New York Institute of Technology

Private university focused on applied learning

Server

Dining, Bar & Counter ServicePosted on Nov 5

Part-timeOld Westbury, NY, USA$20 - $24 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

The candidate must have a positive and professional demeanor and work well within a team setting.
The candidate must possess reliable transportation.
The candidate must speak English fluently and exercise excellent communication and listening skills.
The candidate must be available for a varying schedule that may include weekends, holidays, and nine-hour shifts as business dictates.
The candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
The candidate must be able to stand and walk for long periods.
The candidate must be able to lift and manage trays of food and glasses weighing at times more than 25 pounds, and occasionally lift items up to 50 pounds.
The candidate must be willing to work indoors and outdoors in varying weather and temperature conditions.
The candidate may work near or with machinery that can reach temperatures exceeding 165 degrees, such as a dishwasher or coffee machine.

Responsibilities

Provide attentive and efficient table service, including describing menu items, taking orders, serving beverages and other items, fulfilling guest needs, removing courses, replenishing utensils, and refilling glasses while maintaining proper dining etiquette.
Represent the university in an upstanding manner.
Communicate respectfully with staff at all times.
Prepare rooms for clients using floor plans.
Maintain the flow of functions using work plans created by supervisors.
Remain on the floor throughout meal-service periods to oversee assigned tables.
Communicate guest allergies and special needs to the dining room captain, service team, and kitchen.
Identify guests who have consumed excessive alcohol and notify management and captains so they can be cut off.
Wrap fruit and dessert cakes remaining at the end of an event and send them to the outside refrigerator for Campus Dining.
Use, store, and maintain catering equipment properly, and clean and maintain storage cabinets weekly.
Maintain service-area equipment, including linens, chafing and serving dishes, glassware, and flatware, according to standard operating procedures and training.
Return props, tables, and linens not needed for the next event setup to their designated storage areas.
Clean coffee urns with Urnex weekly on the last day of the week.
Set up each room according to its floor plan and shut it down only with approval from the captains or management.
Take care not to damage furniture or walls when moving chairs, tables, furniture, and glass racks between rooms.
Communicate departmental needs, repair needs, guest complaints, and other deficiencies to the dining room captain.
Maintain safety and cleanliness standards throughout the mansion.
Participate in lineups to communicate event-specific details.
Follow opening and closing procedures and checklists.
Attend scheduled training and development programs.
Consistently follow grooming, appearance, and professionalism standards.
Understand and communicate the mansion's history and the products and services offered.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Overview

New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.

The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 112,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university’s community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.

For more information, visit nyit.edu.

Responsibilities

New York Institute of Technology's -deSeversky Mansion seeks part-time Servers to offer exceptional service to all our guests and ensure they have a great experience when dining and meeting at the mansion as well as support the Dining Room Manager and team in all dining service areas.

Server’s responsibilities include but not limited to:

Provide attentive and efficient table service to guests creating a memorable dining experience by means of maintaining proper dining etiquette including but not limited to: menu descriptions, order taking, beverage service, delivering items, fulfilling customer needs, removing courses, replenishing utensils, refilling glasses.
Represent the university in the most upstanding way possible
Communicate to staff in a respectful manner at all times.
Prepare rooms for clients utilizing floor plans.
Maintain flow of function via the use of issued work plans created by supervisors.
Be on the floor 100% of the time during a meal service period to oversee, but not limited to tables assigned by captain.
Maintain open communication with the dining room captain, service team and kitchen regarding any allergies or special needs
Identify any guests that have consumed an excessive amount of alcohol to management and captains to be cut off.
Any fruit and dessert cakes left at the end of the event are to be wrapped and sent to outside refrigerator for Campus Dining.
Ensure proper use, storage and maintenance of all catering related equipment. Storage cabinets are to be cleaned and maintained weekly.
Maintain all equipment that pertains to the service areas such as linens, chafing and serving dishes, glassware, and flatware through Standard Operating Procedures and training.
All props, tables and linens not being used for the next event setup are to be returned to its designated storage area.
Coffee urns need to be cleaned with urnex weekly on the last day of the week.
Each room is to be setup appropriately according to floor plans and only shut down with the captains and/or managements approval.
When moving chairs, tables, furniture and glass racks from one room to another, furniture and walls need to be respected
Communicate departmental needs, items in need of repair, guest’s complaints or other deficiencies to the dining room captain.
Maintain high standards of safety and cleanliness in all areas of the mansion
Participate in line ups to communicate special details required for the event.
Follow opening/closing procedures and checklists.
Attend all training and development programs as scheduled.
Follow policies on grooming, appearance and professionalism standards on a consistent basis.
Understand and communicate house history, summary of products and services we offer.
Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Positive and professional demeanor and works well within a team setting.

Possesses reliable transportation.

Must be able to speak English fluently and exercise excellent communication and listening skills.

Varying schedule that may include weekends, holidays and 9 hour shifts as business dictates.

Ability to work in a fast past environment.

Stand and walk for long periods of times.

Able to lift a manage trays of food and glasses with weights at times exceeding 25lbs; occasionally lifts items up to 50lbs.

Must be willing to work in both indoor and outdoor settings where varying weather and temperature conditions can be expected.

May work near or with machinery that can reach temperatures exceeding 165 degrees (i.e. Dishwasher/coffee machine).

Other Information

In compliance with local legislation as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, the annual base salary range for this position is listed. New York Tech considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate experience/expertise, education/training, key skills, geographic location, internal peer equity as well as market, organizational considerations and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.

Minimum Salary

USD $20.00/Hr.

Maximum Salary

USD $24.00/Hr.

Compensation: 20 to 24 (USD)

About the Company

New York Institute of Technology

Private university focused on applied learning

New York Institute of Technology is a private university with main campuses in New York City and on Long Island, combining professional education with applied research. Its undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs span fields from engineering and architecture to business and health professions. Students learn through lab work, internships, and projects, while the College of Osteopathic Medicine trains doctors in New York and at Arkansas State University's campus in Jonesboro. The university also operates primary care and rehabilitation clinics on Long Island and graduate programs in Vancouver. Founded in 1955, it has its institutional seat in Old Westbury, New York.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Old Westbury, NY
Founded: 1955

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