About the employer
Lodge at Leathem Smith is a resort property in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, set on 13 acres with a marina, a 63-room hotel, a restaurant, ballrooms and an outdoor Tiki Bar with a lake view. It also hosts events such as weddings and reunions.
The Lodge has welcomed students since 2014 and offers cross training between the hotel, the restaurant and events. Housing and a bike are provided, and stores and downtown are five minutes away. The town has around 10,000 year-round residents and is considered safe. Free activities include boating, fishing and movies, plus events twice a month from a local student organization. General manager Milan, from Serbia, is a former J-1 student and is available 24 hours a day.
The job as Server-Busser-Food Runner- Ice Cream-Coffee Shop
What you'll do
- Run food from the kitchen to the banquet hall on demand
- Cleaning tables
- Run food from the kitchen to the guests
- Working in an Ice Cream and Coffee Shop
- Assist with food and table prep before the event begins
- Set up buffets with food presentation standards and practices in mind, ensuring safe food handling performance
- Serve plated dinners to guests and respond to requests for beverages, appetizers and other needs
- Communicate with banquet supervisor as well as other servers and event organizers
- Serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
- Open wine and take drink orders
- Clean up venue after event ends and assist with inventory, food storage and other closeout tasks
- Anticipate the needs of the guests and respond politely to their requests while circulating the room
- Set up for events, including putting out tablecloths and place settings, arranging table placement and putting up a buffet
- Carry trays and serve guests
- Break down the table set up and take tablecloths and linens to the laundry, and help servers and bartenders with restocking
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
You'll stay in a six-bedroom house with two bathrooms, a full kitchen, air conditioning, bedding and linen, towels, TV, internet (WiFi), washer and dryer, plus a private yard with a grill and a garage. It's one block from The Lodge – a 7-minute walk or 3-minute bike ride. Students share the weekly cleaning chores.
Location: Memorial DriveSturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Why Sturgeon Bay & Door County?
Door County is the “Cape Cod of the Midwest” – a peninsula surrounded by the waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay, packed with lighthouses, cherry orchards, state parks, sandy beaches and charming small towns. Sturgeon Bay is the gateway to the peninsula, famous for its historic downtown, waterfront festivals, kayaking, cycling trails and some of the best sunsets in the USA. On your days off you can hike at Potawatomi State Park, catch a ferry to Washington Island, or take a weekend trip to Chicago, Milwaukee or Green Bay.
About Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dells is the self-styled Waterpark Capital of the World, with resorts, rivers and attractions. Students enjoy abundant jobs in waterparks, hotels and restaurants in a lively summer town.
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