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Cafe Lead (R-5688)

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Job Attributes

Job Attributes

Requisition ID:

R-5688

Job Category:

Other

Job Type:

Job Location:

215 West 63rd Street
Willowbrook, IL  60527

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Midtown is looking for a friendly and driven Food & Beverage Associate Lead to enhance our stellar restaurant experience.

 
What You’ll Do 

Our Food & Beverage Associates are “people persons” to their core, motivated by helping others, and passionate about delivering the best experience through food and connections. As an integral part of our F&B team, you’ll be serving and assisting our members by taking their orders, cooking food, making smoothies & shakes, making specialty coffees, serving and delivering orders, suggesting delicious meal & drink options and prepping food for our grab & go offerings

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Why You’ll Love It 

Clarity on schedule:

Currently the schedule we have available is for 30 hours (which is considered Full-Time) You would be available for Full-Time Benefits.

Friday: 9am-3pm

Saturday: 9am to 3pm (Close)

Sunday: 9am to 3pm (Close)

Monday: 2pm to 8pm (Close)

Tuesday: 2pm to 8pm (Close)

We want to keep everyone to a set schedule. This is our current availability, but things change on both ends. Over communication of your needs and over communication of our needs in the cafe is valued at Midtown.

  • You’ll be joining a team that takes “collaboration” to another level. We work together to support all aspects of the food & beverage experience and we don’t hesitate to step outside our comfort zones to help one another be successful. This is a unique learning opportunity for you to become familiar with multiple areas of the business, including fitness, racquet sports, and spa. We offer full-time associates benefits (health insurance, dental, vision, 401K PTO/ Sick time, Maternity & Paternity leave.)

What Your Days Will Look Like 

  • Serving and delivering our members favorite Food & Beverages with care, grace & humility

  • This is a leadership role. You will lead by example. You will be the manager's key associate for support in keeping cafe clean, organized, stocked and running smoothly.

  • Our Food & Beverage associates do it all. Cook, clean, prep, take orders, educate members at POS about our menu & bring out orders.

  • Because we are a part of a Health Club, we offer support to other departments with Food & Beverage offerings. You will assist in preparing and executing cafe and other department events.

  • Cleaning and maintaining a sanitary workspace

  • Collecting accurate and efficient orders from our customers

  • Handling payment information with integrity and proficiency

  • Building lasting relationships with current members and staff through social interactions and conversation.

You’d Be a Great Fit If You Have…  

  • Excellent professional references

  • A passion for helping others

  • Display Kindness

  • Bring optimism to work each day

  • A willingness to listen to constructive feedback and apply it moving forward

Bonus Points if You Have: 

  • Previous experience in the food & beverage industry

  • Teamwork and collaboration as part of your DNA

  • Current ServSafe certification

  • An insatiable desire to deliver exceptionally consistent and meticulously prepared food & beverages as their language of hospitality.

The Other Stuff

Our food and beverage team is “on stage”, on time and ready to deliver our best work. We anticipate problems and do our best to take preventative measures for our members. At times, we host member events that include the food & beverage department.

We would hate to miss out on your application because you do not meet every requirement – transferrable skills and education will also be considered, so please do not hesitate to apply! 

This job description is intended to describe the general requirements for the position. It is not a complete statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Other duties not listed here may be assigned as necessary to ensure the proper operations of the department.

MIDTOWN is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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About Us

We work at Midtown to inspire people to transform their lives–and we do our job well. Our members stay longer than any other major athletic club chain in North America because we are committed to providing resort-like environments, personal attention, and active communities at every one of our clubs. We believe all three of those pillars start with attracting and growing rock star talent at every level of our organization.

Who We Want

We're looking for people that share our core values: kind individuals who want to win together, see things as the glass half full, are passionate about helping others, and strive to always be better than yesterday.

In the spirit of winning together, we actively encourage every Associate to share their ideas and feedback. We'll empower you with the tools and training to ask critical questions with a solution-based mindset, set others up for success by holding them to high standard, and address difficult situations head-on with compassion. As a Midtown Associate, you'll be part of a community that encourages one another to become the best version of themself.

Associate Benefits

Members of the Midtown team receive:

  • Complimentary club membership
  • Discounts on Midtown products and services
  • Professional development allowance
  • Health insurance for eligible full-time associates
  • And more