Host

About the role

As a host at Olive Garden, you create the guests' first and lasting impression. With a warm smile and friendly conversations, our host team members are responsible for creating a welcoming and safe environment for our guests' dining experience.

Responsibilities

• Create a welcoming and safe environment for guests
• Ensure various guest and team member touch points are regularly sanitized and disinfected
• Guide guests to their table
• Present clean menus to guests
• Offer suggestions to enhance guests' dining experience
• Genuinely thank guests for their visit, wish them a fond farewell, and invite them back to our restaurants

Requirements

Flexible schedules to help you balance other life commitments (school, childcare, family care, etc.)

Free Employee Meal (limited menu)

Weekly pay

Anniversary pay

Paid Sick Leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked, begin accruing upon hire)

Paid Family and Medical Leave (up to 2 weeks after 1 year of service)

Medical/dental insurance

Ongoing training to build critical skills for current and future roles

Discounts on cellphones, travel, electronics & much more!

401(k) savings plan (Company match after 1 year of service)

Management career advancement opportunities (50%+ of our managers are promoted from hourly positions!)

Qualifications

High standards set for self and others

Top priority on health and safety of team members and guests

Committed to highest safety and sanitation practices

Ensuring team member wellness and maintaining clean restaurants

Skills

Warm smile

Friendliness

Customer service

Sanitization and disinfection

Table guidance

Menu presentation

Suggestions for enhancing dining experience

Guest and team member communication

Thanking guests for their visit

Wishing guests a fond farewell

Inviting guests back to the restaurant

Benefits

• Flexible schedules
• Free Employee Meal
• Weekly pay
• Anniversary pay
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Medical/dental insurance
• Ongoing training
• Discounts on cellphones, travel, electronics & much more!
• 401(k) savings plan (Company match)
• Management career advancement opportunities

Pay

Pay will be variable by location - See additional job details and benefits below.

Schedule

Flexible schedules to help you balance other life commitments (school, childcare, family care, etc.)