Food Runner

About the Role

A Gator’s Dockside Food Runner is responsible for preparation, garnishing, plating, organizing, delivering, and following up on the quality of all food items served in the restaurant. Food Runners are expected to retain a current food safety certification and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen’s common areas, including trash cans, hand washing sinks, floors, walls, shelves, and equipment such as refrigerators, storage coolers, ice machines, and soda machines.

Food Runners will interact with management and all hourly employees in a friendly manner to carry out their duties and provide guests with an exceptional dining experience.

Responsibilities

• Follow all plating and presentation standards as outlined by trainers, manuals, and corporate policies.
• Maintain cleanliness of the kitchen’s common areas, including floors, walls, shelves, and equipment.
• Perform opening and closing procedures for assigned workstations with attention to detail.
• Assist guests by retrieving items from the restaurant or server, addressing concerns, and ensuring a positive experience.
• Support other kitchen duties as needed, including washing dishes, portioning food, assisting with prep, and cleaning projects inside and outside the kitchen.
• Help servers with drink delivery, seating tables, bussing tables, and cleaning bathrooms or dining room floors.
• Contribute to the cleaning and maintenance of all common restaurant areas, including restrooms, dining rooms, sidewalks, windows, doors, games, drink stations, carpets, tables, chairs, and cabinets.
• Maintain personal hygiene and cleanliness at all times.