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Banquet Manager

Holiday Inn Chicago North - Gurnee Hotel
Gurnee, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2025

What’s the job?

As Banquet Manager, you’ll be responsible for supervising and assisting with the setup, service, and clean-up of all assigned banquet functions, while ensuring quality service and standards are maintained to deliver a memorable guest experience. Always following government regulations concerning health, safety, or other requirements.

Your day-to-day

  • Approach all encounters with guests and associates in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-orientated manner.
  • Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Hotel standards, as required by scheduling which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
  • Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing the proper uniform and nametag when working.
  • Comply at all times with Hotel standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations. Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
  • Associates must, at all times, be attentive, friendly, helpful, and courteous to all guests, managers, and fellow associates.
  • Inspect the setup of meeting and banquet functions, checking them against the Banquet Event Order.
  • Supervise and assist with the set-up of assigned catered functions, ensuring that the hotel’s standards are met, and advance preparation for service is adequate to allow efficient service to the guest once the function begins.
  • Act as a liaison between the Sales/Catering/Meetings Manager and the in-house meeting or banquet contact.
  • Respond to guests needs in a timely manner. Communicate problems/issues to the Food and Beverage Manager.
  • Assist F&B Manager with the creation of the Banquet Work Schedule
  • Assist in service of functions as needed.
  • Requisition liquor for all banquet bars and maintain proper control over banquet beverage service.
  • Supervise and assist the breakdown after the completion of functions to ensure that all equipment and supplies are stored properly.
  • Inspect the sanitation of all function space and storage areas to maintain the highest standard of cleanliness and organization throughout the department.
  • Follow all state liquor laws.
  • Be familiar with banquet menus and prices.
  • Supervise banquet staff as directed by the F&B Manager.
  • Hold pre-function meetings, and check staffing and menus, prior to events.
  • Assign side-work duties and stations to all servers.
  • Supervise service of station or banquet room.
  • Prepare banquet checks and obtain signatures from guest contacts.
  • Monitor ongoing functions throughout assigned shift.
  • Supervise the breakdown and clean up of all functions assigned.
  • Verify server’s paperwork when event is complete.
  • Prepare accurate captains’ reports.
  • Assist the F&B Manager with the hiring and training of banquet staff.
  • Assist in setup of audio/visual, as necessary.
  • Handle items for “Lost and Found” according to the standards.
  • Attend training as required by management.
  • Perform other duties as requested by management.

What we need from you

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Supervisory experience required.
  • 3 years of progressive Food & Beverage experience within the Meetings or Banquets sector
  • Must speak fluent English.
  • Ability to stand for long extended hours.
  • Medium work – Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
  • Must be able to convey information and ideas clearly.
  • Must be able to evaluate and select alternative courses of action quickly and accurately.
  • Must work well in stressful, high pressure situations.
  • Must maintain composure and objectivity under pressure.
  • Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace, including, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $36,000.00 - $40,000.00 per year

Shift:

  • Day shift
  • Evening shift
  • Morning shift
  • Night shift

Shift availability:

  • Day Shift (Preferred)
  • Night Shift (Preferred)
  • Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $36,000 - $40,000

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