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Server
Session Taco - St. Charles
Description
The server is the direct guide to the guest experience at MTJ. The server controls the pace and tone of the dining experience from the moment a guest sits at a table to the time they stand up to leave. They provide friendly, responsive service focusing on hospitality and ensuring their guests want to return.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Genuinely welcome guests and engage them in unscripted conversation
- Listen to guests’ questions, needs, and concerns.
- Address each with attention, understanding, and by making recommendations
- Anticipate the guests’ needs or preferences by recognizing facial and indirect cues throughout their dining experience (hesitation, silence, glancing around the restaurant, etc.)
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of MTJ and its standards, procedures, products, and services. Stay up to date on off menu products, specials, etc.
- Use the POS/Toast as a primary method of communication and organization
- Deliver food and drinks to tables, communicate items to the table
- Facilitate charge and payment from guests
- Answer phones and complete those calls as necessary
- Communicate openly, clearly, and positively to guests, co-workers, and managers
- Embrace the teamwork philosophy by striving to assist other team members
- Protect guests and the establishment by knowing and following sanitation, safety and alcohol control policies.
- General and basic housekeeping duties including but not limited to sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning beverage equipment, stocking side stations, servicing restrooms, etc.
Qualities of a Server:
- Friendly and energetic demeanor and personality
- Sense of urgency - the need to finish a task quickly and effectively
- Ability to keep calm under pressure
- Ability to take instruction, especially under pressure
- Positive outlook and influence
- Ability to multitask and stay organized
- Attention to detail, cleanliness, and sanitation
- Awareness of environment and service needs
- Ability to prioritize tasks based on importance and urgency
- Basic computer literacy and basic math skills
Requirements:
- Must be at least 18 years of age (Adhere to MO liquor laws)
- Previous restaurant experience
- Previous serving experience preferred
- Clean and hygienic appearance
- Ability to stand, walk, bend etc for extended periods and lift up to 40 pounds
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays
Hiring
Hourly
$6.15 / hr + Tips
Bartender
Session Taco - St. Charles
Description
The bartender provides timely, accurate and friendly service while preparing the highest quality beverages for our guests. The bartender’s primary objectives are to distribute alcohol responsibly and to show our guests such a good time they will want to return.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Genuinely welcome guests and engage them in unscripted conversation
- Listen to guests’ questions, needs, and concerns.
- Address each with attention, understanding, and by making recommendations
- Anticipate the guests’ needs or preferences by recognizing facial and indirect cues throughout their dining experience (hesitation, silence, glancing around the restaurant, etc.)
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of MTJ and its standards, procedures, products, and services. Stay up to date on off menu products, specials, etc.
- Prepare and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks consistent with MTJ’s standard drink recipes
- Use the POS/Toast as a primary method of communication and organization
- Facilitate charge and payment from guests
- Communicate openly, clearly, and positively to guests, co-workers, and managers
- Embrace the teamwork philosophy by striving to assist other team members
- Protect guests and the establishment by knowing and following sanitation, safety and alcohol control policies
- Attempt to limit problems and liability related to guests’ excessive drinking by taking steps such as persuading guests to stop drinking and/or getting them to eat food, or ordering taxis or other transportation
- Maintain order of bar guests, asking them to leave if they become loud or obnoxious, and physically removing them if necessary
- Restock bar inventory and supplies
- General and basic housekeeping duties including but not limited to sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning and sterilizing glasses and bar equipment, maintaining cleanliness of counters, sinks, shelves and storage areas, etc
Qualities of a Bartender:
- Friendly and energetic demeanor and personality
- Sense of urgency - the need to finish a task quickly and effectively
- Ability to keep calm under pressure
- Ability to take instruction, especially under pressure
- Positive outlook and influence
- Ability to multitask and stay organized
- Attention to detail, cleanliness, and sanitation
- Awareness of environment and service needs
- Ability to prioritize tasks based on importance and urgency
- Basic computer literacy and basic math skills
Requirements:
- Must be at least 21 years of age (Adhere to MO liquor laws)
- Previous restaurant experience
- Previous bartending experience highly preferred
- Clean and hygienic appearance
- Ability to stand, walk, bend etc for extended periods and lift up to 40 pounds.
