Job Details
**Food + Beverage Host**
**Department:** Food + Beverage
**Reports to:** F + B Manager, Assistant Manager & Supervisor
**Status:** Non-Exempt
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Food and Beverage Outlets Host will be responsible for greeting and seating all guests; ensures all guests are welcomed with a warm, friendly, and enthusiastic greeting and seated comfortably to start their dining experience in accordance with Epicureans F&B standards and the Autograph Collection standards under the franchise of Mainsail Lodging & Development.
Essential Functions
* Responsible for greeting guests in a friendly and genuine manner, escorting guests to tables, following all proper steps of service
* Ability to create a service experience for the guest that represents the F&B Outlets of Epicurean brand
* Monitors guests needs and the workflow of the restaurant and seats guests accordingly
* Maintain and manages Outlets reservations in restaurants reservation system
* Handles cash and credit transactions; accurately accounts for all receivables including cash, credit cards, and gift cards.
* Ability to converse with guests in a friendly, hospitable and informative manner
* Use a rotation method and track the sitting 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 and clears, sanitizes and sets tables as needed.
* Have knowledge of all areas within the hotel
* Ability to communicate to managers the flow of Outlets
* Never solicit tips
* Attend monthly department meetings and daily stand ups
* Ability to use POS (point of sale) system Oracle MICROS POS
* Assist managers and Supervisors with daily duties such as scheduling of stations
* Follow the procedures addressed in the training manual
* Perform other duties as management requests to service our guests.
Qualification Standards
Education & Experience
* High School diploma or higher
* Previous hospitality experience preferred, at least one-year host position preferred
* Previous cashier/cash handling experience preferred
* Excellent customer service skills
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
* Ability to use technology e.g. tablets, iPads
* Ability to assist with menu revisions when needed
Physical Demands
* Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
* Ability to communicate clearly
* Ability to lift 50 lbs. or more
* Corrected vision to normal range
* Long hours sometimes required
Mental Demands
* Make sound judgments quickly
* Work on multiple tasks, making appropriate progress towards deadlines
* Manage differing personalities within the office, the hotel and the community
* Maintain the highest degree of confidentiality
* Ability to work effectively in stressful, high pressure situations
* Ability to effectively handle challenges in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary
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