Banquet House Person

Spire Hospitality•Park Ridge, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Marriott Park Ridge is seeking a Banquet House Person to join their positive and talented team! Conveniently located a short distance from Woodcliff Lake, Nyack, The Outlets at Bergen Town Center and the bustle of New York City, the Marriott Park Ridge boasts 289 rooms, 18,000+ sq. ft. of event space and two restaurants on-site. The primary function of this role is to manually set up, break down, and service all meeting rooms in accordance with high standards of quality.

Requirements

Knowledge of various types of equipment and set up styles used in the meeting rooms. For example: different table types (round, schoolroom, etc.).
Ability to understand verbal English sufficient to understand verbal job requests from supervisor and guests.
Ability to lift and move multiple tables and chairs and podiums weighing up to 80 lbs. through a crowded room. This position requires considerable physical activity on a continuous basis throughout the shift for room set up and break down.
Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry, or otherwise move or push goods on a hand cart/truck weighing a maximum of 500 lbs.
Any combination of education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Nice To Haves

CPR Certification and/or First Aid training preferred.
Prior hospitality experience preferred.
Additional language ability preferred.

Responsibilities

Communicate with supervisor throughout shift to be aware of the work.
Set up all meeting rooms to the specifications of the guest. This includes considerable physical activity in transporting awkward and heavy materials such as staging, tables, chairs, dance floors, etc., from storage area to meeting rooms.
Supply and replenish meeting rooms with clean glasses and fresh water.
Break down all meeting rooms where meetings have concluded and return to storage closet so the room will be available to be reset for the next function.
Maintain established cleaning schedule of meeting rooms and ballrooms so the rooms stay presentable at all times.
Cleaning pre-function area to include vacuuming and cleaning area and sweeping and mopping back hallway.
Perform any general cleaning tasks using standard hotel cleaning products as assigned by the supervisor to adhere to health standards.
Perform other duties as requested, such as cleaning up unexpected spills, or special guest requests.