What are the responsibilities and job description for the PM HOST - The Karol Hotel position at Princess K Investments?
Job Description
Job Description
The Host at The Karol Hotel will be responsible for greeting and seating all guests in the restaurant to ensure each guest is welcomed with a warm, friendly, and enthusiastic greeting and that they are seated as quickly as possible to start their dining experience. This position's shift is afternoon / evening.
Essential Functions
- Welcome each guest genuinely and seat them as quickly as possible
- Maintain reservations on OpenTable
- Ability to converse with guests to make them feel comfortable if there is a wait for tables
- Use a rotation method to ensure seating is fair
- Report to work on time and in proper uniform / approved attire
- Work as a team with all team members within the hotel
- Check greeter station assigned for cleanliness of area
- Ensure the front of the restaurant is clean and all objects are dust free
- Check all tables to ensure they are set up and ready to be seated with guests
- Communicate to servers when seating tables
- Assist servers when necessary
- Drive forward kid’s dining initiatives by ensuring children are taken care of with proper activities and assisting with scheduling kitchen tours as applicable
- Have knowledge of all areas within the hotel
- Ability to communicate to the managers the flow of the restaurant
- Quote accurate wait times
- Watch the flow of the restaurant
- Knowledge of menu and wine to assist guests with questions and or suggestions
- Detail tables and remove items not in use, e.g. seating a party of two at a four top, the extra place settings should be removed
- Never solicit tips
- Attend monthly department meetings and daily stand ups
- Perform other duties as management requests to service our guests.
- Ability to use POS (point of sale) system
- Take ownership of the restaurant
- Assist managers with daily duties such as scheduling of stations
- Follow the procedures addressed in the training manual
Hotel Performance
Qualification Standards
Education & Experience
Physical Demands
Mental Demands