Server

Perkins Restaurants
North Port, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 8/1/2024 CLOSED ON 8/31/2024

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Server position at Perkins Restaurants?

BE A PART OF OUR SUCCESS!

Benefits & Perks

  • Educational Assistance with DeVry University with complimentary laptop
  • Immediate Family Members are also eligible
  • Competitive Pay with Service Award Incentive
  • Get paid daily through Daily Pay!
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, and more!*
  • 401(k) retirement savings with company match
  • Flexible Schedule
  • All you can eat pancakes meal discounts!
  • Employee Discount Program
  • Development Pathway: Step by step process to grow your career
  • 3 College Credits hours for completing manager training

Founded in 1958, Perkins operates 324 restaurants in 32 states and four Canadian provinces. The Perkins system includes 85 company-owned and operated restaurants and 234 franchised units. Throughout its history, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery has remained true to its mission of providing guests with personalized service and delicious, homestyle food at a great value.

Perkins has experienced years of success through ensuring 100% guest satisfaction on every visit. If you want to work and grow with a company who has a proven track record of success, has an unmatched commitment to their employees and employees the best in the industry, you are in the right place!

Position Description

As a Server, you will be responsible for providing friendly and efficient service to guests according to company policies, procedures, programs and performance standards. In addition, you will perform all duties to maximize guest satisfaction and a quality work environment as directed by General Manager or Manager on Duty.

Responsibilities

  • Reports to work well-groomed, in clean and proper uniform and practices good personal hygiene.
  • Greets all guests in a kind, courteous and respectable way.
  • Accountable for proper handling of cash, credit card information, gift cards and all things related to the payment of guest checks.
  • Takes verbal drink and meal orders according to guest preference.
  • Serves high quality food and checks all orders to ensure they are complete, prepared as ordered, portioned correctly and attractive in appearance.
  • Monitors and oversees food temperatures during hot and cold handling to reduce the incidence of risk factors known to cause food borne illness.
  • Maintains cleanliness of work station and pantry.
  • Performs side work during shift downtime including but not limited to rolling silverware, restocking condiment holders, cleaning work areas, etc.
  • Executes the service cycle and team responsibilities at all times.
  • Maintains sufficient knowledge of the menu to execute suggestive selling with all guests.
  • Writes guest check and/or operates POS equipment pursuant to company policies.
  • Anticipates, identifies and corrects system breakdowns to achieve maximum guest satisfaction.
  • Communicates with managers and co-workers regarding product/service deficiencies, equipment, safety problems, etc.

Qualifications

  • Basic skills such as sanitation, safety, and customer service taught through in-house training
  • Trustworthy; can be relied upon to deal with payment of guest checks and operate cash register
  • Must be able to communicate clearly

Physical Requirements / Environment / Work Conditions

  • Must have high level of mobility/flexibility
  • Must be able to work irregular hours under heavy stress/pressure during peak times
  • Must possess a high level of coordination
  • Must lift and carry serving trays weight up to 20 pounds for distances up to 30 feet
  • Must be able to fit through an opening 30" wide
  • Requires frequent reaching, bending, pushing and pulling
  • Exposure to heat, steam, smoke, cold and odors
  • Requires continual standing and walking

Disclaimer

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation. As such, the employee may perform other duties and responsibilities as required.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Founded in 1958, Perkins operates 277 restaurants in 32 states and two Canadian provinces. The Perkins system includes 81 company-owned and operated restaurants and 196 franchised units. With its diverse, moderately priced menu featuring breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bakery offerings, and its attractive and recently remodeled restaurants designed to facilitate efficiency and guest satisfaction, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery is a dining favorite with a solid and respected reputation in the marketplace.

The longevity and success of Perkins Restaurant & Bakery is largely attributed to the concept's ability to adapt to shifts in consumer dining trends and evolving taste preferences while delivering that homestyle goodness that guests crave. At Perkins, we're always updating our menu with fresh, flavorful and innovative items that take their place right alongside Perkins' iconic guest favorites, some of which have been on our menu for more than 30 years. We also take great pride in differentiating ourselves with the service and experience we provide. This has and continues to be a hallmark of our brand.

BE A PART OF OUR SUCCESS

Perkins has experienced years of success through ensuring 100% guest satisfaction on every visit. If you want to work and grow with a company who has a proven track record of success, has an unmatched commitment to their employees and employees the best in the industry, you are in the right place!
Server
Morningside House Senior Living -
Sarasota, FL
Server
Brookdale Colonial Park -
Sarasota, FL
Server
Bob Evans Restaurants -
Sarasota, FL

For Employer
Looking for Real-time Job Posting Salary Data?
Keep a pulse on the job market with advanced job matching technology.
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Server?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Server career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$21,035 - $28,697
Income Estimation: 
$29,421 - $36,515
Income Estimation: 
$57,471 - $74,514
Income Estimation: 
$44,544 - $63,104
Income Estimation: 
$70,622 - $99,558
Income Estimation: 
$89,590 - $129,995
Income Estimation: 
$109,239 - $143,084

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs with skills like those required for the Server.

Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.

  • Customer Service Skill

    • Income Estimation: $21,854 - $31,774
    • Income Estimation: $22,638 - $29,290
  • Cleaning/Sanitation Skill

    • Income Estimation: $21,312 - $27,575
    • Income Estimation: $24,075 - $29,897
This job has expired.
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Perkins Restaurants

Perkins Restaurants
Hired Organization Address Avondale, PA Full Time
JOB DESCRIPTION Host (ess) SUMMARY OF POSITION: Provides friendly and efficient service to guests according to company p...
Perkins Restaurants
Hired Organization Address Minnetonka, MN Full Time
Benefits 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee discounts Flexible schedule Health insurance Opportunity for a...
Perkins Restaurants
Hired Organization Address Cape Coral, FL Full Time
Benefits 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee discounts Flexible schedule Health insurance Opportunity for a...
Perkins Restaurants
Hired Organization Address Monticello, MN Full Time
Benefits 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee discounts Flexible schedule Health insurance Opportunity for a...

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Server jobs in the North Port, FL area that may be a better fit.

Server

Castle Group, Sarasota, FL

Server

Pinchers, Venice, FL