Vacancy caducado!
Who are we?
At The Forge, we serve a stylish menu that includes gourmet crepes, exquisite craft cocktails and unique coffee concoctions on a trendy resort island in Lake Erie. We are a locally owned restaurant striving to provide a quality, memorable experience to our customers. This concept was created by three friends over margaritas in 2011. After converting the island’s original blacksmith shop into a restaurant, the doors to The Forge opened in 2012. We are proud to have been rated as the TripAdvisor #1 restaurant on the island multiple years running! Last season we were also awarded the #1 restaurant in all of our county!
Where are we?
South Bass (Put-in-Bay to locals) is a small resort island with multiple restaurants, pool bars, shopping, golf carts, water activities, a national monument and Us! Easily the most well-known of the Bass Island chain, we are located in Lake Erie and surrounded by many more islands, including Middle Bass, Kelley’s and Pelee. The island is well known as being the seat of the key Battle of 1812, we love to fly flags with the now popular phrase, ‘Don’t give up the ship!’. The famous Cedar Point amusement park is only a 20-minute boat ride away. We are a one-hour drive from Cleveland or Toledo and about two hours from Columbus. To reach the island, there are two ferries that service us: the Miller Ferry or the Jet Express.
What do we do?
We are a full service establishment that goes from brunch to dinner. We have a full bar serving breakfast cocktails and coffee drinks in the morning, craft cocktails with lunch and a full wine menu through dinner. We are the Put-In-Bay's #1 rated restaurant on Yelp, Google, and TripAdvisor, and we strive to maintain this rating and customer satisfaction by providing outstanding food, drinks, cocktails, and service, all within a lovely island atmosphere.
Server Qualifications / Skills:
- General Math Skills
- Verbal Communication
- Customer Service
- Resolving Conflict
- Teamwork
- Energy Level
- Thoroughness
- Professionalism
What are the server’s responsibilities?
- Serves patrons with food and beverages in a positive and friendly manner.
- Provides information to help food and beverage selections.
- Presents ordered choices in a prompt and efficient manner.
- Maintains dining ambiance with an enthusiastic attitude.
- Prepares room for dining by clothing tables and setting decorations, condiments, candles, napkins, service plates, and utensils.
- Protects establishment and patrons by adhering to sanitation, safety, and alcohol beverage control policies.
- Helps patrons select food and beverages by suggesting courses, explaining the chef’s specialties, identifying appropriate beverage pairings, and answering food preparation questions.
- Transmits orders to bar and kitchen by recording patrons’ choices and identifying patrons’ special dietary needs and special requests.
- Keeps kitchen staff informed by noting timing of meal progression.
- Serves orders by picking up and delivering patrons’ choices from bar and kitchen and delivering accompaniments and condiments from service bars.
- Responds to additional patron requirements by inquiring of needs and observing dining process.
- Maintains table setting by removing courses as completed, replenishing utensils, refilling water glasses, and being alert to patron spills or other special needs.
- Concludes dining experience by acknowledging choice of restaurant and inviting patrons to return.
- Obtains revenues by totaling charges, issuing bills, accepting payments, delivering bills and payments to host, and returning change or credit card and signature slip to patrons.
What does our schedule look like?
Due to the way the kitchens are set up and the fact that we are open from breakfast to dinner, the schedule is set up differently than most places. There are two shifts, one morning (7am-3pm) and one evening (3pm-11pm). We want our employees to have free time to enjoy the island outside of work and not get burnt out! We will be open six days per week this year, each staff member will work one of the above shifts per day. This will also ensure that you get the same day off each week.
What is it like to live and work here?
Living on the island and working for a quality establishment can lead to an incredibly fulfilling summer. Everyone here will become like your family, celebrating the same successes and working as a team will help to build concrete relationships that last far beyond one summer here. The atmosphere is very laid back, the term ‘island time’ reigns true here. A few of the activities you can get into include any and all water sports (renting jet skis, kayaking, sailing, boating and on), island hopping to our neighbors, multiple nature hikes throughout the island, two golf courses, golf cart rentals, parasailing, skydiving, helicopter rides, a wide variety of pools, bars, restaurants and shopping, day trips to Cedar Point, nature and history museums, a national monument and so much more! We have a grocery store, a post office, a hardware store and a gas station on the island. Expect that you will make some great friends and amazing memories in your time here.
What do I need to know about housing?
Housing is provided for our employees for a small fee, which comes out of your check weekly. Housing is complete with kitchens, bathrooms, beds, closets, dressers, etc. It is move in ready. There are two areas that we use for housing, a renovated apartment above our restaurant and a house directly across the street from us. The price of housing depends on which location you choose. There is no need for cars once on the island as work and housing are directly downtown, and we are next to the grocery store. There is a place to park your car at the ferry on the island if you do choose to bring it over.
What else should I know?
Hiring begins June 1st! We will be letting people move to the island in waves corresponding to their start date. Our first day of service is May 22nd and this job will run until approximately October 31st. We are happy to accommodate school dates in the fall for those who need it. For those who stay it is an opportunity to enjoy the island without the crowds and enjoy the fall atmosphere. Be aware of where we are located and that you will be expected to live in housing on the island if you accept a position. We can not provide any sort of transportation while you are on the mainland.
If you’d like to join us for this season, respond to this ad via email!
Include your phone number in the email so I can call you for a phone interview. We will talk briefly over the phone, then we will do a Facetime or Skype interview to finalize the job offer. If you are able, please include a description of your previous work experience relating to restaurants.
Vacancy caducado!