Position: Maitre D
About: Maggiano’s Little Italy, a well-known restaurant chain offering authentic Italian cuisine, is seeking to hire a Maitre D to join their team. The restaurant prides itself on scratch kitchen cooking and serving authentic family recipes in a warm and welcoming atmosphere, enriched with great pay and a variety of employee benefits.
Requirements: Prefer a minimum of 2 years full-service restaurant Maitre D experience or the equivalent; must have accurate mathematic skills; after training, must be able to pass an exam in English with 90% or better in each of the following: menu and specials, wine list, liquor list and specialty drinks, liquor liability laws and knowledge, restaurant layout including table numbers and station numbers. Must be willing and able to meet personal schedule requirements punctually, be warm, sincere, outgoing in personality, relate to guests with an appropriate sense of humor, interact with guests as goodwill ambassador, remember guest details (names, faces, important information), provide a persona compatible with the established image of the restaurant, respond to the needs of difficult guests with patience and courtesy, stand for long periods of time while on duty, move safely throughout all areas of the restaurant, work amidst noise in confined crowded space, work with and account for large sums of money, move chairs, transport high chairs and/or booster seats to tables when necessary, work nights, weekends, and holidays.
Benefits: Paid Sick Leave benefits available in applicable states, Benefits package with health, dental, and life, FREE Education assistance, Scratch kitchen, Lots of other perks and discounts
