Banquet Houseperson / Attendant

About the Role

The Banquet Houseperson / Attendant is responsible for set-up and clean-up of banquet functions as well as monitoring assigned sections during the events to ensure all patrons are served. This position has varying shifts including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provides guests with the finest quality of service at all times and in a warm and enthusiastic manner
• Vacuums, sweeps, mops, polishes, wipes areas clean before, during and after events
• Ensures that the banquet area is maintained in a clean, organized, and safe condition
• Ensures that at the close of a function and at the end of the workday, all banquet rooms are cleared and securely locked
• Ensures all equipment is stored in the designated area
• Is always present in room and greets guests upon arrival
• Maintains banquet and hotel standards of food, beverage, and quality guest service
• Is available to present menus, answer questions and take food and beverage orders
• Cooks or otherwise prepares food according to recipe
• Assists in food production according to menu and number of persons to be served
• Monitors tables in assigned section ensuring all patrons are served
• Clears and cleans tables; resets counters and tables
• Maintains kitchen and wait station by keeping area tidy and clean and stocks assigned areas at the end of each shift
• Ensures tips are reported properly for tax processing
• Other duties as assigned

Access & Responsibilities

• Access to back of house areas of the hotel and sensitive information
• Interact and occasionally have unsupervised contact with guests and/or colleagues
• Access and control to sensitive areas in the hotel premises, including Master Keys and/or guestrooms, and Storage/Liquor Room
• Maintain a high level of trust and responsibility
• Represent the company with a certain level of reputation and good character as well as exercise sound judgement