Banquet Director

AccorHotel; Carolina (PR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted hotel rates

Learning programs through Academies

Career growth within property & across

CSR activities

Job summary

Fairmont El San Juan Hotel is seeking a Director of Banquets to coordinate, supervise and direct all aspects of the hotel’s banquet operations while ensuring profitability and high service levels. This role drives ideas to promote business, reduces turnover, and maintains revenue and payroll budgets with consistent quality.

The candidate should have supervisory experience, a strong understanding of service standards, and knowledge of F&B techniques, health and liquor regulations.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree preferred.
• Previous supervisory responsibility preferred.
• Strong knowledge of service standards, and different service types (French, Russian, etc.).
• Knowledge of food and beverage preparation techniques, health department rules and regulations, liquor laws and regulations.
• Food and Beverage experience in related field preferred.
• Hospitality experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, supervise and direct all aspects of the hotel’s banquet operations to maintain profitability and high quality products and service levels.
• Share ideas to promote business; reduce employee turnover; maintain revenue and payroll budgets; and meet budgeted productivity while keeping quality high.
• Work with other departments to ensure exceptional events and guest satisfaction.

Skills

Service standards knowledge

Multilingual service types

Education

Four-year college degree preferred

Job description

Fairmont El San Juan Hotel, where lively vibes and peaceful ocean views meet. Located minutes from Old San Juan, on the award-winning Isla Verde Beach in Puerto Rico. The resort features four pools, villa rooms, live entertainment, a Well & Being Spa and Fitness Center, paddleboards, luxury cabanas, signature dining at Caña, El San Juan Beach Club, Meat Market, and Chandelier Bar featuring a 7,000 Crystal Chandelier.

What is in it for you

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates at Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academies
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Fairmont El San Juan Hotel Director of Banquets is responsible for coordinating, supervising and directing all aspects of the hotel’s banquet operations, while maintaining a profitable operation and high quality products and service levels. He/she is expected to share ideas to promote business; reduce employee turnover; maintain revenue and payroll budgets; and meet budgeted productivity while keeping quality consistently high

QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

EDUCATION & SKILLS

• Four-year college degree preferred
• Previous supervisory responsibility preferred.
• Strong knowledge of service standards, and different service types (French, Russian, etc.).
• Knowledge of food and beverage preparation techniques, health department rules and regulations, liquor laws and regulations.
• Long hours sometimes required.
• Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

EXPERIENCE

• At least 2 years of progressive experience in a hotel or a related field.
• Previous supervisory responsibility preferred.
• Strong knowledge of service standards, and different service types (French, Russian, etc.).
• Knowledge of food and beverage preparation techniques, health department rules and regulations, liquor laws and regulations.
• Food and Beverage experience in related field preferred
• Hospitality experience preferred

Physical requirements

• Long hours sometimes required.
• Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

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We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.