Food Runner/In Room Dining (Part Time)

RiverPlace Hotel
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Temporary
30+ days ago

Job Description

Overview:

Provide guests with quality customer service by demonstrating excellent food and beverage knowledge. Serve guests food and beverages in their room in a timely and professional manner all the while providing extraordinary service to our guests along the way. Act as an advocate for the hotel, be a creator of ridiculously personal experiences and develop relationships with guests that will compel them to return.

Responsibilities:

This is not an all inclusive list of responsibilities but some responsibilities for this role are:

  • Memorize current menu items and prices, familiarize yourself on the wine list and vintages.
  • Set up scheduled coffee service each morning by 6:00am.
  • Review orders as they arrive and properly prepare the correct amount of silver, linens, and vases.
  • Check orders for presentation and completeness, cover and place in the cart for delivery, with water and beverages added last.
  • Ensure meal completion time is monitored; if meal delivery will be beyond 5 minutes of estimated times, guest is contacted, offered apologies and advised of new time.
  • Prepare and set up the dining area according to guest preferences.
  • Verify wine orders with guests and be sure to present, cork and offer it to the guests for their approval.
  • Be familiar with ticketing and cash handling, check presentation and organization.
  • Ensure that stations are properly cleaned, stocked, and organized.
Qualifications:
  • 1 year of experience in a similar or supportive role is preferred.
  • Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
  • Able to prioritize multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
  • Able to learn, retain, and present product, menu, and allergy information to guests.
  • Knowledge of or ability to learn the restaurant point-of-sale system.
  • Highly motivated, and flexible individual, confident in taking initiative.
  • Flexible schedule, able to work mornings, nights, holidays, and weekends when needed.
  • Food Handler and Alcohol Awareness Certifications (if applicable). 

* The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

Numbers & Facts

LocationPortland, Oregon
Job TypeTemporary

Skills

  • Allergiesunmatched
  • Beveragesunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Food Deliveryunmatched
  • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
  • Metricsunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Point of Sale (POS) Systemsunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Restaurantunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Schedule Developmentunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Time Trackingunmatched
  • Waitressingunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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