Banquet Captain - Part-time- Lynnwood Event Center

Oak View Group; Lynnwood (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading venue management company as a Banquet Captain. In this part-time role, you will oversee banquet functions, ensuring exceptional guest experiences in a fast-paced environment. Your responsibilities will include coordinating staff, managing event details, and ensuring high standards of service and food quality. This position offers a competitive hourly wage and the opportunity to work in an inclusive culture that values diversity. If you're passionate about hospitality and event management, this is your chance to shine in a vibrant setting.

Benefits

401(k) savings plan

401(k) matching

Qualifications

• Ability to read and speak English for communication.
• Experience in event coordination and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee banquet functions for guest satisfaction.
• Conduct pre-banquet meetings and ensure proper setup.
• Communicate with management to ensure all details are met.

Skills

Event Coordination

Customer Service

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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Base pay range

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Oak View Group

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Position Summary

Are you interested in an opportunity in a fast-paced environment where something new awaits each day? If so, we welcome your enthusiasm to join our team of dedicated event and venue professionals who provide world-class experiences to our guests and clients for all types of events.

The Banquet Captain coordinates and oversees entire banquet function to ensure proper execution and ensure guest satisfaction.

This role will pay an hourly wage of $26.00 to $28.00.

Benefits for PT roles: 401(k) savings plan and 401(k) matching.

EVERGREEN ROLE: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis; there is no application deadline

About The Venue

Lynnwood Event Center, previously Lynnwood Convention Center, is a vibrant venue located 15 miles north of downtown Seattle. With sweeping mountain views and a short ride by car to the Puget Sound, we offer our clients and guests more than the typical meeting space. Built in 2005, we currently have 34,000 square feet of meeting space that stays busy year round and we're looking forward to a future expansion that will include additional indoor and outdoor event spaces and a remodel of our existing space. At Lynnwood Event Center, we create, nurture, and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to seamlessly exceed the expectations of our tenants, team members, the local community, and all guests who come through our doors.

Responsibilities

• Reviews assigned banquet staff functions, banquet menus prior to the scheduled event.
• Conducts pre-banquet meetings with staff to: ensure appearance and hygiene standards are being met; assign stations and partners; and review banquet event orders.
• Communicates with the Food and Beverage Manager, Executive Chef and Event Manager to ensure that all details have been planned for and met. Ensures that changes and further instructions are made in a timely manner.
• Ensures that appropriate quantities of china, glassware, silverware, linens, and other items are available for upcoming events. Secure requisitions for those items not available in inventory.
• Checks room set-up prior to event and meets with Food and Beverage Manager and/or Executive Chef to confirm quantities of food items and timing of food leaving the kitchen.
• Ensures proper handling of all equipment (i.e. china, glassware, silverware, linen, and props) and their proper storage after use.
• Conducts random audits during functions to evaluate food and service. Ensures that: food is served at appropriate temperature; food is placed properly on the table; sufficient food is available; and up sell opportunities are met.
• Regularly reviews banquet schedule for changes, calendar of events, and special events.
• Incorporates safe work practices in job performance.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.
  
  

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and speak English may be required in order to perform the duties of the job (e.g. the associates may be required to communicate with English speaking customers or co-workers, the manuals for the equipment the associates may use are in English).
• Must meet state age requirements for handling alcoholic beverages.
  
  

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis ("protected class") including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

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