Banquet Set Up - FT/flexible

Sonesta Charlotte, NC Job Id R-0064842
Apply Now
JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Description Summary

Banquet Houseperson is responsible for completing a variety of banquet functions, such as setting up tables, serving food items, maintaining the banquet hall clean and organized, ensuring customer satisfaction, transporting tables and equipment, assisting servers, and answering to inquiries from banquet patrons.
The essential job requirements are physical fitness, stamina, customer service, teamwork, being able to work at odd hours and in a standing position, and attention to details.

Job Description

Principle duties and responsibilities (Essential Functions) include:

Completing a variety of banquet functions, such as:

  • setting up tables
  • serving food items
  • maintaining the banquet hall clean and organized
  • ensuring customer satisfaction
  • transporting tables and equipment
  • assisting servers
  • answering to inquiries from banquet patrons
  • Perform other duties or projects as requested by management

Work Environment

  • Must be able work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Majority of work takes place indoors meeting rooms.
  • Must be able to tolerate extreme temperatures - i.e. kitchens, freezers.

Physical Demands

  • Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
  • Frequent bending, kneeling and reaching.
  • Ability to stand during entire shift.

Expected Hours of Work

  • Must be flexible to work variable days of the week to include weekends and holidays.
  • Must be flexible to work variable shifts (days, nights, overnights).
  • Ten to twelve hour shifts sometimes required.

Education and Experience

  • Previous front facing guest service experience preferred.
  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Able to work quickly without compromising quality.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and maintain a high level of performance.
  • Attentive, friendly, helpful and courteous to all guests, managers and fellow employees.
  • Must be able to stand and exert fast-paced mobility for entire shift.
  • Ability to work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team.
  • Must read, write and speak the English language.
  • Ensure overall guest satisfaction.

Additional Job Information/Anticipated

Pay Range

$14.50 - $15.50 Base pay offered may vary depending on various factors including but not limited to job related knowledge, skills and job specific experience/overall experience

Benefits

Sonesta recognizes that benefits play a vital role in helping ensure the health and financial security of employees and their families. We offer a variety of benefits to our employees including:

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Health Savings Account with Company Match
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
  • Paid Vacation and Sick Days
  • Sonesta Hotel Discounts
  • Educational Assistance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Company Paid Life Insurance
  • Company Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Various Employee Perks and Discounts
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Accident Insurance

Sonesta is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Upon submitting your application, please ensure you complete a full application in addition to attaching a resume. Incomplete applications received will not be considered.

Apply Now

Get notified for similar jobs

Sign up to receive job alerts

Success! Successfully subscribed for similar jobs ok Failure! You have already subscribed for this job ok Failure! Failed to subscribed for similar jobs ok

Get tailored job recommendations based on your interests.

Similar Jobs

  • Bartender - FT

    ReqId R-0062745

    The bartender sets-up, services, and breaks-down the bar area ensuring a high level of quality, consistency and service. Prepare the bar for service by ensuring bar supplies, garnishes, utensils are p...

  • Weekend Breakfast Server

    ReqId R-0064840

    The Server sets-up, services, and breaks-down the food and beverage areas where they are assigned ensuring a high level of quality, consistency and service. Two years of experience as a server in full...

  • Hotel Bartender

    ReqId R-0064738

    Coordinate food service with restaurant(s) for bar/lounge guests if applicable. Monitor guest behavior and guest alcohol consumption to determine when alcohol service to the guest should cease; notify...

  • Hotel Bartender - Part Time

    ReqId R-0064667

    The bartender sets-up, services, and breaks-down the bar area ensuring a high level of quality, consistency and service. Greet guests pleasantly as they approach the bar; promote house drinks and util...

  • Cook Part Time

    ReqId R-0064824

    This role involves ensuring food quality and presentation, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, and adhering to food safety regulations. The cook collaborates with kitchen staff to support efficient opera...

  • Cook

    ReqId R-0063002

    The Cook I prepares all food items while giving attention to cleanliness and sanitation, quality standards, taste, timeliness, and cost effectiveness with respect for fellow cooks and the hotel enviro...

  • Banquet Manager

    ReqId R-0064785

    The Banquet Manager ensures high quality service for all banquet and catering functions by following established safety and brand standards. Responsible for planning (with Catering and Convention Serv...

  • Cafe Attendant

    ReqId R-0058482

    Key Job FunctionsPrepare specialty beverages according to Starbucks and Sonesta standards. Operate POS cash register according to Sonesta standards. Deliver orders to tables according to Sonesta stand...

  • Cafe Attendant-2

    ReqId R-0063896

    The Cafe Attendant sets-up, services, and breaks-down the food and beverage buffet areas ensuring a high level of quality, consistency and service, as well as acts as the host with how he/she interact...

No recommendations found

Jobseekers Also Viewed

  • Chase Park Plaza Banquet Server - Full Time

    R-0063897

    At all times, servers are expected to be attentive to our guest needs and make them feel welcome, comfortable, important and relaxed. Prepare rooms for use; adjusting lights, sound volumes and tempera...

  • Director of Sales - Sonesta Select Phoenix/S. Chandler

    R-0064319

    Job Description SummaryThe Director of Sales (DOS) develops and implements the total sales and marketing strategy of one assigned hotel to ensure that occupancy, average daily rate and market share go

  • Maintenance Technician - Full Time

    R-0063661

    Job Description SummaryThe Maintenance Tech (MT) performs general maintenance work to ensure hotel physical plant quality and safety standards are achieved and maintained. The MT takes care of the bui

  • Maintenance Manager

    R-0063800

    May include and is not limited to: Inspect building, furniture, bathrooms, guest rooms, and all equipment to ensure it is functioning properly and efficiently, read and record mechanical and other met...

  • Part time Night Auditor

    R-0063753

    The NA also acts as a Guest Service Agent for the overnight front desk shift at the hotel. Complete and transmit daily management/accounting reports with any supporting documentation ensuring the accu...

No recommendations found

Join our talent community We will notify you about relevant positions, and keep you in mind whenever we have interesting opportunities. Come get them..
How would you rate your experience popup