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waiter-waitress Occupational skill for the role 'waiter/waitress' (also: chef de rang, waitress, waiter, waiting staff, table waiter, wait staff). Use when the user asks for typical waiter/waitress work such as: Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.; Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.; Scrub and polish counters, steam tables, and other equipment, and clean glasses, dishes, and fountain equipment.

Waiter/Waitress

Waiters/waitresses supply guests with food and drinks as requested. Waiters/waitresses usually work in restaurants, bars and hotels. This involves the preparation of tables, serving food or beverages and taking payments.

Core workflow

  1. Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.
  2. Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
  3. Scrub and polish counters, steam tables, and other equipment, and clean glasses, dishes, and fountain equipment.
  4. Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes, to keep equipment and facilities sanitary.
  5. Balance receipts and payments in cash registers.
  6. Request and record customer orders, and compute bills, using cash registers, multi-counting machines, or pencil and paper.
  7. Serve food, beverages, or desserts to customers in such settings as take-out counters of restaurants or lunchrooms, business or industrial establishments, hotel rooms, and cars.
  8. Prepare daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, such as sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, or coffee, using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • advise guests on menus for special events
  • alcoholic beverage products
  • arrange tables
  • assist clients with special needs
  • assist customers
  • assist VIP guests
  • attend to detail regarding food and beverages
  • check dining room cleanliness
  • clean surfaces
  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • dietary regimes
  • food and beverages on the menu
  • identify customer's needs
  • maintain customer service
  • maintain personal hygiene standards

Hot technologies

  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Facebook

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d5db9d5c-2ebf-4a54-a79a-1b7e7ff70471), ONET 30.3 (35-3023.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*