Banquet Manager

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one medical coverage

401(k) matching

Annual performance bonus

Job summary

A leading entertainment company is seeking a Banquet/Catering Supervisor to manage staff and ensure top-tier service. You will oversee operations, maintain schedules, and assist clients. Ideal candidates should possess an associate degree or relevant supervisory experience. Strong communication and customer service skills are essential. Competitive salary and benefits associated with this role.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Previous experience in Food & Beverage desired, but not required.
• Flexible to work all shifts including holidays, nights, weekends, and overtime.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supervising and managing staff in the Banquet/Catering.
• Ensure customer service standards are followed and address issues.
• Responsible for meeting and exceeding monthly and annual revenue targets.

Skills

Excellent motivational skills

Communication skills

Customer service skills

Education

Associates degree (A.A.)

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Overview

We’re always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you’ll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You’ll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You’ll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities.

Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well‑being. Specific benefits—such as day‑one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus—may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

Click HERE to discover how we empower team members to grow, thrive, and advance in their careers.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supervising and managing staff in the Banquet/Catering Develops, implements and manages operational goals and monitors achievements of performance and profit objectives.
• Create effective and efficient schedules, while maintaining labor costs, meeting staffing objectives and achieving guest satisfaction.
• Responsible for assisting in the budget process for the department and provide recommendations; ensuring compliance to departmental budget initiatives; reporting budget concerns to manager.
• Enthusiastically supports, actively promotes, and demonstrates superior customer service in accordance with department and company standards and programs. Ensures customer service standards are followed by all team members and addresses issues as they arise. Responsible for the overall achievement of department customer service goals.
• Assists clients with any problems or special requests to ensure the best personal service to meet guests' needs.
• Ensure that banquet/catering equipment is in proper operational condition and is cleaned on a regular basis while you keep all banquet/catering facilities are cleaned, vacuumed and properly stocked according to anticipated business volume.
• Record deposits, forward checks to Accounting and coordinate billing and Credit approval for Banquet/Catering clients.
• Responsible for promoting, planning, coordinating, and supervising the execution of all event functions ensuring a top‑notch dining experience.
• Responsible for meeting and exceeding the monthly and annual revenue targets by generating brand‑new and repeat business through referrals, telephone solicitation, direct mail, outside sales calls, networking and other community marketing techniques.
• Responsible for ensuring the compliance with all regulatory compliance within area of responsibility and reporting potential issues to Executive Management / GM.
• Maintains strict confidentiality in all departmental and company matters.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be at least 21 years of age.

• Associates degree (A.A.) from an accredited college or university; or minimum of four years previous supervisory experience; or combination of education and experience combined.
• Must have the ability to interact with guests, staff and colleagues and resolve problems and conflicts in a diplomatic and tactful manner.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Previous experience in Food & Beverage desired, but not required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Flexible to work all shifts including holidays, nights, weekends, and overtime as business needs dictate.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook programs.
• Excellent motivational, communication and customer service skills required.