• Set up for events by putting out tablecloths and place settings, arranging table placement and setting up a buffet
• Carrying plates of food on trays and serving guests
• Keep glasses filled; remove each round of plates and replenish utensils
• Perform cleaning tasks and breakdown of service
• Maintain high standards of safety and cleanliness
• Adhere to grooming and appearance standards
• Provides quick, attentive, friendly and professional service to banquet guests and is able to communicate clearly with all customers.
• Ensures that food items are served at proper temperature and immediately upon availability from the kitchen, as ordered by the customer.
• Ensures neat presentation of all ordered items, with no spill-over.
• Pre-buses tables and full buses tables when necessary during peak periods.
• Maintains availability to work during many peak periods.
• Stocks beverage station(s) when necessary (ice, juices, glassware, sugar packets, etc).
• Maintains high responsiveness to customer desires and requests.
• Maintains a professional and clean appearance.
• Communicates with wait staff, bus persons, bartenders, supervisors, and kitchen staff in order to improve communication and coordination so that patrons may be impressed by their dining experience.
• Builds and maintains knowledge regarding bar offerings so that patron questions may be accurately answered.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a team-oriented, fast-paced, event-driven environment.
• Ability to communicate with employees, co-workers, management staff and guest in a clear, business-like and respectful manner which focuses on generating a positive enthusiastic and cooperative work environment.
• Ability to clearly communicate, read and write in English.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high volume fine dining, casual, and/or nightclub is preferred.
• In-depth wine and alcohol knowledge preferred
• Must have a High School Diploma, G.E.D. or related Food Service Job Experience.

Must acquire and maintain a valid Texas Food Handlers Card, TABC Certification, and other required compliance trainings.

*Non-Tipped Position*

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Tampa, FL 33604: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

Application response rate: 67%

Hiring 10+ candidates for this role

Urgently hiring

Job activity

Employer reviewed job 14 days ago

Posted 26 days ago