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Carside To-Go Specialist

Upper Marlboro, MDOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • to-go orders
  • food and beverage service
  • timeliness
  • accuracy
  • guest service
  • phone
  • mobile app
  • online
  • Applebee’s Carside Service
  • greeting guests

Nice to have

  • Prior restaurant service experience
  • Bi-lingual experience

Role summary

The Carside To-Go Specialist is responsible for delivering excellent food and beverage service to guests ordering takeout, adhering to brand standards for speed, accuracy, and customer satisfaction. This role involves taking orders via phone, app, or online, delivering orders to guests' cars, answering questions, and processing payments. Responsibilities also include ensuring food quality, maintaining cleanliness of the to-go area, and assisting with general restaurant maintenance. Prior restaurant experience is preferred, and strong communication and basic math skills are required.

POSITION SUMMARY: Customer Service orientated position primarily responsible for delivering superior food and beverage service to To-Go order guests according to Potomac Family Dining Group and Applebee’s brand standards for timeliness, accuracy, and guest service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND TASKS:

  • Take to-go orders via the phone, mobile app or online
  • Delivers food and drinks to guest’s car using Applebee’s Carside Service
  • Greets guests, answers questions, and makes suggestions regarding food and drink selection per the Carside script.
  • Interacts verbally with all guests creating a friendly and upbeat
  • Relays orders to service bar and kitchen via point-of-sale computerized register
  • Observes guests and responds to additional
  • Anticipates guest needs
  • Presents guest check to each car and accepts payment; makes correct change and/or completes proper charge card
  • Completes all plate presentations per the to-go recipes/plate presentation
  • Pass a final quality check on the food for plate presentation, temperature and garnish and notes and special modifications or protein temperatures on the
  • Participates in the cleaning, clearing, stocking, organizing and resetting of Carside/To-Go
  • Completes other side work as
  • May occasionally be scheduled to serve guests in a Host/Hostess or Server
  • Assists in general Front of House maintenance functions including:
    • maintaining restrooms
    • light cleaning such as dusting light fixtures/furniture/woodwork/artifacts
    • washing and/or wiping windows
    • sani-bucket rotation
    • setting up the expo line
    • emptying trash
    • rolling silverware
    • maintaining restaurant curb appeal

EQUIPMENT/ COMPUTER SKILLS:

  • point-of-sale computerized register system
  • Phone
  • Soda fountain operation
  • Operation of cleaning tools such as cleaning cloths, buckets, brooms, vacuums, non-electric vacuum sweepers

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Friendly and engaging demeanor
  • 18+ years old
  • Prior restaurant service experience preferred
  • Reading, writing, basic math and verbal communication skills required
  • Bi-lingual experience a plus
  • Reliable transportation required
  • High School Degree or GED preferred
  • Ability to build relationships
  • Ability to be a team player
  • Ability to follow manager instructions and guidance
  • Ability to communicate and behave professionally at all times

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • Ability to wipe down table tops, table legs, pick up debris off of the floor, and wipe down booth seats in the bar area of the
  • Mobility required during the entire
  • Transports plates, glasses, and baskets to and from the service bar and kitchen more than 30 times per
  • Ability to stand and exert fast-paced mobility for periods of up to four (4) hours in
  • Must have a good sense of balance, be able to reach, bend, stoop, and kneel and frequently lift as much as 50 pounds.
  • Transport to-go bags and beverages to car up to 15 pounds up to 30 times per
  • Must be able to speak clearly and listen attentively to guests and other

Travel: Less than 5%

WORKING CONDITIONS: Subject to wet floors and loud noises, outdoor conditions, fast-paced.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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