Banquet Captain - Courtyard Ronkonkoma Long Island Mcarthur Airport

We are currently seeking an extraordinary Banquet professional to lead our banquet efforts in the role of Banquet Captain. As a Banquet Captain, you will be responsible for the overall success of the hotel meeting's food and beverage service. You will assist in managing the entire banquet staff to ensure high-quality execution of receptions, meetings, and events.

This position may require flexible scheduling availability.

Job Requirements:

• Analyze Banquet Event Orders (BEOs)
• Effectively communicate with customers, managers, and associates to ensure that all room set-ups, equipment, and supplies, staffing and menus meet/exceed customer's expectations
• Attend BEO meetings
• Conduct monthly departmental meetings and pre-shift meetings with staff to go over functions, procedures, and assignments
• Assemble the banquet service before mealtime and disassemble it thereafter
• Ensure the banquet service space remains well-stocked at all times
• Receive beverage orders and direct these to the kitchen as needed
• Clearing cutlery and crockery from customers' tables
• Clean and sanitize tables, countertops, and floors after each meal service
• Coordinate quality of food service between cooking staff and floor staff

Job Qualifications:

• Highly motivated team player with strong initiative and desire for achievement
• Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary
• Ability to anticipate the needs of the guests and acknowledge their requests
• Ability to work well in stressful situations
• Readily available and approachable for all guests while providing excellent guest service
• Ability to help validate customers ' IDs and monitor all beverage consumption

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit or walk for an extended period of time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The number of hours you will be scheduled to work during the week is variable and is based on guest occupancy, season, staffing and other factors. Island Hospitality is unable to guarantee a specific number of work hours per week.

Training:

Island Hospitality is committed to employee development and displays that commitment with a formalized training and development program providing a clear path for any employee with a desire and aptitude to thrive in the hospitality business. As team members join Island Hospitality from other organizations they too can build on that prior experience and find further growth opportunities within our company by utilizing the tools and resources offered.

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Rewarding Benefits Package:

• Healthcare including Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• HSA & FSA plans available!
• Dependent care FSA
• Identity Theft Protection Insurance Commuter benefits including transit & parking
• Pet Insurance
• PTO and Payroll Incentives for Annual Wellness Exams
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Subscriptions including access to gyms, financial planning, counseling, and legal services
• Paid Sick and Vacation Time
• Family Leave
• 401(k) Retirement plan - IHM Matches 100% up to 3% of your salary and an extra 50% on the next 2% of your salary. 401(k) is fully vested upon the first contribution

Rewarding Hard Work:

• Incentive based bonus program
• Free room nights at our hotels and employee discounts within your hotel brand
• Discounts for friends and family within your hotel brand
• Team Member of the Month, Quarter, and Year recognition and bonus
• Discounted tickets to theme parks, musicals, movies, and more through Tickets at Work
• Career Growth through our in-house training program with a path personalized to your desired goals
• Referral bonus program to ANY of our locations

Equal Opportunity Employer

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