Liquor receiver / Bar prep

Job Description

Job Description

We’re hiring people to join our team as RECEIVERS !

A Few of Our Receiver Benefits:

• Restaurant Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program - Focusing on a Commitment to Mental Health & Wellness
• Paid Vacation for Qualifying Employees
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life, Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• 401(k)

Located in Chicago’s bustling River North, Fulton Market and Streeterville neighborhoods, Ramen-san is a lively neighborhood noodle den and bar reminiscent of traditional ramen shops in Japan and features a half-dozen different bowls of ramen, blast-chilled beer and rare expressions of Japanese whisky. Open for lunch, dinner and late night, the menu also incorporates Asian-inspired offerings like traditional okonomiyaki on the weekends and Late Night Fried Rice daily after 10 PM.
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Join the Lettuce Entertain You team! Our 100+ restaurants are nationally recognized for great food and service and as great places to work. We hire and care deeply for people with creativity, passion and the drive to be the best. And we reward our teams with top notch benefits, career-long training and development and opportunities for growth. If you want a career at a progressive company with a long-standing commitment to people, join our caring and creative team.

RECEIVER JOB DESCRIPTION

Receivers are responsible for receiving and storing all restaurant deliveries ensuring product accuracy, quality, zoning and rotation. Also responsible for assisting in the general cleanliness of the storage areas and back of the house. Assists with Prep Cook and/or Dishwasher duties as directed.

Essential Functions

• Receive restaurant deliveries, accurately reading purchase orders and product invoices checking for accuracy, quality and safety
• Available to work a variety of hours, days and shifts, including weekends
• Safely and effectively use and operate all necessary tools and equipment
• Ability to effectively communicate in order to perform and follow job requirements in written and spoken direction
• Ability to multi-task calmly and effectively in a busy, stressful environment
• Work in a confined, crowded space of variable noise and temperature levels
• Able to move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stand and walk for an entire shift and move safely through all areas of the restaurant, which may include stairs, uneven or slick surfaces

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Maintain product quality and safety standards
• Reject any product not meeting quality or safety standards, making note on the invoice
• Accurately use and read a thermometer and scale
• Store deliveries following standard zoning procedures, rotating all perishable items using the “first in, first out” storage method
• Inventory supplies and communicate needs to Management
• Organize and clean cabinets, coolers and other storage areas in and around the cellar; assist in maintaining general cleanliness of the back of the house
• Proficiency in the use and operation of all necessary tools and equipment
• Comply with all safety and sanitation guidelines and procedures
• Follow all rules, policies, procedures and conditions of employment, including those outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Get along well with others and be a team player
• Other duties will be assigned as needed