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1. Waiters and Waitress
2. Cooks

Job Title: Waiters / Waitresses
Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining places.

Qualifications:

• 1 year experience in receiving and presenting food orders.
• Interpersonal & communications skills especially with children.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work without supervision.
• Flexible with customers.
• Knowledge of English language (Reading - Writing - Speaking).
• Adequate experience in using cash machines.

Job Description:

• Collect payments from customers.
• Write customers' food orders on order slips, memorize orders, or enter orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff.
• Take orders from customers for food or beverages.
• Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems.
• Serve food or beverages to customers, and prepare or serve specialty dishes at tables as required.
• Prepare checks that itemize and total meal costs and sales taxes.
• Remove dishes and glasses from tables or counters, and take them to kitchen for cleaning.
• Present menus to customers and answer questions about menu items, making recommendations upon request.
• Inform customers of daily specials.
• Clean tables or counters after customers have finished dining.
• Prepare hot, cold, and mixed drinks for customers.
• Explain how various menu items are prepared, describing ingredients and cooking methods.
• Prepare tables for meals, including setting up items such as linens, silverware, and glassware.
• Perform food preparation duties such as preparing salads, appetizers, and cold dishes, portioning desserts, and brewing coffee.
• Stock service areas with supplies such as coffee, food, tableware, and linens.
• Garnish and decorate dishes in preparation for serving.
• Fill salt, pepper, sugar, cream, condiment, and napkin containers.
• Bring drinks selections to tables, and pour the drinks for customers.
• Escort customers to their tables.
• Describe and recommend drinks & foods to customers.

Education

• High School Certificate.

Additional Information:

Start Date:	01/1/2010
Industry:	Entertainment
Job Location:	Kuwait
Career Level:	Mid Level (More than 2 years experience)
Employment Status:	Full Time

Job Title Cook
Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of the cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.

Qualifications:

• No less than 25 years old
• 3+ years experience in preparing and cooking fast food.
• Good command of English language (Writing - Speaking - talking)
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good communication skills especially with children.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to achieve task without supervision.
• Flexible.
• Ability to work within a team.

Job Description:

• Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas.
• Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
• Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles.
• Prepare specialty foods such as hamburger, French fries, hotdog, fried chicken, pizzas, fish and chips, sandwiches, and tacos, following specific methods that usually require short preparation time.
• Verify that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity.
• Take food and drink orders and receive payment from customers.
• Read food order slips or receive verbal instructions as to food required by patron, and prepare and cook food according to instructions.
• Wash, cut, and prepare foods designated for cooking.
• Prepare dough, following recipe.
• Measure ingredients required for specific food items being prepared.
• Schedule activities and equipment use with managers, using information about daily menus to help coordinate cooking times.
• Cook and package batches of food, such as hamburgers and fried chicken, which are prepared to order or kept warm until sold.
• Prepare and serve beverages such as coffee and fountain drinks.
• Cook the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously.
• Serve orders to customers at windows, counters, or tables.
• Mix ingredients such as pancake or waffle batters.
• Clean, stock, and restock workstations and display cases.
• Order and take delivery of supplies.
• Pre-cook items such as meat, to prepare them for later use.

Education

• High School Certificate + Diploma (Food & Restaurant).

Additional Information: