Host at sushi restaurant

1 year of experience in a full dine-in restaurant preferred. Currently, we are looking for individuals who are able to work full-time and have mostly open availability, including lunch, dinner, and weekend availability; we can be flexible with reasonable time-off requests. Host and hostesses receive a base pay plus a percentage of the service charge paid by customers. In addition, host and hostesses receive all takeout tips for customers picking up orders at the restaurant. Hostesses and hosts are essential members of a full-dining restaurant team. Hostesses and Hosts are in charge of greeting dine-in clientele, seating, and accommodating customers, answering phones, and taking and packing to-go orders. Successful hosts and hostesses are able to make customers feel welcome and take care of all to-go customers' needs in a timely and professional fashion.
Must be a US Citizen or legal resident
Greet customers in a professional and friendly manner this includes greeting arriving customers and thanking departing ones
Seat and accommodate dine-in customers this includes taking customers to their correct table, assisting customers that want to change tables, letting customers know their server will be assisting them shortly, and keeping tabs on customers' seating in order to ensure all servers receive a fair and equitable number of customers
Answer phone calls this includes answering all phone calls in a friendly and professional manner and helping customers, employees, or vendors or referring callers to a manager when requested or necessary, and taking customers' reservations
Handle to-go orders this includes taking to-go phone or online platform orders accurately and professionally and packing them accurately and professionally while adhering to all internal and government-mandated food and beverage handling protocols
Count and handle register this includes taking all forms of acceptable payments and counting the register before and after a shift
Perform side jobs this position requires performing side job duties before, during, and after each shift
High school diploma or equivalent preferred
High-end restaurant experience (e.g., casual fine dining or above)
Japanese cuisine knowledge is a plus
Able to provide top-notch customer service
Mostly indoor dining working environment in a restaurant that handles a variety of fish, seafood, vegetables, fruits, wheat products, rice, dry seaweed, sauces, and many other food and beverage products. Candidates with food allergies must inform management during the application process. Noise levels may vary depending on how busy the restaurant is.
Job requires some bending and kneeling in order to reach certain items such as plates, spoons, sauces, beverages, etc Job requires moderate tray handling and lifting (maximum 35 lbs.). Job requires handling a soft drink hose to dispense soft drink beverages. Job requires pre-bussing and bussing tables that involves thoroughly cleaning tables and may include sweeping on rare occasions. Flexible schedule
Upscale casual restaurant

Shift:
Day shift
Night shift
Monday to Friday
Omakai Sushi