Role: Food Runner
Reporting to: TOM management

Role Overview:
We love what we do – and it shows! Time Out Market is the division of Time Out that brings our food and cultural experiences to life for our guests, readers and clients. Our Market Food Runners provide outstanding guest service and product to ensure that each of our guests enjoy a memorable experience with each visit. A Food Runner, also assists staff in delivering beverages and meal items to assigned tables. They are responsible for transporting food from the expediting counter to the appropriate table.

Job Description:
• Deliver Food and Beverage orders to customers quickly and accurately
• Maintain sanitary and food-safety standards
• Check in with customers to make sure they're having a good time
• Customer satisfaction reports should be forwarded to management and other relevant parties
• Handle a variety of unplanned consumer requests

Skills:
● Create and maintain a sense of urgency
● Ability to communicate effectively and assertively in the English language, both verbally and in writing with staff, clients, and the public
● Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude always
● Ability to keep an open and objective view
● Ability to listen empathetically and be respectful always
● Ability to maintain composure and stay focused
● Ability to work as a team, stay organized, handle various projects at one time, follow up and make accurate decisions
● Ability to handle a fast-paced, busy, and somewhat stressful environment, and work under pressure and meet deadlines

General Requirements:
● 21+ years of age
● Possession of or the ability to possess all state required work cards
o must have a ANSI-accredited Food Handler certificate within 30 days of hire
o (BASSET) license
● Proof of eligibility to work in the United States

Education Requirements:
● High School Diploma preferred

Working Knowledge Requirements:
● Minimum of three to five (3-5) years’ experience in hospitality working in a high-volume bar
● POS systems
● Hospitality, Restaurant, Nightclub, Bar, and Lounge Operations
● Beer, wine, spirits
● Opening and closing duties
● Proper lifting techniques
● Guest relations
● Sanitation and safety
● Safe alcohol service
● Beverage presentation
● High volume operations

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
● Must present and maintain a professional image to further the overall theme of the venue
● Must have good positive energy to make it through the day
● Must be able to read the computer monitors
● Must be able to print legibly for guests to read
● Must be observant and quick to respond to various situations
● Must be able to move quickly through work and set the pace at venue
● Must be able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time
● Must be dexterous and able to participate in all service aspects.
● Must be able to twist, tow (push or pull), reach, bend, climb and carry as necessary
● Must be able to push and lift up to 50 lbs.
● Ability to use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls
● Ability to reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
● Ability to talk, hear, taste, smell, and see to include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
● Maintain a professional, neat and well-groomed appearance adhering to Company standards

Work Environment and Schedule:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
● Restaurant environment
● Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Occasionally work in an environment that is subject to varying levels of noise and crowds the severity of which depends upon Guest volume
● Work varied shifts to include days, nights, weekends and holidays

What we look for in a candidate:
Time Out is a company filled with individuals as diverse as the cities we live in and cover. At the same time there are common characteristics and values we all share. To join our team, you’ll want to…
● Be commercially astute
● Want to dive headfirst into great service and hospitality company
● Have excellent communication and relationship building skills
● Have a high sense of ownership, urgency and drive
● Be a team player

About our culture

At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business.


About Time Out Group plc

Through Time Out Media and Time Out Market we help our large audience go out in the world's greatest cities and connect global brands as well as local talents with this valuable audience.

About Time Out Group
Time Out Group is a global brand that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city. Time Out launched in London in 1968 to help people discover the best of the city - today it is the only global brand dedicated to city life. Expert journalists curate and create content about the best things to Do, See and Eat across 333 cities in 59 countries and across a unique multi-platform model spanning both digital and physical channels. Time Out Market is the world's first editorially curated food and cultural market, bringing a city's best chefs, restaurateurs and unique cultural experiences together under one roof. There are currently Markets in ten cities including Lisbon, New York and Dubai, with several new locations expected to open in 2025 and beyond, in addition to a pipeline of further locations in advanced discussions. Time Out Group PLC, listed on AIM, is headquartered in London (UK).

About Time Out Market
Time Out Market is the world’s first editorially curated food and cultural market, bringing a city’s best chefs, restaurateurs, drinks and cultural experiences together under one roof. From award-winning chefs to much-loved local gems, from cooking classes with top chefs to installations from local artists and live entertainment, Time Out Market captures and celebrates the best of the city. The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in a historic market hall in Lisbon, quickly turning into one of the most popular destinations in the city. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion, and there are currently Markets in eleven cities including New York, Montreal, Dubai and Cape Town, with several new locations expected to open in 2025 and beyond, in addition to a pipeline of further locations in advanced discussions. Time Out Market is part of Time Out Group PLC (AIM: TMO), a brand that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city through Time Out Media and Time Out Market. Time Out launched in London in 1968 to help people discover the exciting new urban cultures that had started up all over the city – today it is the only global brand dedicated to city life. Expert journalists curate and create content about the best things to do, see and eat across 333 cities in 59 countries, and across a unique multi-platform model spanning both digital and physical channels.

Time Out is a dynamic, pioneering brand and so is our team. We want to work with the best and brightest talent because we work for the world’s greatest cities, the people enjoying them and the businesses in them. As a truly global team we get to collaborate with colleagues from New York to Paris, Cape Town and Sydney and beyond. It’s our expertise, authenticity and collaboration that make us successful and a unique team.