Host

Applebee's - HAMMOND; Town of Hammond (WI); On-site; USD 15,153 - 20,664; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Compensation

Paid Leave

Job summary

Applebee's - HAMMOND in Town of Hammond is seeking a Host/Hostess to manage guest flow and provide excellent service. The ideal candidate will have a flexible schedule, reliable transportation, and good communication skills. Responsibilities include greeting guests, assisting with seating, and maintaining a clean work area. Benefits include health care insurance, paid leave, and opportunities for growth within the company. Previous hosting experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must have a flexible schedule to accommodate shifts.
• Reliable transportation is necessary to commute to work.
• Strong reading, writing, and verbal communication skills are required.
• Mobility is required during the entire shift.
• Ability to transport and carry objects up to 15 pounds multiple times during a shift.
• Previous hosting experience is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Greet and seat guests in a friendly manner.
• Assist in managing the waitlist when the restaurant is full.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Offer assistance to servers as needed.
• Handle special needs of guests, including highchairs and boosters.

Skills

Flexible schedule

Reliable transportation

Reading, writing and verbal communication skills

Mobility

Ability to transport and carry objects

Previous hosting experience

Job description

Applebee's - Now Hiring Host/Hostesses!

What do you seek in your career path? An opportunity for growth? A chance to succeed? A fun, exciting social environment? Blending all of these together is the difference between a good job and a great career. At Applebee's you'll discover a balance between work life and personal life, as well as a wealth of benefits for your health, future, family and happiness.

We strive to encourage, enrich and celebrate our associates every day. Why? It's simple - we found it's the best way to help people reach their potential. It all starts with our inclusive culture, which welcomes and embraces our collective differences—and the strengths these differences create.

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.

Specific Functions and Duties

• Opens door for guests arriving and departing.
• Accommodates any special needs of guests, i.e., boosters, highchairs, disabilities.
• Manages the Wait List when the restaurant is full.
• Provides guest assistance to servers as needed.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area and completes cleaning as assigned.
• Fills out the feature board and inflates balloons.

Our Values

• Passion - We share a passion for achieving excellence and find the fun in doing it.
• Integrity - Integrity is our compass, we choose to do what's right over what's popular.
• Connect - We believe that connection to our communities and to our team drives pride.
• Respect - We respect each others point of view, even when we disagree.
• Own It - We own our actions, our impact and our results.
• Our Team empowers our people, we recognize our success, we will exceed our expectations and those of our guests.

Benefits

We offer a wide variety of employee benefits ranging from: Health Care Insurance, Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Compensation, and Paid Leave. We offer many opportunities to grow within the company. We work with you to provide you with a schedule that fits your needs.

Requirements

• Flexible schedule
• Reliable transportation
• Reading, writing and verbal communication skills required.
• Mobility required during the entire shift.
• Transports and carries objects (such as high-chair) up to 15 pounds up to 15 times a shift.
• Ability to wipe down table tops, table legs, pick up debris off the floor and wipe down booth seats in all areas of the restaurant.
• Previous hosting experience an asset

Company Information

Big River Restaurants owns 38 Applebee's restaurants in the Greater Saint Louis and Louisiana areas. Our mission is to empower our people, recognize our success and exceed our own expectations and those of our quest. We have 5 company values: passion, integrity, respect, connect, and own it. You are applying for work with a franchisee of Applebee's not Applebee's corp or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your employer. Franchises are independent business owners who set their own wage and benefit programs that can vary among franchisees.