Conference & Banqueting Waiter / Waitress

TN United Kingdom; Leicester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company where your role as an Event Support Expert ensures the success of memorable events. This position involves hands-on tasks like setting up and breaking down event materials, transporting supplies, and maintaining a professional atmosphere. With a focus on teamwork and safety, you'll play a crucial part in delivering exceptional service to guests. Embrace the opportunity to grow within a globally recognized hospitality brand that values diversity and fosters a supportive environment for all associates. Your contributions will help uphold the legacy of excellence in hospitality.

Qualifications

• Less than 1 year of related experience preferred.
• No supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Set up and break down materials for events.
• Transport supplies and stock bars and action stations.
• Ensure a safe workplace and maintain quality standards.

Skills

Event Setup

Customer Service

Physical Stamina

Education

High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Our jobs aren’t just about setting up tables and chairs for our guests during banquets or meetings. Instead, we aim to create a memorable and unique atmosphere. Our Event Support Experts take initiative and deliver a wide range of services to ensure our events run smoothly. Whether setting up and breaking down materials, transporting supplies, stocking bars and action stations, or other tasks, the Event Support Expert plays a key role in flawless event execution.

Success depends on creating a safe workplace, following company policies and procedures, maintaining quality standards, and presenting a professional appearance and communication. Event Support Experts will be on their feet, moving around, and taking a hands-on approach—lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance and over 75 pounds with assistance. Performing these duties well, along with other reasonable tasks, is essential to delivering excellent service to our guests and supporting our business.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Related Work Experience: Less than 1 year of related experience.
• Supervisory Experience: None required.
• License or Certification: None needed.

At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the diverse backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our team members. We are committed to non-discrimination based on disability, veteran status, or other protected categories by law.

Marriott Hotels strive to elevate hospitality, innovating while maintaining the comfort and familiarity guests expect worldwide. As a host with Marriott Hotels, you will help fulfill the promise of “Wonderful Hospitality. Always.” by delivering thoughtful, heartfelt, and forward-thinking service that builds on this legacy. With a reputation synonymous with hospitality globally, we invite you to explore a career with Marriott Hotels. Join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International, where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of yourself.

JW Marriott is part of Marriott International's luxury portfolio, with over 100 properties worldwide in gateway cities and resort locations. JW Marriott prioritizes its associates because happy employees lead to happy guests. Our associates are confident, innovative, genuine, and intuitive, carrying on the legacy of our founder, J. Willard Marriott. We offer a unique work environment with opportunities for training, development, recognition, and pursuing passions in a luxurious setting focused on holistic well-being. Treating guests exceptionally begins with how we care for our associates—this is The JW Treatment. By joining JW Marriott, you become part of a global family of brands within Marriott International.