The Maître D' is responsible for supervising the host staff, welcoming guests and assigning tables to them, taking reservations, ensuring the restaurant is efficiently booked and that guests are satisfied.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage Host team and all front desk functions
• Orchestrate strategic seating plans
• Occasionally take to-go order inquiries over the phone.
• Exude and instill exemplary Hospitality standards at all times
• Identify guests in relations to their needs, regularity, and time of dinning, food and drink choice, seat preference etc.
• Identify and interact with all regulars and VIP customers
• Review all names in reservations and ensure special occasions Birthday / Anniversary etc.
• Identify inefficiencies in booking sheets and to develop solutions to the problems
• Communicate with the General manager continuously to update the dynamics of the reservations, delays, cancellations in order to avoid unnecessary table chasing or rigid return time policy
• Train all reception members according to the training manual and update the training manual as it needed
• Complete daily logbook, daily reports and other tasks as assigned by General Manager
• Provide engaged, friendly and attentive customer service to all guests inclusive of eye contact, respectable conversation and smiling
• Performs other related activities as assigned by Management

What We Offer You:

• Competitive Salary
• Career Advancement Opportunities

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• 2-3 years experience as a Lead Host or Maître D' of a fine dining or similar caliber concept
• High School Diploma or GED is preferred, but not required

Physical/Special Requirements:

• Ability to lift 50 pounds often.
• Ability to bend, stoop, stand and perform extensive walking for 8-10 hours a day
• Mobility and manual dexterity appropriate to staff the Host position

Work Environment:

• Able to withstand fluctuations in temperature within work environment, from high heat to below freezing
• Ability to perform essential job functions under pressure, maintain professionalism when working under stress

WeChef Hospitality is a boutique hospitality group that creates authentic and unique restaurant and cocktail bar experiences across the country, our goal is to channel our passion for genuine hospitality into creating charming restaurant and bar experiences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.

Acknowledgment

WeChef Hospitality and its Managed Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any kind. WeChef Hospitality is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions made by WeChef Hospitality are based on
business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, alienage or citizenship status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, military status, or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we
operate. WeChef Hospitality will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $26.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift

Weekly day range:

• Every weekend

Ability to Commute:

• Sag Harbor, NY 11963 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Sag Harbor, NY 11963: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person