Captain waiter vs assistant manager/server

Differences between captain waiter and assistant manager/server duties and responsibilities

Captain waiter example responsibilities.

• Manage department service standards, POS system, schedules and labor / beverage costs.
• Communicate additional meal requirements, allergies, dietary needs, and special requests to the kitchen.8.
• Maintain records of liquors, beers, wine, and sundries to ensure bar stock is maintained.
• Direct bartending operations, overseeing seamless beverage service, scheduling inventory management and customer service.
• Maximize individual sales per table and improve bottom line through suggestive upselling on additional items.
• Provide leadership and implementation of management/owner goals as a current member of both trainee orientation and safety committees.

Assistant manager/server example responsibilities.

• Manage restaurant while serving or bartending.
• Maintain establishment's budget by managing employee attendance and monitoring quality and inventory control with a POS system.
• Train new servers, ensure overall guest satisfaction, make sure the restaurant run smoothly, troubleshoot POS system, open/close ,
• Perform a variety of tasks including bartending and banquet hosting.
• Assist with the training of other servers in the usage of micros and serving equipment.
• Have taken over scheduling the server staff and have trained and work in multiple FOH and BOH positions.
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