Host - Maggiano’s Little Italy : Job Details

DescriptionIMMEDIATELY HIRING - Hosts Full Time & Part Time OpportunitiesText APPLY to 972-###-####Our Teammates Enjoy: • Great Pay• Overtime eligibility for full-time work over 40 hours/week• Paid Sick Leave benefits avaliable in applicable states• Benefits package with health, dental and life - View our full benefits page at maggianosjobs.com/benefits.html• FREE Education assistance• Scratch kitchen• Authentic family recipes• Lots of other perks and discountsJob summary:Responsible for initial greeting and seating of guests, answering phones, taking messages and reservations, maintaining an accurate wait when necessary and bidding goodbye to all guests.Essential functions: Must be willing and able to:

• Determine proper amount of reservations to be accepted for each shift according to standing operating procedure
• Take all reservation calls and record necessary information
• Confirm applicable reservations according to standing operating procedure
• Seat the restaurant evenly and in an orderly manner so that the dining room looks well filled at all times and so that all servers have a fair share of the guests
• Maintain an accurate head count of guests seated in each station
• Fill out completely all sections of a telephone message pad and pass on to the appropriate person within 10 minutes of the call
• Check washrooms and coordinate with bus staff cleaning requirements
• Ensure that host desk and waiting area are kept clean and organized throughout the shift
• Sell and accurately account for gift certificate sales
• Move tables as needed for larger or smaller parties
• Relate to guests pleasantly and with good humor
• Communicate effectively with guests

Must be willing and able to meet individual restaurant requirements in the following when that restaurant is on a wait:

• Accurately quote wait time within 5 minutes
• Efficiently assign tables appropriate for parties being seated
• Accurately fill out and maintain host/hostess control sheet
• Anticipate needs of scheduled special parties
• Communicate seating needs to service, bus and other host staff
• Cordially inform the guest about where to wait and how wait system works

RequirementsQualification standards:Must provide a minimum of 1-year full service restaurant experience or the equivalent. Must have accurate mathematic skills.

• Menu and specials
• Restaurant layout including table numbers and station numbers

Must be willing and able to:

• Meet personal schedule requirements punctually
• Be warm, sincere, outgoing in personality
• Stand for long periods of time while on duty
• Move safely throughout all areas of the restaurant
• Work amidst noise in confined crowded space
• Move chairs, transport high chairs and/or booster seats to tables when necessary
• Work nights, weekends and holidays

Maggiano's Little Italy® truly is a very special group of restaurants. Technically, we're a chain, but in principle, we're more like an extended family. Each restaurant is similar in menu and philosophy but is built to reflect the history of its host city. Inside, high-energy, full-service dining rooms reminiscent of pre-war Little Italy, elegant banquet facilities and customer-friendly carryout leave no doubt you're visiting an authentic Maggiano's Little Italy® restaurant. equal opportunity employer