
Backwaiter
Part-timeNYC, NYFull-time / Part-time$17–25/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Backwaiter / Food Runner / Busser clears and resets tables and maintains the cleanliness and appearance of the restaurant and its perimeters. The role supports the service team by helping ensure food, drinks, and service consistently meet Boqueria’s standards. The posting seeks candidates who understand restaurant operations and service, speak conversational English, and bring a positive, flexible, team-oriented approach.
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Full job description
Our current wage range is $17.00 - $25.00 per hour
As a Backwaiter / Food Runner / Busser, it will be your mission at Boqueria® to clear and reset tables in a speedy, professional, and effective manner and maintain the cleanliness and appearance of the entire restaurant and its perimeters. In addition, as a member of the service team, you help ensure that food, drinks, and service consistently follow Boqueria's standards.
What we're looking for:
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Understands restaurant operations and service
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Conversational English
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A positive attitude; you tackle every task with a smile
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Team player; you have your team's back, and they have yours
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The ability to learn quickly
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A good sense of humor
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The ability to be flexible
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Must be at least 18 years old
What we offer our team:
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Work with great people who love hospitality
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Competitive pay paid weekly
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Flexible scheduling
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Full- and part-time availability
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Benefits include medical, dental, vision, commuter, and supplemental options
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Paid time off and Discounted Meals
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A strong company culture with high standards
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Be part of growing an upscale restaurant group
Who is Boqueria®?
Boqueria® is one of the leading Spanish tapas restaurant groups on the East Coast, with 11 locations in NYC, DC, Chicago, Nashville, Boston & West Hartford, and Atlanta. Boqueria is a lively tapas bar, inspired by the buzzy atmosphere and great food of the Barcelona "Kioskos" surrounding the renowned food market "El Mercado de la Boqueria."
At Boqueria®, the open kitchens turn out tempting versions of classic Spanish tapas and small plates inspired by the season's best products. Designed for easy sharing, Boqueria® has become a go-to destination for friends, family and co-workers to connect over the sharing spirit of tapas and Spanish food.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We do not base our employment decisions on an applicant's race, sex, sexual orientation, age, color, national origin, citizenship, disability, handicap, veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
How this job compares
Set against the 845 open Busser jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17–25/hr
- New York median$16–17/hr21 hourly ranges
- US median$15–17/hr193 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $21/hr, is 26% above the New York median midpoint ($17/hr) — in the top quarter of Busser hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 22 open Busser jobs in New York and 845 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Guest Services3 open
- Education
- 2 of the 845 open Busser jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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