Banquet Server Attendant

Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading hotel and conference center in Florida is seeking part-time Banquet Servers & Attendants to enhance guest experiences during events. Responsibilities include serving food, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring high guest satisfaction. The position offers competitive hourly wages, dining and travel discounts, and various employee perks.

Benefits

Dining and travel discounts

401K with up to 4% company match

Use of hotel gym

5 free nights in the hotel each year

Free employee meals

Dry cleaning discounts

Free parking

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in catering or fine dining.
• Basic reading, writing and math skills.

Responsibilities

• Set up equipment and items for events, including buffet and drink stations.
• Serve food and beverage to guests as specified in the Banquet Event Order.
• Maintain cleanliness standards during and after events.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Guest-centric mentality

Adaptability

Flexibility in scheduling

Job description

The Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center located in Lewis Center, Ohio is seeking part time Banquet Server & Attendants to join our team! Our property is one of the largest venues in Columbus. During the week we hold a wide variety of meetings and during the weekends we will host weddings!

As a Banquet Server & Attendant, your primary responsibilities evolve around the guest experience. In Food Service, there are both service and product knowledge expectations, with a significant focus on maintaining a hospitable mindset. The team serves a combination of both Food & Beverage and does so in a variety of different venues.

Our attractive compensation package includes a wage that can average around $20 - $26 hourly! Our associates also enjoy dining and travel discounts, special offers from our business partners, and discount program access through Working Advantage. Get early access to your earned wages through TapCheck!

Other perks and benefits! Come work with us, and you'll receive dining and travel discounts, special offers from our business partners, 401K with up to 4% company match, use of the hotel gym, 5 free nights in the hotel each year for your friends or family, dry cleaning discounts, discounts on shoes, free parking, free employee meals, etc. Not to mention all of the smiles, laughs, and good times that are always complimentary.

Essential Functions:

1. Set up equipment and items in a timely fashion needed to execute a successful event. Typically includes setting up a buffet, food or drink station, setting tables, and preparing food and beverage service

2. Serves food and beverage to guests as specified in the Banquet Event Order, continually stocking and maintaining items to meet the demands of the guests while adhering to all BEO presentation standards

3. Anticipate and beware of guest needs before and during an event in order to provide high quality service and high guest satisfaction.

4. Continually refreshing the space, removing dirty dishes and trash to maintain cleanliness standards.

5. Tear down and clean up all equipment and items used during service and return to storage to be used for the next event.

Physical Requirements:

These physical demands represent the physical requirements necessary for an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the position.

1. Position requires standing during entire shift
2. Position requires the ability to carry a banquet serving tray of at least 6 dinners with the end goal of 8 dinners.
3. Ability to lift, reach, bend, stoop, push and/or pull heavy workloads, exert up to 100 pounds of force and the ability to regularly lift 55 lbs.

Qualifications, Education, Experience, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Basic reading, writing and math skills
2. At least one year of experience in catering or fine dining
3. Attention to detail
4. Excellent communication skills
5. Guest-centric mentality with superior customer service
6. Adaptability
7. Flexibility in scheduling

Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center is managed by Columbus Hospitality Management , a company committed to providing quality service and memorable guest experiences in a positive and welcoming work environment. We are focused on supporting the needs of our team through our commitment to the family/work life balance and by providing development opportunities.

We are proud to be a Drug Free Workplace/EOE. All applicants will be required to submit to a background check prior to employment.