Maitre D' - The Smith NYC

Cornertable; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Maitre D' to join their vibrant team at a bustling neighborhood brasserie. This role focuses on creating a welcoming atmosphere for guests, managing reservations, and ensuring exceptional dining experiences. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a passion for hospitality, and a commitment to making each guest feel valued. With a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to grow within a supportive and inclusive environment. If you thrive in fast-paced settings and enjoy making people happy, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits plan

Bring a friend to work bonus

Sick pay

Potential for growth

Qualifications

• Exemplifies honesty and integrity while working.
• Confident, detail-oriented, and enjoys making people happy.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and create a welcoming environment.
• Manage reservations and ensure timely seating.
• Observe dining experiences to exceed guest expectations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Previous hosting experience

Customer service orientation

Job description

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About Corner Table

Corner Table Restaurants (CTR), the company behind The Smith, has a simple mission: make people happy. We are passionate about taking great care of our employees, our guests, and our community. We are obsessed with building a positive, empowering, and supportive culture. By working closely with local farmers and purveyors that we trust, CTR serves delicious food and drinks people crave to millions of guests each year. With many more locations launching in the coming years, our team is growing fast, and we’re looking for smart, upbeat, authentic people to join us!

About The Smith

The Smith is an extremely popular casual neighborhood brasserie – in fact, several of our locations are among the Top 100 busiest restaurants in the US! The menu features bistro classics, seasonal fare, and craft cocktails. Our signature lively atmosphere makes The Smith a versatile setting for an after-work bite, drinks on the town, a birthday bash, a working lunch, a bountiful brunch, or an I-don’t-want-to-cook-tonight night.

The Position: Maitre D'

• Greet all Smith guests by being attentive to them as soon as they walk through the door.
• Create a welcome environment for guests, when appropriate refer to guests by their names.
• Help run Service by running the book.
• Say yes! Always try to find ways to accommodate a request.
• Guide guests to their tables with menus.
• Manage the floor plan and pay special attention to reservations and ensure they are seated in a timely manner.
• Clean, organize, and stock menus at host area.
• Answer phone and answer questions concerning the menu and the restaurant.
• Observe the entire dining experience ensuring that every moment exceeds expectations.

What Makes You Great

• You exemplify the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
• You are highly confident in your abilities and are detail-oriented.
• You are a team player and have excellent communication skills.
• You genuinely get joy out of making people happy and are able to have fun while working.
• You have a love and passion for the hospitality industry.
• Learning about food and beverage excites you.
• You are willing to go above and beyond to please guests.
• You have previous hosting experience.

What’s Makes Us Great

• Competitive salary and company incentives.
• Comprehensive benefits plan for full time employees, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
• Bring a friend to work bonus.
• Sick pay.
• Potential for growth.
• A great environment to work in surrounded by talented, hardworking, passionate, and fun people.

The pay range for this position is an hourly range of $25- $35 per hour. The determination of what a specific employee in this job classification is paid within the range depends on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, prior employment history/job-related knowledge, qualifications and skills, etc.

Statement of Diversity

At Corner Table Restaurants, each person brings their own perspectives and experiences. We strive to create an environment that is consciously inclusive, psychologically, and physically safe and ensures everyone can be heard and valued. Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace are essential to living our Core Values. We create and promote a culture that advocates for the equality of everyone, and it is our mission to continually maintain an environment where all our team members and guests belong, are respected, and thrive while being their best authentic selves.

Corner Table Restaurants is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Restaurants