Host Person

Join Spire Hospitality in helping create unforgettable guest experiences.

We're redefining hospitality with a focus on People, Passion, and Purpose. Join Us.

At SPIRE, we recognize that creating memorable guest experiences and delivering best-in-class performance for our investment partners begins with the team we have in place.

We know that every member of our team is vital to our ongoing success and has played an important role in achieving the industry-leading results we are known for today. Because we wholeheartedly believe that as a collaborative, focused, productive, and diverse team we go further, we always put people first.

When you join SPIRE, we ensure that you receive the support, tools, and opportunities you need to grow as an individual, and to excel in your hospitality career.

Job Overview: Greeting and escorting guests to tables in the restaurant, supervising staff, maintaining a courteous and efficient operation of the dining room to ensure guest satisfaction.

Responsibilities and Duties:
* Supervise service personnel including counseling and discipline, to maintain service standards.
* Meet and greet guests as they arrive, offer choice of seating, and then escort them to their table and present menu.
* Read, maintain and make daily entries in the logbook to coordinate communication between shifts and management.
* Maintain proper set-up of dining room and enforce uniform and grooming standards of all service personnel on a daily basis.
* Conduct daily "roll call" meetings: to keep staff informed of current promotions, daily special, guest comments, daily events and pertinent memos.
* Receive, record and make any necessary arrangements for reservations and special functions in the restaurant.
* Maintain an open line of communication between guests, management and line employees.
* Carry coffee and/or teapots throughout outlet, refilling guests' cups as requested.
* Perform other related duties as assigned.

Specific Job Knowledge and Skills:
The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
* Knowledge of restaurant operations, to include appropriate staffing levels, service equipment and guest relations.
* Ability to read the English language to fully comprehend guest requests, memos, reservations, promotional materials, event orders and similar written materials.
* Ability to speak the English language sufficient to conduct small employee meeting to impart new information.
* Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items.
* Ability to move throughout a crowded room to seat guest.
* Ability to effectively deal with customer complaints and concerns in a friendly and positive manner. This involves listening to the nature of the concern, demonstrating empathy with the customer and providing positive and proactive solutions.

Qualifications:
Education:
Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school or any other combination of education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge of skills and abilities.
Experience:
Prior restaurant experience preferred.
Licenses or certificates:
Food handler certification a plus.
Grooming:
All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance (specific standards available).
Other:
Additional language ability preferred.

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive full-time benefits package consisting of medical, dental, vision, pet discount program, identity theft protection, pre-paid legal support, flexible spending accounts, matched 401K, life, critical accident or illness, short- & long-term disability, paid time off, wellness programs, wonderful hotel discounts and much more!