Host

Working at Soba and Umi offers you a great job and competitive earnings, plus the following benefits:

• 25% Employee Discount: 25% off the entire check for you and a guest at ANY big Burrito Restaurant Group location; 50% days offered at every location on varying days.
• Paid Time Off for eligible employees
• Health Insurance: Medical, Vision and Dental benefits are available to full-time employees as well as the option to enroll in Aflac supplemental insurance.
• Holiday Closures: All restaurants are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day (with possible additional holiday closures).
• Free Shift Meal (yum!)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Discounted Pet Insurance

Our hosts at Soba and Umi make an excellent first impression to start off a great dining experience for our guests.

• Hosts welcome and greet guests as they arrive and thank them as they leave. 
• Hosts seat guests, maintain and organize the host stand, and update the waitlist.
• Hosts create a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
• Hosts are friendly, organized, and have a professional demeanor. 

Required skills and qualifications to be a Host with Soba and Umi:

• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with others
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Restaurant experience not required

Preferred skills and qualifications to be a Host with Soba and Umi:

• Experience with OpenTable restaurant platform

Physical requirements for Host with Soba and Umi:

• Able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 9 hours)
• Able to reach, bend, stoop, and lift up to 25 pounds

Soba focuses on cuisines from China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand. Soba draws guests into a unique dining experience with sake-inspired cocktails, hand rolled sushi, and celebratory tasting menus.
Umi is Pittsburgh’s premier omakase restaurant. With every detail considered and every arrangement intended, Umi provides an exceptional omakase, sushi, and a la carte dining experience.

Benefits

Tips, Flexible schedule, Paid time off, Health insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Life insurance, Disability insurance, 401(k), 401(k) matching, Employee discount, Paid training, Other

Job Type

Full time, Part time

Schedule

Weekend availability, Monday to Friday