GTE in Emeryville - hiring experienced server full time - join us ! (oakland west)

Work hours : Wed-Sat, 4:00~10:15pm you want to know more about us? here is a quick fact sheet: A chef-driven daily change menu restaurant. a place for foodie to explore craft flavors and authentic hospitality as a community,. a queer and women-led place that care so much about building a good restaurant working environment for all of us to enjoy everyday (while it's still absolutely hard work) . it's a busy restaurant where we will be so busy for 2 hours and we end our night early and start to celebrate our day. it's a award-winning restaurant where you can always feel proud and fun to share unique flavor to your guests . it's also a pooled tips house where you can see a true team spirit working together every night from BOH to FOH to service customer together. It's a place if you want to work with normal people with passion for food and hospitality. It's a place have a lot if industry folks and craft makers and craft-minded guests. Want to learn more? WeAreGoodToEat.com [About the Restaurant] Good To Eat Taiwanese cuisine, started as a popup and had a lot of followers, after transforming to a restaurant (now 2 years) , we are listed as essential restaurant in east bay, on New York Time food critic column with full page, and selected as Bay area top 50 restaurant , we are a chef-driven, craft food small batch-made small plates restaurants and sake and beer bar. [Hiring Servers] : Full Time. 4 days a week WED-SAT 4:00~10:15 or 10:30 Position open soon (this is not a temp job, if you can only work for summer time please don't apply) [Hiring position: FOH team server] We do full table service here and we all help each other in a really seamless way. As part of our FOH team as server, your responsibility including: (1) Greet customers , introduce who we are and set expectations of this unique place (2) able to describe flavors, and make recommendations of how to order, and beverage pairing too (a lot of things you need to memorize) (3) run food to the table and introduce the food with details. we have daily rotate menu, it's different everyday (4) able to introduce beverage option, present beverage properly and recommend for food paring (Prior experience introducing seasonal menu, work with small plates restaurants, or wine bar where you get to recommend wine for customers to have a good time -- are all big plus for you to be successful on this position) (5) You need to work quick, and very good at multi-tasking. we are very fast-paced :) (6) Able to do full cycle of table service - table setup, asking for more order, bussing table ...etc This position will require experience in full-service restaurant before. if you have been barista or bar position or drink fulfillment position before it will be a plus . **Compensation: - paid per shift or per hour . this position share tips . we are a pool tips house. BOH and FOH work tightly together. - Hourly rate / or per shift rate will based on your experiences - Staff meal, staff discount - After tips the pay range from $28~$34 We are a women-led, queer-owned and immigrant owned business. We are eager to keep cultivating our culinary depth and keep sharing amazing delicate asian flavor with fermentation forward approach and taiwanese flavor sensibility. We are looking for like-minded and passionate servers to join us for our table service ***Qualifications **** Professional experience required - 1 year at least . Authorized to work here. This is a English speaking working environment. please note this is NOT an entry level position. Table service experience with a busy indie restaurant is ideal. if not, and if you really like what we do and want to become one of us -- please anticipate you will need to learn a lot the basic service know-hows will be ideal if you aware of the differences of indie restaurant , chef-driven type of the place, versus corporate or chain store service. **HOW To APPLY and INTERVIEW process *** 1. please reply this post , introduce yourself, tell us why you would like to join this team, and attach your resume (no resume we won't contact) OR 2. please go to our website to fill out the application form after interview, we usually will schedule 1~3 paid stag/trail shift before making decision looking forward to hear from you! Interview start now. ---- OK! If you are reading this far, we want to share with you in general what we all like and you can imagine / assess whether you might be a good culture fit, in general, the more points you hit below, most likely you will really enjoy working with us! [About you - our ideal candidate] - intend to work quick. when it's fast paced you feel exciting rather than feeling drained (We have a great team work with you together with high energy vibe!) - have capability to run table service - have experience fulfill drinks , not afraid making food. - have experience of Taking orders, introduce food, able to share knowledge (we will train you) of the food and love to chat with customers on how we make the food and our effort to make it so delicious, just like when you share the food you cook for your guests - we are daily menu change type of the establishment. have experienced to introduce intentionally made food and seasonal offering is a plus ! - no need to understand Taiwanese cuisine, but basic understand on Asian cuisine and Japanese cuisine will be a plus - We value the ability of multi-tasking skill, ability of work fast, and having sense of urgency, and the proactive sense to catch customers' dining needs and provide the right hospitality: table service experienced is required. - We thrive fast paced and professional working vibe - you need to know how to take order, make suggestions based on the small plates type of the menu, how to assist customers with drinks, and buss table/turn table as needed - 1 year Restaurant working experience REQUIRED. if no experience still want to apply, share with us why. If you happen to have the following personalities -- you will most likely a really good fit: - you already know you love the indie restaurant vibe rather than chain restaurants and you know exactly why - you have multi-tasking type of the attention span and capabilities - you love eating and love introduce food & beverage to people. You are curious on new flavors, new food, new cuisine. and always love to explore and discuss with friends - When sometimes challenges happening, you choose to look at it in a positive way hope this helps looking forward to hear back from you !