Busser - Flexible Hours, Training & Growth Path

Olive Garden is a leading Italian restaurant brand known for its inviting atmosphere, quality food, and strong commitment to guest satisfaction. As part of the Darden Restaurants family, Olive Garden has built a reputation for offering a warm and welcoming dining experience where guests can enjoy hand-crafted Italian cuisine. The company places a high priority on safety, wellness, and teamwork, ensuring that both guests and employees feel valued and cared for. Olive Garden's culture emphasizes growth and opportunity, promoting many of its managers from within the ranks and offering numerous development programs. The restaurant’s dedication to maintaining strict safety and sanitation protocols reaffirms its commitment to a healthy environment for its team members and guests alike.

This busser position at Olive Garden is vital to delivering an exceptional dining experience. As a busser, your role centers around maintaining a clean, sanitized, and welcoming dining area to ensure guests can enjoy their meal in a safe, comfortable atmosphere. You will work closely with servers to provide timely and efficient service, assisting with clearing and resetting tables, refilling water, and ensuring the dining room meets the highest standards of sanitation. Safety and cleanliness are top priorities, and your work directly impacts the overall guest experience by upholding these standards. The position offers flexible scheduling to accommodate various life commitments such as schooling and family care, making it ideal for individuals seeking a balanced work-life dynamic.

Olive Garden offers competitive compensation that varies by location plus tips, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being and growth of its employees. Benefits include weekly pay, paid sick leave accrued from day one, paid family and medical leave after one year of service, medical and dental insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching after the first year. The restaurant also provides free employee meals, ongoing training opportunities to build skills for current and future roles, and discounts on cell phones, travel, and electronics. Many of Olive Garden’s managers started in hourly positions, underscoring the company’s commitment to promoting from within and offering meaningful career advancement.

Joining Olive Garden as a busser means becoming part of a family that values hard work, teamwork, and dedication to excellence. You will contribute to creating memorable dining experiences by ensuring that every guest feels welcome and every table is spotless and ready. This role is perfect for individuals who take pride in maintaining cleanliness, enjoy working as part of a team, and want to be part of a company that supports their professional growth and personal needs. At Olive Garden, you are more than just an employee — you are family, and your contributions are a key ingredient to the restaurant’s ongoing success. We look forward to welcoming you to our family and supporting your journey with us.