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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Facilitate food service. Clean tables, carry dirty dishes, replace soiled table linens; set tables; replenish supply of clean linens, silverware, glassware, and dishes; supply service bar with food, and serve water, butter, and coffee to patrons.

Other names for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers: Banquet Set Up Person, Bar Attendant, Bar Back, Barback, Barmaid, Bartender, Bartender Helper, Beverage Server, Buffet Attendant, Bus Boy, Bus Girl, Bus Person, Busboy, Busser, Cafe Helper, Cafeteria Aide, Cafeteria Assistant, Cafeteria Attendant, Cafeteria Helper, Cafeteria Table Attendant, Cafeteria Worker, Carry Out Clerk, Club Attendant, Coffee Attendant, Coffee Bar Attendant, Cook, Counter Supply Worker, Dietary Aid, Dietary Aide, Dining Room Attendant, Dining Room Helper, Dining Room Tables Set Up Attendant, Dishwasher, Dumb Waiter Operator, Floorperson, Food Expeditor, Food Service Attendant, Hostess, Iceman, Kitchen Aide, Kitchen Help Handyman, Kitchen Helper, Line Server, Lunchroom Aide, Lunchroom Attendant, Lunchroom Worker, Nutrition Aide, Restaurant Worker, Server, Silver Steward, Silver Wrapper, Tray Setter, Wait Staff, Waitress, Water Attendant, Water Carrier,

What do Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers do?

  • Wipe tables and seats with dampened cloths, and replace dirty tablecloths.
  • Set tables with clean linens, condiments, and other supplies.
  • Scrape and stack dirty dishes, and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning.
  • Clean up spilled food, drink and broken dishes, and remove empty bottles and trash.
  • Perform serving, cleaning, and stocking duties in establishments such as cafeterias or dining rooms in order to facilitate customer service.
  • Maintain adequate supplies of items such as clean linens, silverware, glassware, dishes, and trays.
  • Serve ice water, coffee, rolls, and butter to patrons.
  • Fill beverage and ice dispensers.
  • Stock cabinets and serving areas with condiments, and refill condiment containers as necessary.
  • Locate items requested by customers.
  • Carry food, dishes, trays, and silverware from kitchens and supply departments to serving counters.
  • Serve food to customers when waiters and waitresses need assistance.
  • Clean and polish counters, shelves, walls, furniture, and equipment in food service areas and other areas of restaurants, and mop and vacuum floors.
  • Carry trays from food counters to tables for cafeteria patrons.
  • Replenish supplies of food and equipment at steam tables and service bars.
  • Run cash registers.
  • Wash glasses and other serving equipment at bars.
  • Garnish foods, and position them on tables to make them visible and accessible.
  • Carry linens to and from laundry areas.
  • Stock refrigerating units with wines and bottled beer, and replace empty beer kegs.
  • Mix and prepare flavors for mixed drinks.
  • Slice and pit fruit used to garnish drinks.
  • Stock vending machines with food.

Do you enjoy these?

  • Commercial use blenders
  • Carbonated beverage dispenser
  • Cash registers
  • Commercial use cutlery
  • Commercial use coffee or iced tea makers
  • Commercial use dishwashers
  • Commercial use food processors
  • Domestic garnishing tools
  • Commercial use graters
  • Domestic garbage disposals
  • Commercial use dishwashers
  • Ice dispensers
  • Non carbonated beverage dispenser
  • Commercial use microwave ovens
  • Point of sale POS terminal
  • Soft serve machines
  • Commercial use food warmers

Technology used

  • Point of sale POS software