Host

Torsap Thai Kitchen; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Torsap Thai Kitchen in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is seeking a Host to greet and seat guests while ensuring a smooth guest flow. Responsibilities include managing the Wait List, assisting servers, maintaining a clean work area, and ensuring customer satisfaction. This role is vital for the overall dining experience as it involves direct interaction with guests and supporting restaurant operations. Join us in creating a welcoming environment for all visitors at our restaurant.

Responsibilities

• Greets and seats guests in a friendly manner.
• Manages the Wait List and ensures all customers are seated.
• Provides assistance to servers and maintains cleanliness.

Job description

Title

Host

Primary Responsibilities

Greets (both arriving and departing) and seats all guests in a friendly manner and assists in maintaining the overall guest flow of the restaurant.

Essential Functions and Duties

******Essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation.

1. Opens doors for all guests arriving/departing and invites guest for a return visit.
2. Walks guests to table and reviews menus, specials, soup of the day, new menu items, and identifies who their server will be.
3. Accommodates any special needs of guests, i.e., boosters, highchairs, disabilities.
4. Manages the Wait List when the restaurant is full and ensures that all customers are seated without regard to race or any other protected characteristic.
5. Provides guest assistance to servers as needed, including delivering food to tables, taking initial drink orders, and refilling drink orders as needed.
6. Assists with pre-busing tables and busing tables after guests leave as needed.
7. Wipes down tables, seats and resets condiments at tables as needed.
8. Maintains a clean and organized work area and completes cleaning as assigned.
9. Properly placed reserved tables signs on tables and ready for service.
10. Recognizes customers as they leave the restaurant to gauge their satisfaction with the service and food, holds the door, and invites them to return.
11. Setup/Maintenance: duties completed prior to the restaurant opening, preferably when no guests are in. These duties include general housekeeping and duties associated with getting the restaurant ready for the start of business and/or close to the end of business day.
12. All other job duties assigned by a manager to ensure the effective and orderly operations of the restaurant.