Buffet Attendant

Key Responsibilities

Clean up spilled food or drink or broken dishes and remove empty bottles and trash.

Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning.

Maintain adequate supplies of items such as silverware, glassware, dishes, or trays.

Stock cabinets or serving areas with condiments and refill condiment containers.

Locate items requested by customers.

Perform serving, cleaning, or stocking duties in establishments, such as cafeterias or dining rooms, to facilitate customer service.

Wipe tables or seats with dampened cloths or replace dirty tablecloths.

Fill beverage dispensers.

Serve food to customers when waiters or waitresses need assistance.

Replenish supplies of food on the buffet line.

Stock refrigerating units.

Complete all opening and closing side work which includes the thorough set up and break down of assigned buffet stations.

Keep buffet cleaned and stocked, rotation of utensils as needed and proper rotation of food items and food vessels on the buffet line.

Checks and fills water in the buffet station wells and ensures food vessels are at appropriate and safe holding temperatures.

Participation in Daily Roll Calls to ensure property information is understood.

Maintain ongoing knowledge of buffet items on a daily basis.

Cleans floors around buffet stations to maintain a clean and safe working environment for guests and employees at all times.

Interact with guests and provide them with a warm greeting and a positive parting remark showing gratitude for their business as appropriate.

Other duties as required by Management.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Must have excellent customer service skills.

Knowledge of dining and food maintenance operations.

Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Able to work in a busy, fast paced work environment.

Knowledge of food sanitation requirements.

Knowledge of temperature danger zone