Host, Restaurant​/Food Service, Server​/Wait Staff

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For this position, pay is variable by location.

As a host at Olive Garden, you create the guests' first and lasting impression with a warm smile and friendly conversations. You help maintain a welcoming and safe dining environment and assist guests by guiding them to their tables, presenting clean menus, and offering suggestions to enhance their dining experience. You will ensure that guest and team member touch points are sanitized and disinfected and you will thank guests as they leave and invite them back to our restaurants.

• Greet guests with a warm, friendly demeanor and guide them to their table.
• Present menus, answer questions, and offer recommendations to enhance the dining experience.
• Maintain a welcoming and safe environment by ensuring touch points are regularly sanitized and disinfected.
• Provide attentive service to guests and contribute to a positive dining experience that encourages loyalty.
• Complete the guest experience with a genuine thank you and a friendly farewell.

• Flexible schedules to help balance school, childcare, family care, and other commitments
• Free employee meal (limited menu)
• Weekly pay
• Anniversary pay
• Paid sick leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked, accrue from hire)
• Paid family and medical leave (up to 2 weeks after 1 year of service)
• Medical and dental insurance
• Ongoing training to build skills for current and future roles
• Discounts on cellphones, travel, electronics, and more
• 401(k) savings plan (company match after 1 year of service)
• Management career advancement opportunities (50%+ of managers promoted from hourly positions)

• Entry level

• Full-time

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• Restaurants

We’re all family here. The Olive Garden commitment includes high safety and sanitation standards, team member wellness, and clean restaurants.