what is the duties of assistant head waiter??

Maître d'Hôtel (the head waiter) 

The head waiter is responsible for the following:

• Entire staff of the restaurant

Preparing duty rotster and fixing up day off for all his subordinates

• Inspecting the mise en place and mise en scène carried out by the staff

 Inspecting personal grooming of staff

Briefing staff on service procedure and giving feedback on service of previous me appreciating service staff, as and when necessary

Assistant restaurant manager in his duties

Allotting stations to waiters and rotating staff between stations, so as to give chance to date to serve all tables of the restaurant (as some tables are most preferred ones and some least

preferred) and to ensure even distribution of workload 

 Taking reservations, making entry in reservations diary and keeping this in a correct and proper state of order

Guiding customers to their reserved table and assisting in seating

Taking charge of the restaurant in absence of restaurant manager 

Maintaining restaurant logbook

Preparing daily restaurant sales report 

Ensuring cleanliness of restaurant and service equipment

Maintaining restaurant stock

Reporting to maintenance department about faulty equipment that needs immediate attention

Reporting to restaurant manager

Coordinating with housekeeping, front office, kitchen, stores, maintenance, and accounts.