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  • Restaurant Manager
    Restaurant Manager
    2 days ago
    $30–$35 hourly
    Full-time

    Date posted: May 30, 2026 Pay: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour Job description: Overview Join our dynamic team as a Part-time Food and Beverage Manager, where your passion for hospitality and food service management will shine! In this energetic role, you will oversee daily operations within our vibrant food and beverage outlets, ensuring exceptional customer experiences, smooth shift management, and efficient team coordination. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills while working in a lively environment that values innovation, teamwork, and high standards. Whether managing casual dining, quick service, or catering functions, you’ll play a vital role in delivering memorable dining experiences for our guests. Job Tasks/Duties • Schedules personnel and plans dining room set-up based upon anticipated member/guest counts and client needs, • Takes reservations and checks table reservation schedules, • Greets and seats members and guests, • Carefully supervises dining room staff to help assure proper service; pours coffee and takes orders when necessary, • Inspects dining room employees to ensure that they are in proper and clean uniforms at all times, • Hires, trains, supervises and evaluates dining room staff, • Provides appropriate reports concerning employee hours, schedules, pay rates, job changes, tip pools, etc., • Receives and resolves complaints concerning food, beverages, and service, • Serves as liaison between the dining room and kitchen staff, • Assures that all sidework is accomplished and that all cleaning of equipment and storage areas is completed according to schedule, • Directs pre-meal meetings with dining room personnel. Relays information and policy changes and briefs personnel, • Assures the correct appearance, cleanliness and safety of dining room areas, equipment and fixtures. Checks the maintenance of all equipment in the dining room and reports deficiencies and maintenance concerns, • Makes suggestions about improvements in dining room service procedures and layout, • Produces daily/meal period revenue analyses and other reports from the Point of Sale system(s) used in the dining room, • Assures that the dining room and other club areas are secure at the end of the business day, • Maintains an inventory of dining room items including silverware, coffee pots, water pitchers, salt and pepper holders, sugar bowls and linen and ensures that they are properly stored and accounted for, • Develops and maintains the dining room reservation system, • Develops and implements an on-going marketing program to increase dining room business, • Develops and continually updates and refines policy and procedure manuals for service staff to increase service quality, • Assists in service and tableside cookery as needed, • Attends scheduled staff meetings Physical Demands and Work Environment • Required to stand for long periods and walk, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, stretch and twist or reach. Schedule • Full-time seasonal position, • Flexible schedule including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays Compensation: $30-$35 hour based on experience. Benefits: • Flexible schedule, • Paid time off, • Paid training Work Location: In person

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  • Kitchen Assistant
    Kitchen Assistant
    27 days ago
    $17–$22 hourly
    Full-time
    Lawrence

    Join our dynamic culinary team as a Kitchen Helper, where your enthusiasm and dedication will contribute to creating a vibrant and efficient kitchen environment. In this role, you will support food preparation, maintain cleanliness, and assist with food service operations to ensure smooth daily functions. Your energy and attention to detail will help deliver quality meals and exceptional service in a fast-paced setting. This paid position offers a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the food industry while working alongside passionate culinary professionals. Responsibilities Assist with food preparation tasks such as chopping, peeling, and assembling ingredients to support chefs and dietary staff Maintain cleanliness of kitchen areas, including washing dishes, sanitizing surfaces, and organizing utensils and equipment Support meal assembly and plating according to established standards and menus Handle food safely by following proper food handling procedures and hygiene practices Help with inventory management by stocking supplies and notifying supervisors of low stock items Support catering events or special meal services by setting up serving stations and assisting staff as needed Follow all safety protocols related to food handling, knife skills, and kitchen operations to ensure a safe working environment Qualifications Previous experience in a dietary department, dietary aide role, or food service environment is preferred but not required Knowledge of food safety standards and proper food handling techniques Basic culinary skills including knife skills, meal preparation, and cooking techniques Experience with menu planning or food industry operations is a plus Strong organizational skills with the ability to work efficiently in a busy kitchen setting Excellent teamwork and communication abilities to collaborate effectively with kitchen staff and servers Ability to stand for extended periods and perform physically demanding tasks such as lifting supplies or moving equipment This role is ideal for individuals passionate about the culinary arts who want to develop their skills in a supportive environment. We value energetic team players eager to learn and contribute to delivering delicious meals with care. Join us in creating memorable dining experiences while advancing your career in the vibrant world of food service! Pay: $17.00 - $22.00 per hour Work Location: In person

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