Position: Duffy’s Food Runner Job Description
Reports to: General Manager
Job Summary: Responsible for assisting servers or bartenders in providing exceptional service by delivering food orders from the kitchen to guests rapidly and accurately.
Major areas of responsibility:
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Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning.
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Clean up spilled food or drink or broken dishes and remove empty bottles and trash.
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Maintain adequate supplies of items needed throughout the shift such as ice, plates, glasses, and sauces.
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Locate items requested by guests.
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Perform serving, cleaning, or stocking duties.
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Carry completed orders from kitchen to tables or bar for guests.
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Clean counters, shelves, walls, or equipment in food service areas.
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Garnish foods and position them on tables to make them visible and accessible.
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Complete all running side-work throughout shift.
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Keep floor clean- sweep, mop, or vacuum.
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Some expo tasks may be required as necessary. These tasks include dessert making, adding to sides and sauces to entrees, and ticketing orders ready to run.
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Restock plates, bowls, flatware, etc. from the dish pit to the line.
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Pre-portion condiments in ramekin cups as needed.
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Package to-go orders accurately and bring to the host stand as needed.
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Maintain a positive and professional approach to coworkers and customers.
Qualification Standards
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Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
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Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
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Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
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Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
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Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
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Self-Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
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Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
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Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
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Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
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Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work well with others rather than alone.
Essential Functions
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Stand for long periods of time.
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Use both hands and all fingers to handle, control, grasp, move, assemble or feel objects, tools, or controls.
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Repeat the same movements.
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Walk or stand for long periods of time.
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See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
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See details of objects that are more than a few feet away.
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See differences between colors, shades, and brightness.
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Understand the speech of another person.
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Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
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Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired.
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Keep your hand and arm steady while moving.
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Move two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm).
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Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out their body.
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Be physically active for long periods without getting tired or out of breath.
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Focus on one source of sound and ignore others.
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Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them.
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Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects.
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Use muscles for extended periods without getting tired.
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Determine the distance between objects.
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Coordinate movement of several parts of the body, such as arms and legs, while the body is moving.
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React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet.
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Add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
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Multitasking different work activities and shifting attention from one task to another.
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Heavy lifting up to 40 lbs.
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Available to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
