Pasadena Service Team

HomeState Hospitalities; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 33,062 - 38,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free tacos on days off

Retirement savings option

Affordable health, dental & vision benefits

100% company paid life insurance

Retention incentives

Job summary

A vibrant restaurant group in Pasadena is hiring a Service Team Member. This role requires providing exceptional hospitality and building guest relationships while maintaining cleanliness and organization. Candidates should have prior restaurant experience, be personable, and have a passion for food and hospitality. The position offers competitive pay with base rates and tip share, along with flexible hours.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years in the restaurant industry with guest-facing roles preferred.
• Personable and enjoys working with people in a diverse team.
• Passion for food & hospitality.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional hospitality and service to guests.
• Build relationships with guests and execute service roles effectively.
• Maintain cleanliness in all areas and ensure guest satisfaction.

Skills

Guest Focus

Action Oriented

Resilient

Collaborative

Personable

Availability for weekends and shifts

Job description

Why HomeState

• Restaurants are fun (it’s like throwing a party everyday)!
• With base rate plus tip share, it's reasonable to expect to earn $24-$28 per hour.
• Refer a friend, get $500*
• Free tacos - even on your days off.
• Retirement savings option.
• Stick around for a while - we have retention incentives.
• Affordable health, dental & vision benefits*
• 100% company paid life insurance*
• We create an environment where everyone with respect and dignity.
• We value honest, intentional and transparent communication.
• We listen, learn and lead with compassion.
• We encourage you to be yourself.
• Advancement opportunities available.
• Community engagement - HS plays a positive role in community.
• Slip resistant shoe program.
• Check out our Instagram!

Primary Qualification

You gotta be kind!

What's It Like Working At HomeState

• Work with other kind people
• Make other people happy
• Enjoy free tacos
• Delight in the flexibility of the hospitality industry and pursue your passion, whether with us or elsewhere.

Who Are We

HomeState is a Texas Kitchen in California sharing breakfast tacos, queso, brisket, house‑made flour tortillas and genuine hospitality. In 2013, Briana “Breezy” Valdez founded HomeState in Los Angeles with the dream of sharing her Texas identity through food and hospitality.

HomeState is currently hiring for the position of: Service Team Member

The Fine Print

All HomeState operational efforts are an extension of our core values and mission. We serve hospitality first, tacos second. Our goal is to redefine casual dining and break down barriers of access to high quality food and caring hospitality at an affordable price point. HomeState is a home away from home. A place where everyone feels welcome and valued. No matter where you’re from.

The Service Team Member will report to the Service Manager or Assistant General Manager and embrace the vision which includes nurturing our communities within our four walls and in our surrounding community. A successful Service Team Member provides our guests with an exceptional experience. Every member of our team strives to create an environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Base rate is currently projected to be $18.15 per hour,

with tip share it is reasonable to expect to earn $25-$28 per hour.

Core Skills & Responsibilities

• Guest Focus: Build guest relationships and deliver hospitality-centric solutions. Welcome guests, execute service roles (front door, beverage, expo, runner, busser, packer) with care and effectiveness. Be an expert of the menu to guide guest experience, ensure order accuracy and communicate known allergies. Provide hospitality during the guest experience until the moment they depart.
• Action Oriented: Take on new opportunities and challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm. Manage time efficiently by taking initiative and working with a sense of urgency to fulfill job duties and/or checklists, find opportunities to engage in hospitality or complete other tasks assigned by the leader of the shift.
• Resilient: Rebound from setbacks when faced with difficult situations. Calmly identify and troubleshoot issues that occur during the shift to ensure efficient operations. Constantly communicate with honesty, integrity and transparency.
• Collaborative: Build partnerships and work collaboratively to meet shared objectives. Work closely with team to support each other through daily tasks, promote teamwork and assist with training. Think boldly and bravely to shape a positive impact on one's self, family, neighbors and team members.
• Follow all HomeState standards, sanitation guidelines, policies or procedures to ensure that you are serving guests the highest quality, delivering caring hospitality, and that you are embodying the HomeState mission and core values.
• Maintain regular, predictable attendance, which includes attendance at all scheduled shifts, training and meetings.
• Ensure storefront, service, bathroom and kitchen areas are clean, organized and appealing to guests.
• Take pride in your work each day to make things a little better than they were yesterday.
• Serve as an ambassador, both internally and externally in the community.

Requirements

• 1-2 years in the restaurant industry with guest facing roles preferred.
• Personable and enjoys working with people and a diverse team.
• Availability to work weekends, day shifts and evening shifts.
• Passion for food & hospitality.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time (6 or more hours per shift, excluding break times).
• Ability to lift, push, pull, or carry up to 40 pounds (examples include beverage cambros, ice buckets, tray of food & drinks, and taking out the trash).
• Ability to frequently bend and reach overhead (examples include stocking to-go supplies and dusting retail shelves).
• Ability to recognize, perceive, communicate and/or comprehend directions and spatial cues as expected in a restaurant (examples include “behind” and “corner”).
• Must possess dexterity to reach for, grasp and manipulate objects (examples include mopping, scooping ics, using a stapler or squeeze bottle).
• Ability to regularly move around the restaurant from guests areas to kitchen areas while carrying items (such as beverage racks and food trays).
• Must be able to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• May be required to occasionally work in outdoor weather conditions or fluctuating temperatures (such as in the patio dining areas).

Please note that this job description is not meant to cover or include all the tasks, duties, and responsibilities the employee may be required to perform, and any assigned tasks, duties, and responsibilities are subject to change at the company’s discretion, with or without notice or contemporaneous update to this document. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities and sincerely-held religious beliefs to perform the essential functions of this position, to the extent required by and in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law; contact Human Resources to request a reasonable accommodation. Nothing in this job description modifies the at-will nature of employment.

HomeState embraces diversity and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of any classification protected by law. We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

*Eligibility for some benefits may be dependent upon average hours worked and/or length of employment.