Banquet Supervisor

Position Overview

Grab the reigns and help shape the future of the Seaport’s best kept secret! Creativity must infuse everything we do, and everyone in the Hotel. Performance realities will always exist, but we use these constraints to push, not limit, our creativity.

Responsibilities

• Consistent maintenance and refinement of service standards.
• Ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Understands associates' positions well enough to perform duties in their absence.
• Understands and adheres to local contracts.
• Directs, implements, and maintains a service and management philosophy which serves as a guide to respective staff.
• Responsible for the day to day operation for all banquet functions, to include efficient and effective running of all events.
• Ensures compliance with health, safety and sanitation awareness standards.
• Prepares daily for health department and Ecosure inspections.
• Responsible for the supervision, upkeep, safety and cleanliness in food preparation areas, refrigeration, storage areas, hallways, corridors and storerooms.
• Manages day to day operation to consistently inspect all events to ensure that the correct standards are being maintained.
• Responsible for ensuring high-quality meeting room sets, service, food quality and presentation.
• Ensures positive guest service and responds to complaints, taking all appropriate actions to turn dissatisfied guests into return guests.
• Supervises the banquet sanitation operation and timing of service out of the kitchen and into all banquet areas.
• Ensures prompt delivery and quality control from point of departure to arrival.
• Responsible for ensuring that all financial and personnel related administrative duties are completed accurately and on time in accordance with company policies and procedures. i.e.) invoices, payroll, event recaps, banquet checks, requisitions
• Executes all necessary instructions on Banquet Event Orders and inspects all function rooms prior to event start.
• Handles all special requests and pop ups as needed.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization of all banquet space, FOH & BOH.
• Ensures all rooms are clean and public space is configured to blueprint layout when not in use.
• Holds associates accountable when not meeting job performance.
• Assists in developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize and accomplish set goals.
• Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence and encourage others; advocates sound financial and business decision making.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among associates.
• Strives to improve associate engagement and retention.
• Solicits associate feedback, reviews associate satisfaction results and follows up on associate problems and concerns.
• Ensures recognition is taking place throughout departments.
• Conduct/attend all required department trainings and meetings.
• Performs any other duties required by senior management.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have hands-on food and beverage knowledge and a comprehensive, working knowledge of the hospitality business.
• Large convention hotel / high volume business experience strongly preferred.
• Candidate must possess the ability to handle stressful and busy hotel operations.
• Candidate must meet standards of appearance and maintain a high level of personal hygiene at all time.
• Candidate must have clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Candidate must be comfortable speaking to guests and conducting meetings.
• Candidate must have strong computer and technical skills to include on-line purchasing systems.
• Candidate must have proven ability to engage associates at all levels.
• This individual must be willing to work flexible hours as needed during busy times and high-profile events, including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Candidate must meet standards of appearance and maintain a high level of personal hygiene at all time.
• Candidate must be passionate about providing warm, engaging and personalized service.
• Candidate must be Serve Safe certified food manager | Unexpired TIPs required.
• Candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and be able to handle multiple priorities.
• Candidate must have thorough knowledge of federal, state, and local laws governing equal employment opportunity and civil rights, occupational safety and health, wage and hour issues, and labor relations.