Conference and Banqueting Associate

Hilton Belfast; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Worldwide employee discounts

Hotel discounts for colleagues

28 days holiday increasing to 33

Discounts across retail, restaurants,

Employee Assistance Line for mental健康

Wagestream pay access

Yearly complimentary stay

Training and progression opportunities

Referral bonus £250 per hire

Free meals on shift

Length of service awards

Job summary

Hilton Belfast is seeking a Conference and Banqueting Associate to play a vital role in ensuring event spaces are prepared to the highest standard, supporting food and beverage service, and assisting in all aspects of event service.

You will set up and break down spaces, assist with catering, coordinate with kitchen and service teams, maintain hygiene standards, and deliver attentive guest service throughout conferences, banquets, and celebrations.

Qualifications

• Deep interest in the Hospitality Industry.
• Previous conference and banqueting experience is preferred but not essential.
• Excellent personal presentation.
• Good understanding of food hygiene and health & safety procedures.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Setting up and breaking down event spaces according to client needs and hotel standards.
• Assisting with food and beverage service during conferences, banquets, and special events.
• Ensuring tables, buffets, and service areas are well-presented and maintained throughout events.
• Providing attentive and friendly service to guests, responding to their needs efficiently.
• Coordinating with the kitchen and service teams to ensure smooth service.
• Clearing tables and resetting spaces for upcoming functions.
• Upholding health, safety, and hygiene regulations in all food and beverage handling.
• Assisting with any additional event duties as required by the banqueting team.

Skills

Hospitality passion

Excellent presentation

Food hygiene knowledge

Independent worker

Strong communication

Team player

Job description

Ideally positioned on the banks of the River Lagan, Hilton Belfast offers a central and vibrant location, just moments from the city's top cultural landmarks, thriving nightlife, and key business districts.

Be Part of the Action at Hilton Belfast!
Do you love the energy of live events? Are you enthusiastic, reliable, and looking for a varied role where no two days are ever the same?

At Hilton Belfast, our Conference & Events team delivers everything from high-powered corporate meetings and multi-day conferences to extravagant gala dinners and celebrations. We are looking for an energetic C&B Team Member to join our team on a 24-hour weekly contract!

Whether you’re setting up a meeting room, serving banquet dinners, or helping execute a flawless evening event, your energy and attention to detail will help create memorable experiences for our guests.

What we offer

• Competitve

Shift Patterns: Flexible across early mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays

• Worldwide employee discounts at Hilton Hotels through Go Hilton program;
• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels – colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F&B;
• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing yearly to 33 days;
• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events and more through our benefits & rewards portal;
• Access to our Employee Assistance Line to support your Mental Health and Wellbeing;
• Use of Wagestream Financial Wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay;
• Yearly complimentary Axiom Xcape stayover after one year of service;
• A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities;
• Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member starts at £250 per successful hire;
• Free meals while on shift;
• Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20-year rewards and more!

Your role

As a Conference and Banqueting Associate, you will play a vital role in ensuring event spaces are prepared to the highest standard, supporting food and beverage service, and assisting in all aspects of event service.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Setting up and breaking down event spaces according to client needs and hotel standards.
• Assisting with food and beverage service during conferences, banquets, and special events.
• Ensuring tables, buffets, and service areas are well-presented and maintained throughout events.
• Providing attentive and friendly service to guests, responding to their needs effeciently.
• Coordinating with the kitchen and service teams to ensure smooth service.
• Clearing tables and resetting spaces for upcoming functions.
• Upholding health, safety, and hygiene regulations in all food and beverage handling.
• Assisting with any additional event duties as required by the banqueting team.

The ideal person for this role will be enthusiastic about change, focused on details and trusting.

The core skills and experience required to succeed:

• Truly passionate about the Hospitality Industry
• Previous conference and banqueting experience in a busy environment is preferred but not essential;
• Excellent personal presentation;
• Good understanding of food hygiene and health & safety procedures;
• Ability to function independently with a minimum of supervision;
• Excellent communication skills, the ability to communicate verbally and in writing ;
• To be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach.

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality and the Hilton Belfast

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast-growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels’ impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco-label certification.

Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.