• Perform various financial activities, such as cash handling, deposit preparation.
• Resolve customer complaints regarding food service.
• Compile and balance cash receipts at the end of the day or shift.
• Present bills and accept payments.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure efficient service and conformance to standards.
• Perform food preparation and serving duties, such as carving meat, preparing flambé dishes, or serving wine and liquor.
• Train workers in food preparation, and in service, sanitation, and safety procedures.
• Supervise and participate in kitchen and dining area cleaning activities.
• Perform personnel actions, providing employee training, and conducting supervisory activities, such as creating work schedules or organizing employee time sheets.
• Control inventories of food, equipment, small ware, and liquor, and report shortages to designated personnel.
• Assign duties, responsibilities, and work stations to employees in accordance with work requirements.
• Specify food portions and courses, production and time sequences, and workstation and equipment arrangements.
• Record production, operational, and personnel data on specified forms.
• Observe and evaluate workers and work procedures to ensure quality standards and service, and complete disciplinary write-ups.
• Estimate ingredients and supplies required to prepare a recipe.
• Analyze operational problems, such as theft and wastage, and establish procedures to alleviate these problems.
• Recommend measures for improving work procedures and worker performance to increase service quality and enhance job safety.
• Develop equipment maintenance schedules and arrange for repairs.
• Greet and seat guests, and present menus and wine lists.
• Purchase or requisition supplies and equipment needed to ensure quality and timely delivery of services.
• Develop departmental objectives, budgets, policies, procedures, and strategies.
• Conduct meetings and collaborate with other personnel for menu planning, serving arrangements, and related details.
• Evaluate new products for usefulness and suitability.
• Schedule parties and take reservations.