Das Dutchman Essenhaus, Middlebury, IN is a great place tostart or develop your career in hospitality to learn skills you’ll use for the rest of your life. If you enjoy sharing hospitality with others, we want you on our team!
Our team members enjoy:
- Sundays off
- DHG Discounts - on meals/merchandise/lodging/shows for staff
- Annual vacation bonus
- Wooden Nickels
- On-the-job training
- Flexible schedules
- Scholarship program
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Floor Manager as needed
- Fulfills all duties and responsibilities under the Floor Manager job description when scheduled as a Floor Manager
- Works 5 days in a Front of House capacity
- Assist servers in any way (expedite food, greeting/bussing tables, etc.)
- Run the podium on evenings/days as needed to control traffic flow
- Oversees Cashier/Host, Carryout, Bussers and recommends changes where needed
- Schedules, hires, and trains Cashier/Hosts, Carryout, and Bussers
- Keeps employees well informed on all pertinent restaurant information including hours, specials, prices, holidays, gift shops, and events, etc.
- Updates and works with trainers and floor leads to keep on top of training and performance issues
- Conducts meetings with Host/Cashiers and Bussers as needed
- Confers and works with the kitchen staff to provide teamwork to quickly serve food to guests as it is completed by the kitchen for banquets and carryout
- Ensures guests have an excellent experience from the time they enter our building to the time they leave
- Ensures staff is engaged and focused on customer service (pushes the 15-5 Rule)
- Ensures Front of House area is clean and organized
- Cleaning checklists in place
- Kids’ supplies, placemats, bags, etc. are stocked
- Signage up to date and to company standards at table tops and carryout
- Helps to observe all front-line staff to give input in evaluating them on a daily basis for good customer service and efficient behind-the-scenes responsibility
- Helps to make updates and changes to the front-line manuals
- Organize dining rooms and storage areas
- Keeps extra chairs out of dining spaces
- Works with team on the importance of upselling in house & carryout
- Emphasizes creating a positive and inviting culture for our employees to work in
- Investigates and resolves service complaints for front line
- Enforces uniforms polices to keep to DHG standards
- Works with the restaurant manager and the assistant manager in set up and planning of scheduled banquets
- Additional duties as needed or directed
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Experience as a leader in a high-volume kitchen of a full-service restaurant
- A natural leader with experience training and coaching
- Ability to communicate fluently, read and comprehend simple instructions
- Willingness to work rotating days and nights with Saturdays a must
- Serve Safe Certification required or completed in first year of employment
- Valid driver’s license
- Able to travel intermittently
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Experience as a leader in a high-volume kitchen of a full-service restaurant
- A natural leader with experience training and coaching
- Ability to communicate fluently, read and comprehend simple instructions
- Willingness to work rotating days and nights with Saturdays a must
- Serve Safe Certification required or completed in first year of employment
- Valid driver’s license
- Able to travel intermittently
Physical Requirements:
- This position requires being on your feet for extended periods of time
- Regularly required to stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds
- Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Job Type
- Full time position
- Work rotating schedules including some evenings, weekends and holidays
Benefits
- Medical insurance and HSA
- 401(k) plan with match
- Wellness Program
- Dental, Vision, Accident, Life, Critical Illness, Term Life Insurance available