Host

Welcome!

For the Host position, you need to be a five-star greeter and seater. We are looking for outgoing, friendly individuals with excellent communication skills who can make an awesome first impression for Dust Bowl! You will also manage the efficient and timely seating of our guests and answer incoming phone calls.

Essential Job Functions - Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Warmly and graciously greet all guests immediately upon arrival.
• ID all guests with Intellicheck software.
• Professional phone presentation, attending to high-volume phone calls, and personnel transfers.
• Accurate handling of cash and credit card payments for retail, take-out, to-go beer, and growler(s)/crowler(s).
• Accommodate special seating requests for guest(s) whenever possible.
• Seat guest(s) based on guest(s) preferences and balancing of customer flow in service stations per SOP training.
• When seating the guest, inform them of their server’s name. Inspect tables for proper presentation, arrangement, and completeness.
• Spot sweep and check the floors, stock baskets, and bathroom cleaning rotations regularly during shift and various end-of-day checklist cleaning duties.
• Relay messages to servers, bussers, kitchen, and Managers as needed.
• Happily, thank guests as they leave and invite them to return to Dust Bowl.
• When there is downtime, you will bus tables, run food/drinks, etc.
• Side work, sweeping, cleaning windows, stock baskets, and bathrooms.
• Schedule all reservations using Waitlist Me.

Supervisory Responsibility

None, but teamwork is essential. There are a lot of moving parts and roles at the host stand.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

You will be required to walk, balance, stoop, kneel or crouch. You must always be able to lift and/or move to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move to 50 pounds. You must be able to work consistently in a standing position for prolonged periods.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a part-time position with flexibility in hours needed and scheduled shifts according to the operational business needs. Day, evening, and weekend work are required as job duties demand.

Work Atmosphere

This job operates in an otherwise professional, fast-paced restaurant environment. Work is indoor/outdoor in varying weather conditions and temperatures.

Travel

This position requires 0% travel.

Required Education and Experience

No previous restaurant experience is required.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

· Obtain or successfully finish and maintain Dust Bowl's paid Food Safety Certificate training.

· Possess or complete and maintain a Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Alcohol Certificate.

· Complete and maintain Dust Bowl’s paid Harassment Prevention and Workplace Violence Training

· Possess basic knowledge of dining room and service functions and procedures.

· Ability to handle money and operate a POS (Point of Sale) system.

Compensation

$16.50 per hour plus tips!

Reports to

General Manager and Taproom Manager(s)

Classification

Nonexempt

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $16.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount

Shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17