Pay, Perks, and Benefits

• $21.74 ~ $23.74/hr ($16.74/hr base pay + service charge average)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Contributions (upon meeting eligibility criteria)
• Free daily meals prepared in our kitchen
• Health insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, Hospital/Accident)
• Life insurance
• Education Assistance Program
• Paid time-off (11-31 days per year depending on consecutive years of service)
• Free kayak and paddleboard rentals
• Discounts on rooms, spa, restaurant and more!

About This Position

Shift is Wednesday - Sunday | 4pm - 10pm

Expeditors ensure orders are being cooked in a timely fashion, so that all orders for a table are ready at the same time. In addition, the Expeditor will and make sure that once the food is prepared, servers run orders to the table while it's warm and ready. Primary responsibilities include:

• Accurate knowledge of all menus - recognizes proper plate presentations
• Accurate knowledge and recollection of all table numbers and seat positions; delivers food to correct tables and seat positions
• Checks dishes before delivery for accuracy, presentation, and temperature - responsible for the final presentation of the plate, ensuring it is presented, dressed, and garnished correctly and is free from smudges or spills
• Communicates important information between kitchen and service staff (customer requests, questions, concerns)
• Ensures orders are being cooked in a timely fashion and that all orders for a table are ready at the same time
• Responsible for guaranteeing that once the food is cooked, servers run food to the table while it's warm and ready
• Full job description available upon request by emailing Careers@Alderbrookresort.com

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older, required
• Friday - Sunday availability, required
• Wednesday and Thursday availability, preferred
• 1-3 years Restaurant/Expeditor/Culinary experience, preferred
• Valid WA Food Handler Card - required within 14 days after hire

Successful Characteristics

• Professional: Passionate about food; report to work when scheduled and with a professional and well-groomed appearance.
• Planning: Ability to prioritize tasks and duties.
• Personal: Strong communication skills – clear, concise and professional at all times; ability to lead and direct people; assertive and direct; remains calm under pressure; hospitable by nature; speaks with poise, voice control and confidence using proper English; service oriented, fast learner, self-reliant, sensitive, tolerant of stress and able to maintain a positive attitude at all times, shows initiative, judgment, desire & ability to work with a diverse staff, commitment to the Resort and fulfillment of the Alderbrook Promise
• Knowledge of Work: Ability to memorize table numbers and menus; excellent attention to detail, work standards
• Interpersonal: Ability to work/communicate effectively verbally with multiple operating departments. Able to speak, read and write English
• Work habits: Able to work long hours and overtime if necessary. Team-oriented.

Physical Demands of the Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work Environment: Conditions are those of a typical of a hotel Restaurant. It is a controlled environment, but often experiences fluctuation in ambient temperature from cool to hot and a moderate level of noise in the work environment.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand for extended periods; walk; sit; climb stairs; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, squat, bend and twist, push and pull, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision and ability to read fine print. May require sustained visual and mental concentration.

Standard Specifications

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

A review of this description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and requirements are essential job functions.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" employment relationship. Alderbrook Resort & Spa may amend a job description at any time with or without notice.

Alderbrook Resort & Spa is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, religion, age, marital or nursing mother status, pregnancy, national origin, citizenship, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal law.

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