American Girl Restaurant Server (Seasonal)

1 Month ago • 1-2 Years • Administrative

Job Summary

Job Description

The American Girl Restaurant Server is a seasonal, part-time position located in the American Girl Retail store in Chicago. Responsibilities include greeting customers, taking orders, delivering food and beverages, addressing customer concerns, following safety guidelines, and maintaining a positive work environment. The server will utilize the InfoGenesis register system and ideally possess experience in high-volume or fine-dining restaurants. The role requires physical stamina, including lifting up to 50 lbs, and flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays. The position offers an hourly rate of $11 plus tips.
Must have:
  • Attentive customer service
  • Food & beverage knowledge
  • Efficient service execution
  • Safety guideline adherence
  • Teamwork & cooperation
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs
Good to have:
  • ServSafe certification
  • Fine dining experience
  • Banquet/catering experience
  • Experience with children
  • Restaurant system proficiency

Job Details

Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team: The American Girl Retail team is integral in providing lifetime memories to American Girl fans and their families. Our experiential retail stores provide shopping destinations like no other. This requires Innovation, Collaboration, and Execution from all who are a part of this division. Our in-store experiences range depending on location from Girl and Doll Salons, Full-Service Restaurants, Personal Shopping, Ear Piercing (Girl and Doll), hosting Parties/Celebrations to name a few. Expect a dynamic and fast-paced role where you get to make decisions that impact the team as well as our customers.

Job Description

The Opportunity: The Server is located at the AG Retail Chicago location and reports directly to the Restaurant Manager. This position is responsible for delivering food and beverages and providing an outstanding dining experience to our Bistro Restaurant guests.  

What Your Impact Will Be: 

  • Attentively greet all customers upon arrival and inform guests of food and beverage options. Share information on store and restaurant events with guests.  

  • Demonstrate working knowledge of all menu items and ingredients and suggest menu items for those guests with food allergies.    

  • Consistently address customer concerns and special requests in a professional and timely manner.    

  • Execute all aspects of food and beverage service efficiently, including suggestive upselling, timely delivery of food and beverage orders, checking and maintaining tables throughout the seating, and preparing, delivering, and processing table checks through the InfoGenesis register system. 

  • Follow food and workplace safety guidelines and understand local and state health sanitation laws. 

  • Contribute to a positive, cooperative work environment by assisting co-workers and helping the restaurant team with parties, storewide events, and projects. 

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For: 

  • ServSafe certification, preferred. 

  • One to two years of experience in a high volume and/or fine dining restaurant preferred. 

  • Banquet or catering experience is a plus. 

  • Experience working with children preferred.   

  • Ease of use with restaurant computer systems preferred. 

  • Physically demanding position: strength, mobility and dexterity needed. You must be able to carry a serving tray/beverage tray and be able to lift up to 50 lbs. 

  • Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays. 

Hourly:
The base hourly rate for this position is $11 plus tips.

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How We Work:

American Girl is subsidiary of Mattel, a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

  • We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
  • We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
  • We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are:

American Girl is a premium brand for girls and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT, www.mattel.com), a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel’s award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran and protected veteran status, disability status, and or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

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