Banquet Manager

Makeready; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO / PTO exchange

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Maternity/paternity leave

Pet insurance

Company-matched 401k

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Makeready is seeking a seasoned banquet leader to oversee all banquets and events at The Heathman Hotel in Portland. You will ensure flawless execution, strict timelines, and high service standards while leading a team with a focus on detail and guest satisfaction.

You will supervise scheduling, inventory and requests from guests and organizers, maintaining safety and quality across multiple functions. The role requires a proactive, organized, and professional leader dedicated to hospitality

Qualifications

• Prior experience overseeing Banquets required.
• Organized and efficient personality.
• Approachable and professional personality.
• Proven leadership skills; approachable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee banquets and events with a keen and thoughtful eye.
• Ensure service and safety standards are being strictly adhered to throughout the timeframe.
• Supervise, schedule and assign tasks for all team members.
• Control and monitor inventory of all needed materials and equipment.
• Assist with guests' and event organizers requests, needs and questions.

Skills

Banquet leadership

Event oversight

Team supervision

Guest service

Job description

T he Heathman Hotel is where Portland’s cultural legacy meets timeless hospitality. Since 1927, it has stood as a gathering place for artists, writers, performers, and travelers drawn to the creative spirit of the city. Rooted in history yet thoughtfully evolved for the modern guest, The Heathman blends classic elegance with contemporary comfort in the heart of downtown Portland.

This individual takes pride in everything they do from creating memorable experiences for guests to leading a team of individuals that have a heightened attention to detail. This leader will ensure that all banquets and events are executed to perfection from the tiniest detail, functions are set up, managed efficiently, and follow a strict timeline.

Requested Tasks

• Oversee banquets and events with a keen and thoughtful eye
• Ensure service and safety standards are being strictly adhered to throughout the timeframe
• Supervise, schedule and assign tasks for all team members
• Control and monitor inventory of all needed materials and equipment
• Assist with guests' and event organizers requests, needs and questions

Requested Capabilities

• Prior experience overseeing Banquets required
• Organized and efficient personality
• Approachable and professional personality
• Proven leadership skills; approachable

Makeready Perks and Benefits Statement:

As part of the Makeready collection, we proudly offer a variety of thoughtful benefits and perks for eligible team members including accommodating PTO/PTO exchange, medical/dental/vision benefits, maternity/paternity leave, pet insurance, company-matched dependent care & 401k, student loan repayment program and a wide range of additional ancillary benefits. The health, happiness and well-being of our team is our top priority.

We take pride in our Guiding Principles to help define how we successfully work together. We follow them not out of duty but live by them instinctively.

Makeready LLC and its affiliated entities are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member as their true independent self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.