Restaurant Host

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Part-time
Hourly
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Compensation

Hourly
Exact $15.00
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Work Schedule

Flexible
Day Shifts
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Benefits

competitive compensation
Health Insurance
Welfare benefits
401(k) with Company Match
flexible scheduling
Opportunity for development
career growth

Job Description

Bob Evans Restaurants, LLC is a well-established restaurant chain recognized for its commitment to serving high-quality farm-fresh food. Founded with a strong sense of community and dedication to excellence, Bob Evans has earned its reputation as AMERICA'S FARM FRESH dining experience. The company takes pride in upholding values of hard work, attention to detail, and delivering perfect plates and bags to their guests. With a deep cultural connection to their roots and communities, Bob Evans fosters a warm and welcoming environment not only for customers but also for its employees. Working at Bob Evans means being part of a larger mission — promoting quality, care, and farm-fresh goodness in every meal served.

The role offered is for a Host Cashier, which presents an excellent opportunity for individuals seeking a balanced work-life career in hospitality. Offering up to $15.00 per hour depending on restaurant concept experience, the position provides early closing shifts with no late nights, enabling a great work-life balance. The company supports career growth and advancement, along with excellent benefits including health insurance and a 401(k) plan with employer match. This makes the Host Cashier position an attractive choice for both entry-level and experienced candidates passionate about quality customer service and a supportive workplace.

As a Host Cashier at Bob Evans, the incumbent will be the first point of contact for guests, responsible for greeting them warmly and ushering them to their tables. The role requires monitoring guests’ needs, managing seating arrangements, and maintaining cleanliness and order in the lobby and dining areas. Attention to detail is critical, as Host Cashiers are expected to perform restroom checks, handle incoming phone calls, and keep the workstations adequately stocked and sanitized. The ability to practice safe food and beverage handling measures as per CDC and local guidelines is essential to maintaining a safe dining environment for both staff and patrons.

Beyond the operational duties, the Host Cashier role involves engaging with guests to ensure they have a pleasant dining experience, addressing any issues promptly, and involving management when necessary. Handling cash and credit transactions accurately is a vital component of the position, with an emphasis on strong menu knowledge to assist with situational selling and communicating promotions. The position demands excellent multitasking skills, organizational capabilities, and the ability to operate POS systems proficiently.

This is a physically active job requiring the ability to stand and walk for long periods, lift and move loads up to 50 pounds, and have excellent verbal and visual communication skills. Bob Evans values teamwork, dependability, and a commitment to guest satisfaction, making this role ideal for highly motivated individuals who thrive in a dynamic, customer-focused environment. Employees at Bob Evans benefit from flexible scheduling and numerous opportunities for development and career advancement within the company.

In summary, Bob Evans Restaurants offers more than just a job; it provides a chance to grow with a company that values its people and its guests while promoting a healthy work-life balance. The Host Cashier role is perfect for those looking to begin or advance their career in the restaurant industry while being part of a company with strong community ties and a passion for farm-fresh dining.

Job Requirements

  • 0-2 years related experience
  • strong knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in a restaurant
  • ability to identify and resolve issues as they arise
  • must have ability to accurately handle money, make change, process credit card transactions
  • good organizational skills
  • ability to prioritize and multitask
  • computer skills (POS system)
  • ability to stand for entire shift and walk for long periods
  • ability to push, lift, carry and transfer up to 50 pounds
  • verbal communication skills
  • vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral vision and depth perception

Job Qualifications

  • Excellent guest service skills and experience
  • ability to identify and resolve issues as they arise
  • detailed oriented with the ability to multi-task
  • ability to prioritize, good organizational skills
  • must have ability to accurately handle money, make change, process credit card transactions and have strong menu knowledge
  • computer skills (POS system)
  • 0-2 years related experience
  • strong knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in a restaurant
  • relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals

Job Duties

  • Greet guest in a friendly, warm, and welcoming manner and escort guests to tables
  • monitors guests’ needs and the flow of the restaurant and seats guests accordingly
  • delivers the appropriate number of menus, kid packs if needed when seating guests
  • performs restroom checks, answers phone, keeps lobby, bakery and retail areas clean of debris, and keeps the general work area stocked and cleaned
  • practices safe food and beverage handling
  • communicates and interacts with guests, can handle crowds, and put guests at ease while they wait for their table or carryout order
  • shows guests you care and ask them about their dining experience
  • effectively handles guest complaints and involves manager at appropriate time
  • handles cash and credit transactions
  • accurately accounts for all receivables including cash, credit cards, and gift cards
  • assist in marketing, promotional services and situational selling, such as communicating new promotions, products, or marketing information to guest
  • clears, sanitizes, and sets tables as needed
  • manage guests wait times by working with managers to quote accurate wait times
  • may be asked to assist in other job categories as well
  • all other duties as assigned

Job Criteria

Experience

Entry Level (1-2 years)


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