Senior Banquet Manager

Oglebay; Wheeling (WV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oglebay in Wheeling, West Virginia, seeks a Senior Banquet Manager to lead the Banquet team and deliver exceptional guest service in a fast-paced resort setting.

You will oversee operations, coordinate with Catering, manage staffing and payroll, uphold sanitation and safety standards, and mentor staff while applying company policies and procedures. Responsibilities include liaising with leadership, updating records, and ensuring smooth event execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5–7 years related experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Strong leadership, staff supervision, and guest service skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Banquet department and supervise the Banquet Manager and team.
• Coordinate with HR to recruit and retain staff and manage payroll/time punches.
• Maintain sanitation, safety, and high service standards across events.
• Monitor and update BEOs, charges, and billing with accuracy.
• Attend meetings and trainings; communicate with F&B management.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Banquet Manager will lead and supervise the Banquet Manager and team by example. Our guests and staff will identify that quality, service, respect, esteem, value and safety are the rules. The Senior Banquet Manager will be able to work in a fast-paced environment and display excellent leadership skills while being a positive example for the staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as the Liaison with the Director of Catering and step in as acting Director of Banquets in the Director's absence.
• Verify and post all banquet charges in Agilysys and be available to the Lodge Billing Manager for council and clarification with billing issues.
• Delineate Banquet & Catering Service Charges from post scan reports, group and package billing for payroll processing
• Enter Consumption on Theoretical Pour Reports for each bar. Compare and analyze your reports to POS reports and billing.
• Communicate, Inform and Copy the Director on all relevant concerns and emails, purchasing requests and staffing issues
• Keep the BEO Master Book updated and organized daily.
• Instill a calm, organized approach in stressful situations
• Understand the individual differences of our internal and external guests' needs and be responsive to specific needs and accommodation.
• Provide great guest service with eye contact, warm greetings, use of guest name, exceptional service, thanks and farewell
• Schedule efficiently - ensuring that established work thresholds and limits are met - reflecting on business demands
• Coordinate hiring efforts with HR to recruit and retain staff
• Promote high associate morale while taking a proactive approach to coach and counseling
• Assess the skill sets of our associates and participate in creating and implementing service protocols and training activities
• Enforce service protocols
• Supervise the performance, attendance, attitudes, appearance and conduct of the team. Document in digital logbook
• Monitor time punches and codes. Assist in processing payroll
• Communicate with F&B Management through digital logbook
• Recommend and issue progressive discipline when appropriate
• Assess and monitor the condition of the banquet spaces and equipment. Make recommendations for improvements, enter service requests in the digital system, and enter concerns into the digital log
• Enforce high standards of sanitation and hygiene
• Ensure proper handling and sanitation of China, glass and silverware
• Record consumptions sheets, add on sheets and pop-up requests.
• Ensure the security of monies, credit and financial transactions
• Establish and Create pars for heavily requisitioned food/beverage and operational items.
• Provide digital requisitions for captains to stock various service areas within the department
• Work with purchasing on inventories and product accounting
• Keep Banquet Storage Areas Organized and Clean
• Attend Departmental and Resort Meetings and Trainings
• Be aware of and informed about events throughout the Resort and Parks
• Understand that the role requires lifting, working outdoors, and exposure to cleaning and sanitation chemicals
• Complete the training on the HR Matrix
• Adhere to the WP Commission Safety Rules and Policies
• Interact with the public with a cheerful and positive attitude, solve guest problems and complaints in a proactive manner, and maintain harmonious working relationships with fellow employees

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manages up to five subordinate supervisors who supervise 30+ employees in the Food & Beverage Banquet department. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit. Also directly supervises 30+ non-supervisory employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or five to seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.