Restaurant Host

Derby City Gaming & Hotel; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Derby City Gaming & Hotel in Louisville, KY is seeking a Restaurant Host for Oliver's Chophouse and Bourbon Bar. You will greet guests, seat them, and help maintain seating flow to ensure smooth dining service.

The role requires excellent communication, a friendly demeanor, ability to multitask, and willingness to work flexible hours including nights and weekends in a lively casino dining environment.

Qualifications

• Customer service or Food & Beverage experience is preferred.
• Able to obtain and maintain a valid Kentucky gaming/racing license.
• Experience with Open Table, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greets guests on arrival and regards on departure to guests visiting in a warm and inviting manner.
• Works in a fast-paced environment with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Greet internal and external guests in a warm tone and smile, with eye contact.
• Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of the host podium and dining room.
• Communicates using telephones, two-way radio, guest paging system, and table management system.
• Interacts with guests to foster loyalty and positive guest relations.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Multitasking

Flexibility

Education

Experience with OpenTable

Tools

OpenTable

Job description

Title: Restaurant Host

Requisition ID#: 3367

Location:

Louisville, KY, US, 40213

Property: Derby City Gaming & Hotel

Pay Range: 16

Derby City Gaming & Hotel boasts nearly 1,300 of the latest games, a grab-n-go restaurant, Oliver’s Chophouse & Bourbon Bar, a Kentucky Derby-themed hotel, and live music! The newly expanded Derby City Gaming & Hotel was voted one of the “Best Places to Work in Greater Louisville” by Louisville Business First

Job Summary

The Host at Oliver's Chophouse and Bourbon Bar greets and seats guests for food and beverage service while maintaining the seating flow and service of the dining room.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Greets on arrival and regards on departure to Guests visiting in a warm and inviting manner.
• Is able to work in a fast paced, stressful environment while being calm, collected and accurate with attention to detail.
• Adheres to all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Greet internal and external guests in a warm tone and smile, with eye contact. Present and maintain a professional appearance and attitude.
• Work safely, with sanitation, efficiency, and with guest’s loyalty in mind.
• Must be detail oriented and ensure that all items are correct, perhaps hundreds of times over.
• Ensures and maintains cleanliness and orderliness of the host podium and ensures the dining room floor is presentable at all times.
• Maintains confidentiality and security of relevant information.
• Works with communication devices such as telephones, two-way radio, guest paging system, and both computerized and manual table management system.
• Interacts and speaks with guests to maintain great guest relations and provide opportunities for loyalty to occur.
• Demonstrated record of successful interpersonal skills in regard to working with diverse people and levels of authority.
• Multi-task ability and able to complete all tasks with minimal supervision and show a sense of urgency no matter what the business volume.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively. Shows dignity, kindness, and respect to guests and Team Members.

Required Skills And Abilities

• Maintaining interpersonal working relationship among all personnel.
• All internal and external guests must be treated in a manner to ensure complete satisfaction. Always strive to exceed our guests’ expectations
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including weekends, holidays, and nights.

Education And Experience

• Customer Service or Food & Beverage experience is preferred.
• Able to obtain and maintain a valid Kentucky gaming/racing license
• Experience with Open Table, preferred

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit or stand; walk; use hands to finger reach, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. Reasonable accommodations may he made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is subjected to circulate throughout the assigned areas, including the smoking area, actively observing players and functioning of machines.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

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Churchill Downs Incorporated is an inclusive and fun place to work. We celebrate unique approaches and points of view. We believe diversity is a mindset that drives excellence. We’re always learning, evolving and growing. We innovate through mutual respect of ideas and collaboration. This allows us to build a common language that inspires our team members and propels us toward the achievement of our vision.

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