Busser - flexible schedules
Posted on October 24, 2025
Olive Garden is a well-established American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine. Known for its warm, inviting atmosphere and family-style dining experience, Olive Garden operates numerous locations across the United States and has built a reputation for quality food and exceptional customer service. The company values its employees as part of its extended family and emphasizes creating a supportive work environment that fosters career growth and personal development. The restaurant is committed to maintaining high standards for health, safety, and sanitation, ensuring a clean and safe environment for both its guests and team members. Olive Garden offers flexible work schedules to accommodate the diverse needs of its workforce, whether they are balancing school, childcare, or other personal commitments. In addition to competitive pay starting at $10.35 per hour plus tips, the company provides a variety of benefits designed to support the wellbeing and advancement of its employees. These benefits include free employee meals, weekly pay, anniversary pay, paid sick leave that accrues with hours worked, paid family and medical leave after one year of service, medical and dental insurance, ongoing training opportunities, discounts on various products and services, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, and robust management career advancement opportunities, with over 50 percent of managers promoted from hourly positions. This comprehensive benefits package reflects Olive Garden's dedication to fostering a thriving workplace where employees feel valued and supported. 
As a busser at Olive Garden, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the guest experience by ensuring the dining area is consistently clean, sanitized, and welcoming. This position involves assisting servers by quickly clearing and resetting tables, maintaining supply stations, and helping to meet the high standards of service that Olive Garden is known for. Bussers are essential team members who contribute directly to guest satisfaction by creating an inviting atmosphere through cleanliness and attentiveness to details. The role requires adherence to strict safety and sanitation guidelines to protect both employees and guests. Working as a busser not only provides valuable experience in the restaurant industry but also opens doors to additional career growth opportunities within Olive Garden's management ranks. If you are enthusiastic about delivering excellent customer service and working in a dynamic team environment, Olive Garden invites you to become a part of their family and contribute to continuing their tradition of hospitality excellence.
                - High school diploma or equivalent
 - Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
 - Ability to work flexible shifts including evenings, weekends, and holidays
 - Must be able to follow health and safety guidelines
 - Strong attention to detail
 - Good communication skills
 - Ability to work well within a team