Hosts and Hostess at Lupe Tortilla
Job Description
Restaurant Team Host Staff
Lupe Tortilla Mexican Restaurant Host Team $12 - $14/Hr.
We are looking for team members that enjoy and thrive in a fast paced, high energy environment. Must like working as a team, have a friendly demeanor and enjoy treating people like they were guests in your own home.
What we offer:
- Excellent compensation from $12.00 to $14.00 per hour
- People first culture
- Advancement opportunities
- Flexible schedule
- Full and Part time scheduling
- Major holidays off
Requirements:
- Must be 18 years or older
- High integrity and sense of urgency
- Enjoy working on a team
- Positive attitude & a resting smile
- Outstanding communication skills
- Ability to multitask
- Ability to obtain a food handler and TABC certificate
Responsibilities:
- Welcome guest with a smile
- Acquire guest information and provide accurate seating times
- Promptly answer incoming calls and facilitate to the appropriate department
- Provide a clean and happy space for guest entering the building and waiting to be sat
- Communicate with management on wait times, and new guests of Lupe Tortilla
- Escort guest and seat dining room enthusiasm and urgency
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Required qualifications:
- Dress code requirements: Natural hair color
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
- Dress code requirements: Fingernails are trimmed and maintained
- 18 years or older
- Reliable transportation to and from work
- Comfortable handling customer complaints
$25k - $29k is below typical pay for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys nationally
Top performers earn significantly more—skill and negotiation matter.
Senior roles pay 117% more than entry—experience is well rewarded.
You may have room to negotiate or find better offers elsewhere.
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