Banquet Houseman (LaKota Oaks)

Located in a beautiful West Norwalk residential neighborhood, LaKota Oaks is the ideal retreat for weddings and private events.

Come join a fun team with a fun culture! The property currently consists of our 120 room recently renovated hotel, 10,500 square feet of event space, an indoor swimming pool, basketball court, racquet ball courts, and much more.

Perks for being a full-time team member:

• Benefits for Full-time team members
• 401k for Full-time team members
• Discounted merchandise and dining
• Fun work culture

SUMMARY

Responsible for assisting in service, set up, and clean-up of all banquet functions while following local health department standards and department standards, as well as going above and beyond to ensure that guests are 100% satisfied. Keeps all areas clean and presentable to guests when no events are being held.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Know, understand, and adhere to company established policies and procedures.
• Ensures guest interactions are always positive. Smiles with every guest.
• Assemble and breakdown of banquet tables and chairs as per floorplans.
• Setup and breakdown of buffet tables including risers, linens, plate ware and silverware as per event requirements.
• Disassemble conference rooms at appropriate breakdown times requiring bending and lifting up to 70-pound conference and banquet tables onto 4-wheel carts, lifting banquet chairs in stacks of 10 up to 6-foot height.
• Must be able to push, pull and lift a variety of conference tables and other equipment weighing up to 100 pounds; put risers into place each weighing 150 pounds; move chairs of various weights and styles.
• Walking and pushing large equipment carts. Also, must be able to lift and place a variety of miscellaneous conference equipment weighing up to 60 pounds such as stanchions, chairs, etc.
• Move 100-pound stacks of 10 chairs to storage room 250 feet or more to and from function room. Must be able to lift tables to storage areas and place them in appropriate section.
• Removes trash from events during clean up.
• Respond promptly and courteously to all guest requests and involve the manager when necessary.
• Ability to work independently or with a team.
• Maintain cleanliness of all event and storage rooms, back of house with daily cleaning.
• Assist in maintenance/housekeeping of all common areas as designated by management.
• Communicate with clients for special needs and requests.
• Clean all meeting rooms consistently in the following areas; dust wood work, polish glass and mirrors, polish railings, vacuum and spot clean carpeting.
• Keeps equipment and storeroom in excellent order.
• Monthly Equipment Inventories
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays when needed as required by business levels with all schedules/shifts subject to change.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Banquet Houseman experience preferred.
• Basic knowledge of the appropriate table settings and service ware.
• Ability to read, write and speak the English language fluently in order to complete forms, inventories, read billings, invoices and communicate with co-workers and vendors.
• Prior hospitality experience preferred.
• Motivation to work hard and remain flexible in a fast-paced environment ·
• Demonstrates professionalism and is punctual and reliable.
• Demonstrates adherence to the property’s safe practice procedures and makes recommendations to improve safety. Reports any unsafe work practice to manager.

Disclaimer

“This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).”

LaKota Oaks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In Compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, LaKota Oaks may provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals and encourage both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodation with the employer.