Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

• Wipe tables or seats with dampened cloths or replace dirty tablecloths.
• Set tables with clean linens, condiments, or other supplies.
• Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning.
• Clean up spilled food or drink or broken dishes and remove empty bottles and trash.
• Perform serving, cleaning, or stocking duties in establishments, such as cafeterias or dining rooms, to facilitate customer service.
• Maintain adequate supplies of items, such as clean linens, silverware, glassware, dishes, or trays.
• Serve ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons.
• Fill beverage or ice dispensers.
• Stock cabinets or serving areas with condiments and refill condiment containers.
• Locate items requested by customers.
• Carry food, dishes, trays, or silverware from kitchens or supply departments to serving counters.
• Serve food to customers when waiters or waitresses need assistance.
• Clean and polish counters, shelves, walls, furniture, or equipment in food service areas or other areas of restaurants and mop or vacuum floors.
• Carry trays from food counters to tables for cafeteria patrons.
• Run cash registers.
• Greet and seat customers.

Supplemental Tasks Include:

• Replenish supplies of food or equipment at steam tables or service bars.
• Wash glasses or other serving equipment at bars.
• Garnish foods and position them on tables to make them visible and accessible.
• Carry linens to or from laundry areas.
• Stock refrigerating units with wines or bottled beer or replace empty beer kegs.
• Mix and prepare flavors for mixed drinks.
• Slice and pit fruit used to garnish drinks.
• Stock vending machines with food.

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