Host/Cashier/Busser

Black Bear Diner • Signal Hill, CA

5d • $16 - $18

About The Position

Black Bear Diners has served family-style food since 1995 and is described as a fun, family-friendly restaurant known for homemade food, large portions, and friendly service. The Host/Cashier/Busser is part of the Server Support Team and helps ensure guests have a positive, welcoming experience. The role may involve greeting and seating guests, managing wait lists, maintaining dining areas, supporting servers, handling takeout orders and payments, and completing assigned side work. Pay is $16 to $18.

Requirements

• Patience.
• A good sense of humor.
• Enthusiasm.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to stand for long periods and perform frequent reaching, manual tasks, walking, bending, squatting, and stooping.
• Ability to frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to climb step stools for cleaning projects as needed.
• Ability to work in areas exposed to cold or below-freezing temperatures and high heat.

Responsibilities

• Accommodate special seating requests whenever possible.
• Greet arriving guests warmly and promptly.
• Seat guests according to their preferences while balancing customer flow among service stations.
• When seating is limited, record guests’ names and party sizes, provide estimated wait times, and notify parties when tables become available.
• Offer guests a menu upon seating and inspect the table for proper presentation and completeness.
• Relay messages to servers as needed.
• Maintain clean entrances, lobbies, dining rooms, and restrooms.
• Assist servers with maintaining and stocking service stations.
• Transport bus tubs containing dirty dishes to the dish room when needed.
• Clean and reset tables promptly, including cleaning chairs, booths, and surrounding carpet.
• Take food and beverage orders from guests requesting takeout and enter orders into the point-of-sale system.
• Process payments correctly and efficiently and close checks.
• Thank guests for their visit and invite them to return.
• Perform assigned side work at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Fill in as needed to support smooth and efficient restaurant operations, as directed by the restaurant manager or immediate supervisor.
• Follow company appearance and uniform standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed