Waiters
NKPD code: 5131
Description
Waiters serve food and beverages in commercial eating and drinking establishments, clubs, entertainment venues, canteens, on board ships and on passenger trains. Waiters perform the following main tasks: • setting tables with clean linen, cutlery and glassware; • greeting customers and presenting them with menus and beverage lists; • advising on the choice of food and beverages; • taking orders for food and/or beverages and passing orders to kitchen and bar staff; • serving food and beverages to customers; • clearing tables and returning dishes and cutlery to the kitchen; • presenting bills to customers, accepting payment and operating cash registers. Examples of occupations in this unit group: – Sommelier – Waiter Excludes: – Manager, confectionery/café – 1412 – Manager, restaurant – 1412 – Bartender – 5132 NOTES: Owners of small cafés, restaurants and similar establishments for whom the management and supervision of staff is not a significant part of their work are classified in 5120 Cooks, 5131 Waiters or 5132 Bartenders.