Accountability

Reporting to the General Manager and Restaurant Manager, the Host/Hostess greets and seats guests in a friendly and courteous manner, receives payment and assists other service personnel as needed to provide total guest satisfaction. Responds to and addresses guests concerns. Exhibits Denny’s Guiding Principles when interacting with others.

Key Business Areas

A “Key Business Area” is an area of performance in which the Host/Hostess must be successful to meet their accountabilities. Successful results in Denny’s Key Business Areas are supported by the following behaviors or actions:

1. Consistently exhibits Denny’s Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles
2. Greets guests immediately in a friendly manner upon arrival and acknowledges at departure
3. Demonstrates a sense of urgency and meets service cycle timing standards
4. Seats guests at clean, dry tables utilizing proper seating rotation
5. Determines and provides for any special needs of guests
6. Maintains guest waiting list and adheres to proper seating order procedures
7. Describes promotions and suggestively sells while seating guests; takes initial beverage order
8. Attends to any other guest needs during the entire dining experience as warranted
9. Demonstrates safe cash handling procedures in accordance with policy and accurately completes cash, credit card, and discount transactions
10. Uses proper telephone etiquette
11. Enters and delivers “To Go” orders correctly
12. Addresses complaints promptly in a courteous manner, and notifies the supervisor of any issues
13. Assists service personnel in providing beverage orders and refills, and clearing and setting tables
14. Willingly assists other team members without being asked
15. Maintains proper supply of clean menus
16. Lifts and carries supplies and equipment up to 30 lbs.
17. Demonstrates knowledge of station and floor breakdowns
18. Possesses strong product and menu knowledge
19. Maintains foyer area of restaurant to be clean, organized, and inviting to guests
20. Completes all required side-work, including deep cleaning assignments
21. Adheres to Denny’s Brand Standards and internal policies and procedures
22. Provides courteous service and is cordial to all team members and guests

Essential Functions

• Must have ability to raise a tray weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, reach, wipe, lift, and grasp
• Must have sufficient mobility to move and operate in work area
• Must be able to stand and walk during entire shift
• Must be able hear well in a loud environment to respond to employee and guest needs
• Must possess basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply, and divide)
• Must meet any state, county or municipal regulation pertaining to health risk concerns about food handling
• Must be able to observe and differentiate between monetary denominations
• Must be able to operate point of sale system
• Must be able to work around potentially hazardous chemicals