About this role
Why us?
Serve the Coast’s Best Stories, One Plate at a Time. Coastal Farmer is a brand new concept created for the reimagined Dune House, inspired by the honest flavors of sea and soil and the easy rhythm of life on the coast. The restaurant has been fully redesigned with natural materials, airy colors, and a spirit that feels fresh, inviting, and rooted in the community. From the moment guests step inside, they feel connected to the land and water that make Atlantic Beach so special.
As part of the Coastal Farmer team, you will help bring this story to life through dishes that celebrate local harvests, heartfelt traditions, and the joy of sharing food with others. Every plate is prepared with intention. Every drink highlights a sense of place. Guests come here to savor oysters, fresh catch, farm-forward cooking, and flavors shaped by the people who call this coastline home.
If you love working with meaningful ingredients, enjoy connecting with guests in an authentic way, and want to help build a restaurant from the ground up, Coastal Farmer is ready to welcome you into its opening chapter.
Job Overview
Under general supervision, provides prompt and courteous food service to restaurant customers.
Responsibilities
- Greets and takes food and drink orders from restaurant customers, serving the orders and accommodating special needs/requests.
- Remains attentive to the customers throughout the entire dining experience, adhering to or exceeding service standards as established by the restaurant at all times.
- Completes all restocking and cleaning duties by performing opening and closing sidework as instructed.
- Memorizes menu items, recipes and daily specials in order to answer questions and make recommendation to customers.
- Maintains cleanliness standards in restaurant, waitstation and kitchen service area in order to have a clean, presentable and attractive facility and to satisfy state and local health board requirements.
- Controls allocated guest checks by following established check-use procedures and legibly documenting all required information as the customer's order is taken and processed.
- Receives proper payment from guest and ensures accuracy of guest check and method of payment in order to safeguard customer and company.
- Attends all pre-meal and departmental meetings in person in order to enhance communications and gain knowledge of products, service and facility.
- Responds to customer inquiries and comments in person and on phone by providing timely and knowledgeable information in order to provide quality customer service.
- Presents a clean and professional appearance at all times.
- Maintains a friendly, cheerful and courteous demeanor at all times.
- Performs other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.
Qualifications
Education/Formal Training
High school education or equivalent.
Experience
Previous experience in similar position of 3 months or longer.
Knowledge/Skills
- Must have basic knowledge of customer service principles, the food server function and restaurant and kitchen operations.
- Must know standard cash-handling procedures.
- Must be fluent in oral and written English.
- Must have vision ability to clearly see detailed guest checks, computer print outs, written instructions and to observe entire restaurant in dimly lit conditions.
- Must have manual coordination to punch buttons, grasp items in hand, and to balance and carry trays loaded with food and beverages.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying up to 50 lbs to include serving trays, carts, tables, chairs, and small equipment up to 75% of the time.
- Mobility -full range of mobility and the ability to travel up to 300 feet on a regular basis throughout the shift.
- Continuous standing -during preparation, during service hours or during expediting.
- Must have moderate hearing to hear customers, supervisors, and communicate with other staff.
- Must have excellent vision to see that product is prepared appropriately.
- Must have moderate comprehension and literacy to read use records and all special requests.
- Must have ability to perform multiple tasks at one time, must be able to follow verbal and written instruction, and be able to communicate both verbally and in writing.
- Must be highly organized and able to pay attention to sound and sight details in crowded and noisy situations, particularly when handling multiple tasks.
- Must be able to use tact and understanding when dealing with a variety of customer service problems, including stressful and highly emotional situations.
Environment
Physically strenuous -prolonged standing, walking, lifting and carrying throughout entire shift in indoor environment.
Benefits
- Eligible to enroll in medical insurance with employer covering up to 70% of premiums with wellness credit
- Eligible to enroll in dental insurance with employer contribution towards premiums & vision insurance
- Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with up to 4% employer match, meeting safe harbor requirements and no vesting period
- Eligible to enroll in Health savings accounts with qualifying medical plans and receive up to $1000 company contribution
- Eligible to enroll in Health, Dependent and Commuter flexible spending accounts
- Company paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance coverage, with option to enroll in supplemental coverage
- Eligible to enroll for short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage
- Eligible to purchase Pet Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Critical Insurance and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- WINFertility guidance for those enrolled in Sage medical plan
- Calm Health Application Subscription
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off for vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement of up to $2,000 per calendar year
- Great discounts on Hotels, Restaurants, and much more