Busperson

Job Overview

The Busser is responsible for supporting smooth restaurant operations by maintaining clean, properly set, and well-organized dining areas. This role assists servers and other front-of-house staff by clearing and resetting tables, replenishing table settings, and ensuring guests have a clean and welcoming dining environment. The Busser plays a key support role in maintaining service efficiency and overall guest satisfaction.

Job Responsibilities

• Clear and reset tables quickly and efficiently with proper linen, flatware, silverware, and glassware
• Assist servers by delivering water, bread, and other table-side service items
• Respond promptly to guest or server needs during service
• Maintain cleanliness of dining areas, service stations, and workspaces throughout shift
• Ensure tables are properly set and ready for incoming guests
• Aid in keeping floors, aisles, and guest areas clean and organized
• Provide friendly and attentive support to guests as needed
• Assist in resolving minor service issues or mishaps quickly and professionally
• Support overall guest experience by ensuring timely table turnover
• Complete assigned opening and closing side work duties
• Assist in restocking service areas and maintaining readiness for service periods
• Ensure all equipment and supplies are properly stored and organized
• Communicate effectively with servers, hosts, and kitchen staff
• Support front-of-house operations to ensure smooth service flow
• Assist in other restaurant areas as needed to support operations

Job Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of restaurant experience required; prior experience in full-service dining environment preferred
• Skills And Abilities: Pleasant and professional demeanor, strong communication and teamwork skills, ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, attention to detail in table setting and cleanliness standards, ability to multitask and respond quickly to service needs, familiarity with restaurant operations and guest service flow, ability to maintain cleanliness and organization at all times, strong reliability and work ethic
• Certifications: None required (food safety training preferred)
• Travel required: No travel required; position is fully property-based
• Physical Requirements: Constant standing, walking, balancing, manual dexterity, and gross motor skills, frequent bending, reaching, and eye-hand coordination, occasional crouching and pushing/pulling, constant lifting/carrying up to 10 lbs.; frequent lifting up to 25 lbs.; occasional lifting up to 50 lbs., ability to work continuously in a fast-paced, high-traffic environment, ability to safely navigate dining areas, including potential slippery or uneven surfaces