Banquet Setup or Houseperson

Job Summary

Set-up, clean and maintain meeting and banquet rooms following the standards of service as set by hotel management.

Essential Functions

• Properly clean and set meeting rooms and banquet functions per specifications on resume and BEOs or as given by banquet management including vacuuming floors and cleaning walls and windows/mirrors.
• Proper care, movement, storage of all equipment such as tables, chairs, risers, dance floor lecterns is required.
• Proper control and storage of meeting room supplies such as linen, pads, pens/pencils and candy, etc. is required.
• Service every meeting room by emptying trash, removing dirty plates, cups, linens and glasses, and replace as necessary.
• Straighten all chairs.
• Replenish water requirements as specified or requested.
• On a continuous basis, keep service corridors, pre-function space, and storage areas clean, organized and unobstructed.
• Upon customer request, locate and deliver convention material to designated location.
• Perform other duties as requested, such as moving furniture in and about the hotel.
• Supportive Functions: Relay any problem situations or damaged areas to Banquet Management in a timely manner for immediate action. Perform other duties as requested, such as moving office furniture and cleaning carpet and chairs.

Requirements

• Possess physical ability to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours in length.
• Possess physical ability to exert well-paced ability to maneuver between functions occurring simultaneously.
• Possess physical ability to exert well-paced ability in limited space and to reach other departments of the hotel on a timely basis.
• Possess physical ability to bend, squat and lift up to 75 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis.
• Possess physical ability to push and pull carts and equipment weighing up to 250 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis.
• Possess physical ability to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning tasks.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.

Availability

The company operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day. At times it may be necessary to move you from your accustomed work day, to include Holidays, or time of work if business or task assignments demand. In addition, it should be understood that business needs determine the amount of hours that you work.