Convention Set Up Crew - Banquets

Crestline Hotels & Resorts; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Company Match 401K

Paid Leave

Pet Insurance

Team Member Travel Discounts

Employee Events

Job summary

The Inn at Virginia Tech is seeking a Convention Setup Crew member to prepare and breakdown banquet spaces for events. This role requires weekend, holiday, and Hokie game day shifts, with full-time and part-time positions available and a starting wage of $15/hour.

Responsibilities include setting up rooms per group requirements, maintaining knowledge of scheduled events, and ensuring cleanliness and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent or vocational training.
• Previous experience in hospitality industry.
• Knowledge of various room setups and standard equipment.
• Adhere to timelines in completion of set-ups.
• Previous guest relations training.

Responsibilities

• Set up rooms and function areas with furniture and equipment as specified by group requirements and standards.
• Maintain knowledge of daily group schedules, room locations, and safety guidelines.
• Inspect set rooms for cleanliness and conformance to group requirements; rectify deficiencies.
• Inspect equipment and supplies for function areas and replace as needed.
• Refresh and breakdown rooms according to departmental procedures.

Skills

Guest relations

Customer service

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Hospitality industry experience

Job description

Do you enjoy the high energy and excitement that goes along with preparing catering space for banquet events? If so, The Inn at Virginia Tech has the perfect opportunity for you!required to work weekends, holidays, and Hokie game days.

We have full-time and part-time positions available. The position starts at $15/hour. Full-time positions are eligible for benefits such as:

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance to fit the needs of our employees
• Company Match 401K
• Paid Leave
• Pet Insurance for our furry friends
• Team Member Travel Discounts - We all need to get away sometime
• Great Employee Events and more

Overview

The Convention Setup Crew is responsible for the setup and breakdown of furniture and other conference materials within the conference rooms of a Conference Center.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain complete knowledge of a) Daily scheduled group functions, times, locations, amount of people. b) Location of all Hotel function space and names of rooms. c) All styles of meeting and Banquet room settings. d) Correct maintenance and use of equipment. e) All Departmental/Hotel policies and procedures. f) All safety guidelines.
• Use correct cleaning chemicals for designated items/surfaces, according to OSHA regulations and hotel requirements.
• Review assignment sheets with Supervisor; update completed assignments.
• Inspect set rooms for cleanliness and agreement to group requirements; rectify any deficiencies.
• Inspect cleanliness and working condition of all equipment and supplies to be set up in function area; rectify any deficiencies.
• Set up rooms and function areas with designated tables, chairs, staging, dance floor, flipcharts, easels, blackboards, and other equipment as specified by group requirements and in accordance with departmental standards.
• Set up table linens, skirting and tabletop items (water pitchers, ashtrays, glasses, etc.) as specified by group and in accordance with departmental standards.
• Refresh rooms as scheduled, following departmental standards.
• Breakdown function areas as scheduled in accordance to departmental procedures.
• Empty trash containers, ashtrays, and ash urns in public areas into proper containers for recycling.
• Empty vacuum cleaner bags, replace and clean machines. Return soiled linens/skirting to Laundry.

Education And Experience

• High school graduate/equivalent vocational training certificate or work equivalent.
• Previous experience in similar position in the Hospitality industry.
• Knowledge of various room set-ups and standard equipment involved. Knowledge of proper chemical handling and cleaning techniques.
• Adhere to timelines in completion of set-ups.
• Previous guest relations training.

Crestline Hotels & Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or disability status.