Food
and Beverage Servers #6453
Food and beverage servers take patrons' food and beverage
orders and serve orders to patrons. They are employed in restaurants,
hotels, bars, taverns, private clubs, banquet halls and similar
establishments.
Example Titles of Food & Beverage Servers
banquet server
captain waiter/waitress
chief wine steward
cocktail waiter/waitress
food and beverage server
formal service waiter/waitress
waiter/waitress
wine steward
Main
duties of Food & Beverage Servers
Food and beverage
servers perform some or all of the following duties:
Greet patrons, present menus,
make recommendations and answer questions regarding food and
beverages
Take orders and relay to kitchen
and bar staff
Recommend wines that complement
patrons' meals
Serve food and beverages
Prepare and serve specialty
foods at patrons' tables
Present bill to patrons and
accept payment
Order and maintain inventory
of wines and wine glassware
Perform
sensory evaluation of wines.
Completion of secondary school
may be required.
Formal waiters/waitresses may
require completion of a one- or two-year apprenticeship program
or
College or vocational school courses.
Apprenticeship training programs
for food and beverage servers are available in Saskatchewan
and British Columbia. Trade certification is available but
voluntary in those provinces.
On-the-job training is usually
provided.
Wine stewards may require courses
in wine selection and service
or
Experience as a captain waiter/waitress or formal waiter/waitress.
Prevailing
Wages of Food and Beverage Servers
(as
of January 25, 2007)
Alberta
$9.97
( Banff / Calgary / Drumheller )
$9.18
( Edmonton )
$9.47
( Ft. McMurray / Loydminster / Cold Lake )
$9.44
( Grande Prairie / Slave Lake / Jasper )
$9.66
( Lethbridge / Medicine Hat / Crowsnest Pass )
$9.66
( Red Deer / Camrose / Wetaskiwin / Rocky / Olds )
British
Columbia
$9.80
( Lower Mainland Southwest )
$9.18
(Northern British Columbia)
$9.23
( Thompson Okanagan Kootenays )
$9.32
( Vancouver Island )
Employing
Food and Beverage Servers
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and economically. Food and Beverage Servers are included
in the Expedited Labour Market Opinion (E-LMO) Pilot
Project, so they can get work visas relatively easily. We
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