- Understanding of drink making tools and techniques, basic cocktail knowledge
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays
Accepting Applications
Hourly
$6.15 / hr + Tips
Dishwasher
Session Taco - St. Charles
Description
The Dishwasher is responsible for ensuring the cleanliness and sanitization of dishes, tableware, glassware, pots, pans, and utensils through manual and machine cleaning methods as well as keep the dishwashing area clean and safe.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of MTJ and its standards, procedures, products, and services
- Scrape, rinse, and load dishes and utensils into dish machine
- Wash and sanitize all pans, utensils, and dishes
- Clean, sanitize, and maintain dish machine
- Unload dishes and utensils from dish machine and organize them properly
- Empty trash containers regularly
- Maintain a clean work area and kitchen by sweeping and mopping as needed
- Perform additional cleaning duties as requested
- Clean food prep stations and equipment
Qualities of a Line Cook:
- Ability to communicate openly and clearly
- Sense of urgency - the need to finish a task quickly and effectively
- Ability to keep calm under pressure
- Ability to take instruction, especially under pressure
- Ability to multitask and stay organized
- Attention to detail, cleanliness, and sanitation
- Experience with various cooking methods and procedures
- Team player
Requirements:
- At least 18 years of age
- Clean and hygienic appearance
- Ability to stand, walk, bend etc for extended periods and lift up to 40 pounds
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays
- Read and understand English language
Hiring
Hourly
$15 / hr
Line Cook
Session Taco - St. Charles
Description
The Line Cook is a professional cook whose job is to produce all assigned menu items in an efficient and consistent manner while following the specifications, recipes and techniques of the company.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of MTJ and its standards, procedures, products, and services. Stay up to date on off menu products, specials, etc.
- Sets up and stocks food items and other necessary supplies
- Prepares food items by cutting, chopping, mixing, and preparing sauces
- Cooks food items by grilling, frying, sautéing, and other cooking methods to specified recipes and standards
- Maintain cleanliness and complies with food sanitation requirements by properly handling food and ensuring correct storage
- Inspect, clean, and maintain food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices
- Ensure food is stored and cooked at correct temperature by regulating temperature of ovens, broilers, grills, fryers, roasters, coolers, freezers, and other kitchen equipment
- Knows and complies consistently with the restaurant’s standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures
- Closes the kitchen following the closing checklist for kitchen stations and assist others in closing the kitchen
Qualities of a Line Cook:
- Ability to communicate openly and clearly
- Sense of urgency - the need to finish a task quickly and effectively
- Ability to keep calm under pressure
- Ability to take instruction, especially under pressure
- Ability to multitask and stay organized
- Attention to detail, cleanliness, and sanitation
- Experience with various cooking methods and procedures
- Team player
Requirements:
- At least 18 years of age
- Clean and hygienic appearance
- Ability to stand, walk, bend etc for extended periods and lift up to 40 pounds
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays
- Read and understand English language
Hiring
Hourly
$17 - $19 / hr
Equal Opportunity Employer
Our company is an equal opportunity employer/affirmative action employer, and as such affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability, citizenship, military or protected veteran status, gender expression and/or identity, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Mission Taco Joint has been slinging tacos and serving margaritas since 2013. We started on the Delmar Loop and quickly expanded to seven restaurants, five in St. Louis and two in Kansas City, two taco trucks and a booth in Enterprise Center. Our passion is tacos, but we take great pride in our continued dedication to our great hospitality and customer experience.
Reasons you’ll love working at MTJ:
- Culture: Within our company and our guests, we are creating a fun culture, where everyone is welcomed and supported.
- Benefits: Our benefits and programs for eligible part- and full-time teams include base pay and bonus, benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision coverage, Life & AD&D, STD), paid time off, holidays, employee discounts and Employee Assistance Program!
- Compensation: We offer competitive pay and reliable paychecks paid on a biweekly basis for employees.
- Growth Opportunities: Nothing makes us more proud or excited than our employees internally moving up within our company. We take great pride in the fact that our employees can grow a career here. Whether it’s in our restaurants, commissary, or corporate office, there can be several ways to grow at MTJ.
You’re a great fit at MTJ if:
You are a fun, hardworking individual who has the ability to work well in a fast paced environment. Ideal candidates will have open availability, experience working in a restaurant environment, be team- oriented and help to deliver an outstanding experience to our guests.
We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. We promote, support, thrive and celebrate diversity, inclusion, and culture, which connects the entire Mission Taco Joint company..
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