Busser

Be a Star at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts!

The Busser is responsible for clearing and setting tables, assisting servers with table service, and running food and beverages to guests. This is a great position for someone looking to get started in the hospitality field. Make a day's pay in only a five hour shift! Work is split between indoor and outdoor locations.

Located in downtown Tampa, the Straz offers flexible hours, event-based schedules including evenings and weekends, and a team-based work environment. Straz benefits for part-time staff include employee discounts and a 403(b) plan.

Essential Functions:

• Approaches guests and employees in a friendly and service-oriented manner.
• Maintains high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which includes wearing the proper uniform and nametag.
• Maintains a high standard of cleanliness in dining and service areas.
• Assists in expediting food, beverages, and china.
• Assists in pre-bussing tables, removing dirty dishes and glassware.
• Resets tables and dining areas in a timely fashion.
• Complies with all departmental standard operating procedures.
• Performs other duties as requested by management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to safely lift and easily maneuver trays of food frequently weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to work in a stand up for position for long periods of time (minimum 5 hours).
• Ability to work nights, weekend, and some holidays.
• Prior experience preferred, but not required.

Education and Work Experience:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• Prior experience as a Busser in a full-service, high-volume restaurant preferred, but not required.

Physical Demands:

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

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to remain stationary for extended periods of time, reach, and communicate in person and by telephone.
• The employee is occasionally required to move up to 25lbs, ascend/descend on ladders, and move in confined spaces.
• The information contained in this physical standards description is for compliance with ADA and is not an exhaustive list of duties performed. The individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.

Special Conditions of Employment:

• The nature of this job requires that the employee work on-site as a regular work routine.

 

The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to being an inclusive workplace and strongly believes in the importance of having a diverse group of individuals represented. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Please visit our website at www.StrazCenter.org to learn more about the Straz Center.