Restaurant Host Part-Time Chickies Petes PPL Center

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development management and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched 360degree solution set for a collection of worldclass owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential highest attended arenas convention centers music festivals performing arts centers and cultural institutions on the planet.

The Host greets and facilitates guest experience by properly welcoming all guests organizing server sections accompanying guests to their tables and maintaining an efficient guest flow. Guests first and last point of contact with a Chickies & Petes Team Member and there for the service they provide is critical to starting and ending the guests experience in a positive manner.

This role pays an hourly rate of $9 to $12 plus tips.

Benefits for PT roles: 401(k) savings plan and 401(k) matching.

EVERGREEN ROLE: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis; there is no application deadline.

PPL Center is a stateoftheart multipurpose arena in downtown Allentown PA and home of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The arena seats more than 10000 for concerts and more than 8500 for Lehigh Valley Phantoms professional hockey games making it the regions largest events venue.

The amenitiespacked PPL Center hosts more than 150 events each year offering something for everyone including the Lehigh Valley Phantoms the AHL affiliate of the NHL Philadelphia Flyers live concerts family shows trade shows youth sports high school and collegiate events conferences graduations and so many more.

Chickies & Petes is a fullservice bar and restaurant located within PPL Center serving lunch Tuesday through Friday and open for events.

• Ensure that the foyer and host area is clean and neat at all times
• Smile and maintain a positive attitude at all times
• Greet guests in a warm friendly and professional manner
• When possible seek out guests personally when their table is ready rather than making an announcement
• Accompany guests to their tables and let them know who their server will be
• Inform guests about new menu items/specials entertainment and area events
• Communicate with staff to ensure seating of guests occurs as per the organized seating chart in an order that does not overload the kitchen or a particular server
• Answer the phone in a friendly and professional manner. Always remember the person on the other end is a potential guest
• Respond appropriately to guest complaints; bring any issues to managements attention
• Accompany guests who are there for a party to the appropriate party area
• Carefully pack all togo orders
• Perform cashier functions for takeout orders and merchandise
• Stock all retail items and take inventory as needed
• Perform marketing and other promotional services as needed
• Clean clear and set tables as needed
• Complete beginning change and end of shift side duties
• Keep restrooms clean and stocked at all times
• Thank all guests for coming as they leave the restaurant

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Must be 16 or over
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a friendly positive attitude with coworkers management staff volunteers and guests
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights weekends some holidays and long hours
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a fastpaced environment
• Previous cash handling experience preferred.
• Ability to learn to operate a cash register and corresponding system accurately.
• Must perform physical activities in a variety of environmental conditions that require moderate strength including cleaning climbing lifting walking balancing and handling of materials. Must be able to stand for long periods of time

At OVG we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation strengthens ourpeople improves ourservice and raises ourexcellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (protected class) including but not limited to veteran status uniform service member status race color religion sex national origin age physical or mental disability genetic information or any other protected class under federal state or local law.