Banquet Setup Assistant Manager

You are a positive role model, motivating banquet and setup teams by controlling our public space and event furniture, outdoor furniture, outdoor rentable equipment. Contribute to the profitability and effective operation by controlling China, glass, silver and equipment on a daily basis.

You promote the Salamander Hospitality culture of making our guests feel welcome, respected, appreciated and special, while upholding and ensuring compliance with all company and departmental policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Major areas of responsibility/ management include, but are not limited to:
• Execute banquet and catering functions as directed according to BEO's, function timelines and group resumes
• Review communications provided by the Food & Beverage leadership team, Catering and Sales team and Conference Services team i.e., group resumes, daily/weekly in house groups, BEOs, room set up diagrams
• Create standards for banquet operations execution, buffets, breaks, plated events, room set up and break down, equipment maintenance
• Communicate information, all changes, special needs to the department associates, kitchen team and other supportive departments prior to and during events
• Responsible for maintaining a strong client relationship and ensuring that all convention specifications are communicated to and executed by all hotel operating departments making for a successful meeting experience for the meeting planner and attendees.
• Inspect and oversee the cleanliness and maintenance of all indoor and outdoor function space, public areas, and service areas on all banquet levels; coordinate with Engineering to ensure repairs and maintenance is completed
• Interview, select, train, supervise, counsel, schedule and discipline department associates accordingly
• Coordinate and create monthly forecasts with help of department heads that are stake holders in the banquets department
• Overseeing event setup and breakdown, including the setup of tables, chairs, and other furniture
• Ensuring that all Banquet associates follow safety standards and procedures during setup and throughout an event.
• Ensuring that all equipment for banquet event orders are fulfilled and picked up by the 3rd party vendors on time and in accordance with client's and property's specifications.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum of 4 years' banquet service background with at least 2 years in management position preferred.
• Advanced skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, Teams; daily use of nearly all programs will occur
• Luxury hotel experience strongly preferred

BENEFITS:
• Health & Welfare
• 401 K Retirement plan/ Full-Time and Part-Time Service Professionals are eligible
• Dental and Vision
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Holidays (8)
• Access Privileges & Discount Programs for employees, friends & family discounts on room stays at all Salamander locations.
• Discounts on dining, retail, spa, golf, and other hotel & resort amenities
• Free daily meals
• Free uniforms

We invite you to explore joining this friendly, diverse and enthusiastic team of professionals, striving to provide the very best in service and driven to maintain Forbes 5-Star status, a catalyst that has catapulted this spectacular resort into one of the world's most coveted and elite destinations.
• "Salamander Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law."

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