Job Description
Job Description
Hours Wed-Sun 5p-9p. Base $4 + tips with MINIMUM. Tell me your minimum.
The Waitress provides attentive, timely table service and helps create a welcoming dining experience for guests. This role takes food and beverage orders, communicates guest needs to the kitchen and service team, and follows restaurant standards for service, food safety, and workplace safety.
Waitress responsibilities
Responsibilities include greeting guests, explaining menu items when needed, taking accurate food and beverage orders, and entering orders into the point-of-sale system. The Waitress serves meals and beverages, checks in with guests, responds to requests, and coordinates with the kitchen to support timely service. This role may process payments, maintain accurate checks, clear and reset tables, restock service areas, and assist with opening or closing duties.
Guest service and teamwork
The Waitress works with kitchen staff, bartenders, managers, and other team members to communicate orders, dietary needs, and guest requests. This role responds courteously to questions, feedback, and concerns, and seeks assistance from a manager when needed. The Waitress helps maintain a clean, organized dining area and a respectful environment for guests and team members.
What helps someone succeed in this role?
Are you attentive, personable, and comfortable managing multiple tables and priorities? Can you provide courteous service while staying organized during busy periods? Previous server, restaurant, or customer service experience is helpful, along with clear communication, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach.
Waitress qualifications
The successful candidate can follow menu, service, sanitation, and workplace safety procedures and use point-of-sale systems as needed. Customer service, communication, teamwork, organization, attention to detail, and time-management skills are important. Any legally required food handler or food safety certification must be obtained and maintained.
Work environment
This position works in a busy restaurant with frequent guest interaction, movement, noise, and changing service demands. Work may involve standing and walking for extended periods, carrying food and beverages, and working evenings, weekends, holidays, or high-volume service periods. The Waitress is expected to follow workplace safety, sanitation, and company procedures at all times.