Host - YOT Bar & Kitchen

Thompson Hospitality Corporation; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join YOT Bar & Kitchen as a Host, where you'll create memorable dining experiences at a stunning waterfront location. Your role will include welcoming guests, managing reservations, and ensuring exceptional service, all while contributing to a welcoming team culture.

Benefits

Health/Dental/Vision coverage

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Discounts on Hotels, Travel, Tickets, Restaurants

Qualifications

• Great attitude and work ethic.
• Ability to learn service procedures.
• Ability to take direction and work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome guests warmly, ensuring a positive first impression.
• Manage reservations and guest flow effectively.
• Address guest inquiries and concerns promptly.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Calm Under Pressure

Job description

Overview

Join the exceptional dining experience at YOT Bar & Kitchen where we pride ourselves on creating unforgettable moments for our guests. As a Host, you will be the friendly face that welcomes and sets the tone for our guests as they arrive at our breathtaking waterfront location within the Lauderdale Marine Center. Your warm hospitality, attention to detail, and excellent customer service will ensure a positive and memorable dining journey for each guest. If you have a passion for hospitality and enjoy making people feel at home, we invite you to become part of our welcoming team at YOT Bar & Kitchen!

Competitive Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision coverage
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with company match
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Pet Insurance
• Discounts: Hotels, Travel, Tickets, Restaurants
• Eligibility for discounted meal plan at HBCU client locations

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome guests with a warm and friendly demeanor, ensuring a positive first impression.
• Manage reservations and waitlist efficiently, optimizing table seating and guest flow.
• Provide accurate wait times and communicate effectively with guests to keep them informed.
• Assist in coordinating with servers and other team members to ensure smooth operations.
• Address guest inquiries and concerns promptly, delivering exceptional customer service.

Qualifications

• A great attitude and work ethic.
• Ability to learn service procedures.
• Ability to take direction and to work in a team environment.
• Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure.
• This position will spend 100% of the time standing and walking

Who We Are:

YOT Bar & Kitchen, led by Proprietor Mike Linder, is a celebrated waterfront dining experience situated within the Lauderdale Marine Center. With nearly three decades of experience as a restaurateur, Mike's talent for creating exceptional dining experiences is evident at YOT. From sky to sea, his impressive background includes operating Jet Runway Café and Silver Lining Inflight Catering. YOT not only offers remarkable dining but also yacht provisioning and event production, elevating the experience even further. As a Host at YOT Bar & Kitchen, you'll be part of a team dedicated to providing guests with the finest hospitality and breathtaking waterfront views.

Thompson Hospitality is the nation’s largest minority-owned food and facilities management company. Our services include hospitality, full dining and quick service restaurants, campus dining, diversity consultation, facility operations and maintenance management. We are a family-run organization with more than twenty-five years providing services built on our core mission to provide a positive experience to every relationship we are involved in: one guest, one client, one team member at a time. As a fast growing company, we have a growth plan to more than double in size over the next three years. We are looking for team members who are interested in developing their careers to the next level while joining our team of over 4,000 employees, serving clients in over 40 states to include more than 1.9 million guests each year. Thompson Hospitality focuses on three core areas in everything we do:

• Purpose

• • Give back to our communities
  • Celebrate diversity
• People
  • Do the right thing
  • Treat people the way you want to be treated
  • Always do your best
  • Be accountable for our actions
• Performance
  • Serve the highest quality food
  • Provide world-class service
  • Maintain flexibility to better serve our clients

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.